Orlin Vasilev
Principal Open Source Technology Advocate
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Orlin Vasilev is Open Source and Cloud Native Technology Advocate at SAP. Community Manager for Project Harbor and Project K3s as part of the Cloud Native team. Second term CNCF Ambassador and driving the biggest Meetup Group in Bulgaria and Kubernetes Community Days Sofia organizer.. KubeCon CfP review board member and co-chair for Track 101 and Community. Previously SysAdmin/Dev/SRE/System engineering roles for over 15 years! Located in Bulgaria, Europe! Father of two - a girl and a boy! Passionate snowboarder, DIY and semi-professional BBQ Pitmaster and baker.
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What's new in Harbor Project Updates and New Features.
we have recently released a new version of harbor. we will go through new and less used features in harbor. that would make managing artifacts at scale much easier. and we will also give you a sneak peek into the exciting features planned for next releases.
What’s New in Harbor, and how can you make Harbor even better?
Regardless if you are a user of Harbor or want to be a contributor, that session will lay down the basic understanding of how the Harbor project works, what are the new features and how you can utilize them in your environment.
Join Vadim and Orlin in this session to learn what was added to Harbor in the 2.9 and 2.10 releases. We will talk and show “SecurityHub” introduced in v2.9, which provides a way to present a vulnerability in a holistic view, the alignment with OCI distribution spec v1.1 is also an important update that can extend more clients such as notary v2, key features such as the parallel GarabageCollector and concurrent push.
Get insider information on the Linux Foundation Mentorship program in Harbor and how you can join our next round. What are we doing to make the harbor-operator and harbor-terraform-provider better? And what kind of help do we need to make the project go further?
Strengthening CNCF Projects: Impact of Security Self-Assessments
This panel brings together TAG Security and Compliance Technical Leads and maintainers who have completed TAG Security and Compliance self-assessments to discuss how this process transformed their security posture. From identifying blind spots to implementing best practices, panelists will share practical insights on navigating the assessment, addressing findings, and building security into their projects' DNA.
Attendees will learn:
- How the self-assessment process works and why it matters for CNCF projects
- Real-world challenges and wins from projects that completed assessments
- Actionable security improvements that emerged from the process
- How to approach security documentation and threat modeling
- Tips for maintainers considering or starting their own assessment
Whether you're a maintainer preparing for an assessment or curious about elevating your project's security practices, this panel offers practical guidance from those who've been through the journey.
Lightning Harbor Update
In this lightning talk, Harbor maintainers share a fast-paced update on the project’s latest progress. We’ll highlight what shipped in Harbor 2.14 and 2.15, including key improvements in security, operations, and maintainability driven by real-world usage.
We’ll also preview what’s coming next on the Harbor roadmap, from upcoming features to active design discussions, and how the community can get involved. Join us for a quick snapshot of where Harbor is today and where it’s headed next.
Let's have Harbor everywhere!
Containers go everywhere — your registry should too. Harbor is the open-source cloud-native registry trusted for secure, compliant image storage. But now it’s breaking free of the data center!
In this lightning-fast talk, I’ll show you how:
Harbor CLI puts full registry power at your fingertips — automate, manage, and repeat.
Satellite brings Harbor to the edge — sync and replicate images to remote sites with flaky networks.
Harbor on ARM runs your trusted registry on Raspberry Pis, edge nodes, and tiny clusters.
One registry. Any architecture. Any location. Secure supply chain, anywhere containers run.
5 minutes. Zero excuses. Let’s push Harbor everywhere.
K3s project update
Join Orlin for a quick update on K3s, the lightweight Kubernetes that’s super popular for running on small devices and edge setups. Orlin will share the latest cool features, improvements, and what the community’s been up to. Plus, a sneak peek at what’s coming next to help you get the most out of K3s!
K3s ContribFest session
Join us to learn how to contribute to K3s, what issues we have and where we need help!
K3s Lightning update
Join the K3s maintainers for a rapid update on the lightweight Kubernetes distribution designed for IoT, edge, and resource-constrained environments. We’ll highlight recent releases, key improvements in performance, security, and usability, and how the project continues to simplify Kubernetes at the edge.
We’ll also give a sneak peek at what’s coming next, including upcoming features, roadmap priorities, and opportunities for the community to contribute. Get a fast, clear snapshot of where K3s is today and where it’s headed tomorrow.
Harbor Project - the maintainers session
We’ll discuss ongoing improvements in Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) management to support compliance and supply chain security initiatives, as well as enhancements to robot account capabilities that enable more granular access control and streamlined CI/CD automation. Attendees will also learn about performance-focused features such as configurable proxy cache controls that provide greater flexibility in managing artifact distribution across environments.
In addition, we’ll cover improvements in observability through expanded Prometheus metrics integration, along with user experience refinements designed to simplify day-to-day operations. Throughout the session, maintainers will share insights into design decisions, real-world use cases, and community-driven innovations shaping Harbor’s roadmap.
Join us to explore how Harbor continues to evolve as a trusted, enterprise-grade registry solution within the cloud-native ecosystem—and how you can get involved in driving its future.
Harbor and the world of SBOMs
Discover how integrating SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) with Harbor enhances your software supply chain security. In this lightning talk, we'll cover:
- What is SBOM?: Quick overview of its role in software transparency.
- Integration with Harbor: Highlights of the SBOM integration in Harbor v2.11.
- Security Best Practices: Using SBOM to identify and address vulnerabilities.
Perfect for software engineers, DevOps professionals, and security enthusiasts looking to strengthen their software supply chain.
Harbor and LFX Mentorship Projects
Join us on that lightening talk to see how we are performing with our projects under the LFX Mentorship program and why we think we MUST talk and evangelise more about the program!
We will use our two projects as examples - Harbor Satellite and Harbor CLI.
Project Harbor, all the year around, and what comes next
In 2023, we released Harbor v2.8, which integrated CloudEvents, improved the JobService dashboard, and supported OCI distribution spec 1.1. In our v2.9 release, we introduced the Security Hub and significantly improved the GC for parallel deletion. The platform was further strengthened by integrating Nydus and Notation.
The winter release of Harbor - v2.10, introduced improved customization of access to robot accounts through the user interface and paved the way for the integration of SBOM. Our roadmap for the next year includes finalizing the SBOM implementation, integrating multi-scanners, and designing policies for organizing various auto-generated SBOMs. Our goal is to increase the adoption of distribution OCI spec 1.1 and expand our client base.
We are also exploring an AI-assistant registry - trends in AI. We welcome software engineers and DevOps professionals to join our community and explore the possibilities of Harbor together. Let's work together to make Harbor even better!
Orlin Vasilev
Principal Open Source Technology Advocate
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