Platform engineering teams face a dual mandate: accelerate Kubernetes deployments while maintaining legacy virtual workloads. Unifying data protection across this divide is notoriously difficult. Exposing raw K8s backup APIs or CLI tools, like Velero, directly to developers creates friction, configuration drift, and fragmented workflows compared to traditional IT tooling.

This session explores architectural patterns for abstracting cloud-native data protection behind a unified, self-service API. We discuss how platform teams can wrap backup controllers to offer true "Resilience as a Service." Learn to build API-driven workflows that trigger K8s namespace and persistent volume backups alongside legacy instance snapshots. We will cover cross-environment RBAC management, handling application-consistency hooks, and designing developer portals that abstract storage complexity. Empower developers to protect applications without needing to become storage experts.