#34 From Policy Automation to Practical Platforms: Kyverno and Talos in Action
Join us for another double-feature evening of cloud-native stories and practical insights from local experts! This time, we’ll dive deep into Kubernetes policy automation and homelab experiments gone (delightfully) right.
Talk 1: Kyverno Mutations as a Way to Facilitate the Developer Experience
Kyverno has become a key tool for automating manifest generation and enforcing best practices inside Kubernetes clusters.
In this talk, Andrzej Amghar will walk us through how Kyverno can simplify developer workflows and strengthen platform reliability. You’ll learn about:
- Modifying existing resources with Kyverno policies
- Mutating resources on creation
- Triggering updates based on label or annotation changes
- Different controller types available in Kyverno and how they help automate good practices
Speaker:
Andrzej Amghar – Platform Engineer with 10 years of experience in IT. He has worked on private and public cloud systems across orchestrators like Kubernetes and OpenShift. Passionate about developer productivity and improving internal development platforms.
Talk 2: Applying Modern DevOps and Platform Engineering Practices to a Homelab with Talos Linux and Omni
Working in a large organization can dull your hands-on edge—unless you decide to rebuild it at home.
Grzegorz Rożniecki will share how his personal homelab became a playground for modern DevOps and platform engineering, powered by Talos
Linux and Omni. Expect a practical and candid story about simplicity, experimentation, and learning by doing. You’ll discover how:
- Talos Linux and Omni simplify Kubernetes operation, even at home
- Linode and low-power PCs can become a “poor man’s hybrid cloud”
- New Omni Infrastructure Providers and Proxmox fit into a real-world homelab setup
Speaker:
Grzegorz Rożniecki – Senior Engineering Manager and lifelong learner leading observability and platform teams at Akamai. With experience across software development, platform engineering, and cloud ecosystems, he brings a pragmatic perspective on DevOps, GitOps, and learning through hands-on experimentation.
Event details:
- Date 20.11.2025
- Time: 18:00
- Place: Virtuslab Office, Szlak 49, Kraków
Guest Policy: Due to office regulations, attendees must sign a guest list upon arrival.
Pizza will be served during the event!
Stay after the talks for networking, community building, and a slice (or two) of pizza.
