_KubeCon
Europe 2024_

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024 in Paris is THE largest European conference for adopters and technologists from leading open source and cloud native communities. We were representing Mercedes-Benz as a Platinum Sponsor at this event and as a CNCF Gold Member.Visitors joined us from March 20-22 at our booth for exchange and insights into our work with cloud native technologies. The best part? Our developers shared their expertise in keynote talks at our booth, covering our open source contributions as an end-user, our work with Kubernetes as well as our involvement in the Mercedes-Benz Operating System (MB.OS).

We were excited to welcome so many visitors at our booth, to share our expertise and to have inspiring exchanges with them. If you want to look back on our KubeCon appearance, gain insights into the talks at our booth and learn about our contributions in the cloud native and open source environment, check out the information below.

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_insights from our experts_

Day 1 | Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | Kubernetes at Mercedes-Benz

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"Managing vehicle services with Kubernetes"

by Ihor TokmakovSoftware Engineer

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"Large scale applications managed by Kubernetes"

by Marius MünsterDevOps Engineer

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"The future of Container Security: How Mercedes-Benz navigated from Pod Security Policies to Validating Admission Policies"

by Sean SchneeweissSoftware Engineer

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"How we run GitHub Actions Runner at scale for Mercedes-Benz"

by Rafael ThalhoferSite Reliability Engineer

Day 2 | Thursday, March 21, 2024 | In-car development & Mercedes-Benz Operating System (MB.OS)

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"End2End software journey"

by Nikolas GrottendieckSoftware Engineer

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"MB.OS in-car app developer journey"

by Isabelle Gilles & Isabell SailerSoftware Engineers

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"Exploring the world of in-car apps at Mercedes-Benz"

by Isabell Sailer & Isabelle GillesSoftware Engineers

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"Securing Kubernetes: Shared responsibilities for cloud-native security"

by Daniel DilgerSecurity Architect

Day 3 | Friday, March 22, 2024 | Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)

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"The importance and challenges of Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs)"

by Julian SchregleSoftware Developer

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"SecHub: A distributed security platform"

by Jeremias EpplerSoftware Engineer

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"Unlocking the potential of FOSS: How to support your employees in using FOSS"

by Ann-Kathrin PlappCommunity Manager

In addition to the talks at our booth, we also shared our tech expertise in an official talk at KubeCon Europe 2024.

Our colleagues and Software Engineers Tobias and Tjark took a deep dive into replacing Pod Security Policies (PSP) while securing over 900 Kubernetes clusters. They took the visitors on our journey of implementing a Kubernetes native solution, navigating challenges, and opting for Validation Admission Policies (VAPs) over tools like Kyverno and OPA. If you want to watch the talk, you can find the recording here

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_our CNCF engagement_

CNCF Top End User Award

In April 2023, we won the Top End User Award 2023 at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe for our commitment to cloud native development and numerous contributions to the cloud native ecosystem.

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2023

This year wasn't our first time at KubeCon Europe. In fact, we were already a Platinum Sponsor of this four-day event in 2023 – representing Mercedes-Benz with two market booths.

Keynote KubeCon 2022

7 years of running Kubernetes @ Mercedes-Benz: Our colleagues Sabine, Jens and Peter gave a keynote at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2022.

Gold Membership

We are proud to announce that we are now a CNCF Gold Member! Right at the start of the new year 2024, we upgraded our membership to express our commitment towards cloud-native technologies and the community around them!

Open Source Engagement

In addition to our CNCF Gold Membership, we are also active members and sponsors in various other foundations and initiatives such as the Eclipse Foundation, the Linux Foundation and the Software-Defined Vehicle Group.

Mercedes-Benz Open Source

The use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) plays a crucial role in the development of vehicles and integrated software, as well as in many other areas of the company. Visit the Mercedes-Benz Open Source page to gain a deeper understanding of the importance of FOSS at Mercedes-Benz, and to explore our related activities, projects, news, and much more.

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