Operating a global cloud native platform
Operating cloud native infrastructure is more than just spinning up a container orchestrator. Auxiliary services are required in order to operate effectively and provide developers with a true platform experience. Josh Michielsen explores how Cond Nast operates multiple Kubernetes clusters across the world, with a focus on observability, testing, app delivery, and developer experience.
| Talk Title | Operating a global cloud native platform |
| Speakers | Josh Michielsen (Condé Nast) |
| Conference | O’Reilly Velocity Conference |
| Conf Tag | Build systems that drive business |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Date | November 5-7, 2019 |
| URL | Talk Page |
| Slides | Talk Slides |
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Condé Nast is home to some of the largest online publications in the world—including Vogue, GQ, Wired, and Vanity Fair. In an effort to provide a cohesive vision for these brands across more than 30 markets, a truly global platform was required. Utilizing AWS and Kubernetes at its core, the platform officially launched in September 2018 and serves over 200 million unique visitors per month. Josh Michielsen goes beyond the cluster, focusing on the problems that need to be solved before your platform can be truly considered “production ready.” He dives into how Condé Nast effectively operates multiple Kubernetes clusters across the world, paying special attention to observability, testing, application delivery, and developer experience. And you’ll see the mistakes Condé Nast made along the way, and what it learned from those mistakes.
