Imperative to Declarative: Building a GitOps Driven Unified Control Plane

Explore Autodesk's journey from imperative pipelines to a GitOps-driven unified control plane in this 16-minute conference talk by Cole Duclos and Greg Haynes. Discover how Autodesk aims to boost developer productivity by implementing standards and creating a common deployment platform. Learn about the concept of a developer platform control plane, its problem-solving capabilities, and the advantages of utilizing declarative interfaces powered by GitOps. Gain insights into the challenges faced by large organizations when transitioning to a declarative design and understand how this approach can alleviate the operational burdens associated with maintaining secure and compliant cloud offerings.