Manisha De &
Marco Gonçalves
12 - 13 March 2025 | Alte Kaserne Winterthur
Manisha De
Product Owner SRE, Swisscom
Manisha De is a Product Owner at Swisscom, specializing in agile practices, automation, CI/CD, and Generative AI. With a proven track record in driving innovation and managing enterprise-wide initiatives, she excels in balancing operational challenges and fostering cross-functional collaboration. Her expertise in transforming processes and leveraging AI tools positions her as a leader in advancing DevOps and SRE practices.
Marco Gonçalves
DevOps Engineer | Site Reliability Engineering @ Swisscom
With a strong foundation in network security orchestration and site reliability engineering, I am dedicated to advancing modern infrastructure practices through the adoption of cutting-edge SRE principles. My expertise spans GitOps, Go, C++, Python programming, and Linux troubleshooting, enabling me to drive innovation and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Throughout my career, I have contributed to modernizing legacy systems, building automated testing platforms, and designing efficient CI/CD pipelines. My proficiency with tools like Docker, Ansible, and Jenkins has supported high-quality software delivery and the seamless integration of automation into development workflows.
Talk
Empowering SRE with GitOps: Automating Kubernetes Deployments with GitLab CI and Flux CD
In today's fast-evolving landscape, adopting Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices is essential for achieving reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency. This talk showcases how GitOps, powered by GitLab CI and Flux, drives this transformation by automating Kubernetes deployments with a declarative, version-controlled approach.
We will demonstrate how to configure Flux as a Kubernetes operator for managing application and infrastructure deployments. This showcases the GitOps 'pull' model, which ensures consistency and resiliency, and contrasts it with the traditional CI/CD 'push' model to highlight the benefits of using Git as the single source of truth.
By the end, attendees will gain practical insights into leveraging GitOps to complement SRE principles through minimizing toil and streamlining their deployment workflows. Plus, attendees will receive exclusive access to a hands-on workshop to explore these concepts in their own environments.