From Jenkins to Tekton: Our Journey Toward a Kubernetes-Native CI... Mustafa Barış Ege & Özge Aygül

This talk covers the transition from traditional CI/CD practices using Jenkins to a full Kubernetes-native workflow by employing Tekton and ArgoCD. The speakers, Mustafa Barış Ege and Özge Aygül from TÜBİTAK-BİLGEM, discuss the necessity for a solution that operates natively on Kubernetes, utilizing declarative pipelines and integrating with Git-based operations. They explain their rationale for choosing Tekton, the restructuring of their pipelines, and how ArgoCD facilitates continuous delivery with GitOps practices. The session highlights key lessons learned, including the benefits of ephemeral, on-demand workloads in Tekton that enhance scalability, transparency, and security in the software supply chain, making it ideal for teams considering a similar modernization of their CI/CD processes.