Kubernetes in Transit: Best Practices for Smooth Cross-Cloud Migrations - Federico Fregosi

This talk explores the illusion of liberation from vendor lock-in that managed Kubernetes services promise to engineers. The speaker, Federico Fregosi, takes participants through a practical demonstration of migrating a demo application from AWS to GCP, revealing the hidden challenges associated with Kubernetes app portability. He emphasizes essential software development and system architecture best practices that help ensure applications can adapt across different cloud providers. Additionally, the session covers specific configurations and components within the Kubernetes ecosystem that can be utilized to avoid platform lock-in. Federico Fregosi, an engineering leader with deep experience in cloud infrastructure, shares valuable insights to safeguard app portability in the ever-evolving cloud landscape.