We all know Kubernetes is the king of container orchestration. But what if its true power isn't just in managing pods and services?
This talk dives deep into the evolution of Kubernetes from an application scheduler to a universal control plane for managing all of your infrastructure—across any cloud and even on-premises. We'll explore how its declarative API and powerful controller pattern, extended with projects like Crossplane and Cluster API, allow platform teams to build a true infrastructure-as-code workflow. You'll learn how to provision databases, virtual networks, and even other Kubernetes clusters using nothing but kubectl and YAML, finally taming the complexity of your hybrid and multi-cloud world.

Outline & Structure

1. Introduction: The Multi-Cloud Chaos
2. The Magic Behind the Curtain: API & Reconciliation Loops
3. The Tools: Building Your Universal Control Plane
4. The Operating Model: GitOps for Everything
5. Conclusion & What's Next

Target Audiences
Platform Engineers, Software Architects, Senior DevOps Engineers, SREs, and Cloud Architects, CTOs