Tales from the Crypt: Application Packaging and Delivery Nightmares

Explore real-world application packaging and delivery horror stories in this 23-minute conference talk where Helm maintainer Scott Rigby and Defense Unicorns' Sarah Christoff share their experiences with cloud-native deployment mishaps. Dive into cringe-worthy anti-patterns, unnecessary complexity, and security vulnerabilities that have plagued teams in the Kubernetes ecosystem. Learn valuable lessons from the maintainers of popular CNCF tools Porter and Helm as they reveal common pitfalls, share solutions, and provide practical advice for avoiding similar nightmares in your own cloud-native journey. Through a mix of humor and technical insights, discover how to identify and resolve application packaging challenges, streamline deployment processes, and implement better practices for configuration management in Kubernetes environments.