Carol Valencia
Solution Architect @ Elastic | Open-Source Contributor
São Paulo, Brazil
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Carol is a Cloud Architect with a strong focus on security and observability, boasting over 7 years of experience in cloud-native technologies and customer collaboration. She is a contributor to open-source projects such as Kubernetes and OpenTelemetry Documentation, Kubernetes Release, and the CNCF Glossary. Carol is an active member of the community, serving as a CNCF Ambassador, AWS Community Builder, and organizer for the CNCF Cloud Native chapter and KCD events in Brazil. Additionally, she is a technical writer and frequent speaker. (Blog: krolcloud.com)
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Why Data Stored in Kubernetes Is at Risk and What You Can Do About It
As more teams run databases, AI pipelines, and other stateful workloads on Kubernetes, persistent storage has become one of the most important and most overlooked parts of cluster security. Snapshots, backups, and volume mounts often go unprotected, even though they contain the data your business depends on.
This session takes a clear look at how to secure Kubernetes storage in production environments. You'll learn how to use CSI driver features like encryption, mount options, and identity-aware access, how to monitor and audit usage with tools like Falco and Kubescape, and how to protect snapshots and backups from common threats like ransomware and insider risk.
Whether you're running Postgres in production, building ML pipelines, or just adding persistent volumes to your apps, this talk will give you a practical checklist to strengthen your storage layer without adding unnecessary complexity.
The journey of organizing an Kubernetes Community Days events – Our Odyssey Unveiled
Join us as we unravel the intricacies and share the behind-the-scenes stories of orchestrating these community-driven events.
In this session we will dive into the challenges, triumphs, and pivotal moments that shaped our odyssey, gaining valuable insights into the "art" of seamlessly organizing KCD gatherings.
You will discover the magic that happens when passionate individuals, from different background and places around the world unite to celebrate and advance the Kubernetes ecosystem. We will share the evolution of our approach to organize an oficial CNCF event, the impact on the community and the collaborative spirit. Besides that our narrative tells you the strategies and lessons learned that led the KCD Brazil to success. Whether you're a seasoned Kubernetes enthusiast or a newcomer to the community, this talk promises a thought-provoking exploration of community building, event organization, and the shared excitement that fuels the Kubernetes journey.
The 4c in Kubernetes Observability
Kubernetes observability encapsulates monitoring, logging, and tracing mechanisms crucial for understanding and optimizing the performance of Kubernetes clusters. Through a combination of metrics collection, log aggregation, and distributed tracing, it provides insight into the health, behavior, and interactions of containerized applications running within the Kubernetes environment. By leveraging observability tools and practices, organizations can effectively manage the complexity of their Kubernetes deployments, ensuring scalability, resilience, and operational excellence.
No Code Needed: From Emojis to Glory on the Contribution Ladder
Non-code contributions are essential for the success and sustainability of open-source projects. They promote broader inclusion and accessibility, strengthen project governance, incorporate diverse perspectives to enhance usability and communication and facilitate collaboration across the ecosystem.
The abundance of materials and websites can feel overwhelming when you’re new to the CNCF ecosystem. We will explore the steps to help newcomers create their first PR, guiding them through contributions to projects such as documentation, whitepapers, release projects, governance, and leadership. This includes localization, which allows diverse cultures and language communities to engage with and benefit from the project.
This talk will provide attendees a clear roadmap for non-code contributions, making the journey more visible and accessible, while enabling the next generation of leaders to emerge and thrive in non-code roles.
Kubernetes App Failures? Diagnose Like an Expert
Troubleshooting is a daily challenge for Kubernetes administrators and developers when deploying applications—constantly monitoring signals and identifying issues. But how can we simplify and improve this process?
In this session, we’ll dive into real-world and common troubleshooting scenarios, demonstrating how you can reduce your Mean Time to Respond, Repair, and Resolve (MTTR). We’ll cover a range of issues—from application-level problems such as memory leaks, unhandled exceptions, configuration errors, and performance bottlenecks, to container-level failures like CrashLoopBackOff and ImagePullBackOff.
By incorporating Large Language Models (LLMs) into common troubleshooting scenarios, we’ll demonstrate how they can be seamlessly integrated as expert assistants—delivering fast, accurate insights to help resolve issues more efficiently and with greater confidence.
Contribución para la documentación de OpenTelemetry
En esta charla comenzaremos hablando sobre OpenTelemetry como un proyecto de código abierto, sus iniciativas y el proceso de localización. Se explicará y compartirá una guía 101 para ayudarte a realizar tu primera contribución al proyecto. Además, profundizaremos en los desafíos comunes que enfrentan los nuevos colaboradores y brindaremos consejos prácticos para tener una experiencia exitosa en tu primera contribución.
Building a ubiquitous Cloud Native: Beyond the intersectionality
Communities are the backbone of innovation and collaboration, but how do diverse geographies, cultures, problems, and challenges influence the way these communities operate? Leaders from Latam, Africa, Europe, and India will share their unique stories, solutions, and insights, highlighting both the similarities and differences in community building across regions. The discussion will focus on improving guidelines for supporting underrepresented groups, developing strategies to strengthen local chapters, breaking down silos, and addressing regional challenges.
A CNCF Community Manager will moderate the discussion, sharing challenges raised by organizers worldwide and exploring how approaches to community building vary across regions. By the end of this panel, attendees will be inspired to cultivate respectful and inclusive communities for everyone. KubeCon, in particular, embodies a unique blend of cultures and languages.
Beyond 'Can You Mentor Me?' - Crafting the Contribution Ladder
Navigating the vast and ever-evolving Kubernetes community can be an intimidating task, especially for newcomers seeking to make meaningful contributions and grow. Mentorship, a cornerstone of the community's success, offers a transformative path to growth and development. However, finding the right mentor and building a successful mentorship relationship can be challenging.
This insightful panel discussion brings together experienced mentors from diverse roles within the Kubernetes community, including maintainers, tech leads, and committee members. The panel members will share their insights on how to get the most out of mentorship at different stages of your Kubernetes journey as you climb the Contributor ladder.
By the end of this talk, the audience will understand essential takeaways for effective mentorship at different contributor ladder marks, what qualities make a great mentee and mentor and how to avoid 'can you mentor me' with zero context by providing a framework instead.
Auditing Kubernetes Users: Tracking security holes
The complexity of Kubernetes, combined with the dynamic nature of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), presents unique security challenges, particularly regarding user actions and access control. This presentation delves into Kubernetes auditing mechanisms to track user activities and analyze potential security issues arising from misconfigured permissions, roles, or user activities.
Examination of the Kubernetes auditing landscape, detailing the structure of the Kubernetes Audit API and the critical events that need monitoring.
Moreover, we provide a thorough analysis of common user-related security issues within Kubernetes, such as privilege escalation, unauthorized access, and resource misuse, explaining how auditing can be instrumental in their early detection and mitigation.
The goal is to equip administrators and security teams with actionable audit insights to protect their Kubernetes deployments against the ever-evolving cyber threat landscape.
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