Cloud Native Kuala Lumpur

[In Person] KCD Rejecteds @ Cloud Native Kuala Lumpur Meetup - September 2026

Capacity: 50
in-person
Event date
Sep 2, 26
06:00 PM - 09:30 PM +08
Location
AWS Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
About this event

About

This is a free event, but RSVP is required! Join us for the in-person September 2026 edition of Cloud Native Kuala Lumpur Meetup! This time with the theme KCD Rejecteds

What is KCD Rejecteds?

KCD Rejecteds is inspired by Cloud Native Rejekts (part of KubeCon), where "Rejekts" (and in our case"Rejecteds") is a playful community term (not a negative label) that celebrates giving great talks another opportunity to be shared. It offers a community-first stage for talks that weren't selected for the main KCD Kuala Lumpur 2026 event, while welcoming diverse perspectives and fostering learning, collaboration, and innovation in the cloud native community.

Whether you are a software developer, SRE, cloud engineer or just interested in cloud native (and open source) concepts, this meetup is perfect for you.

This is also a great opportunity to network and connect with other professionals in the industry who are also passionate about cloud native. Don't miss out on the chance to learn from industry experts and discuss the latest advancements in cloud computing, software security, and more. RSVP now and secure your spot for the meetup!

Giveaway

Wear your KCD Kuala Lumpur t-shirt and join us at the meetup in-person to be part of the lucky draw for free CNCF certifications (CKA, CKAD, CKS, etc.).

Agenda
  1. 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM +08

    Arrival + Food

    in-person
  2. 7:15 PM - 7:30 PM +08

    Welcome Note

    in-person

    Welcome Note from The Organizers

  3. 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM +08

    Rejecteds Talk 1#: Observability with eBPF + OpenTelemetry

    in-person

    Kubernetes is hard to observe: pods are ephemeral, symptoms cross multiple layers, and instrumenting a workload you don't own means a ticket and someone else's sprint. eBPF removes that constraint. Every service lands on the map with its request, error and latency signals, in any language, plus the connection-level detail between pods. No code changes, no sidecars, no sign-off.

    The session concludes by examining the limits of eBPF and its relationship with OpenTelemetry: eBPF provides breadth across every workload, while OpenTelemetry contributes the application-level depth the kernel cannot observe

    SPEAKERS
  4. 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM +08

    Rejecteds Talk #2: Sovereign Kubernetes Business Continuity with Velero

    in-person

    Sovereign Kubernetes platforms deployed on-prem must operate without relying on hyperscaler-managed k8s services. In such environments, business continuity must be engineered using open, self-hosted cloud-native tooling. This session demonstrates a production-ready disaster recovery implementation using Velero integrated with S3-compatible object storage in an on-prem sovereign setup.

    Rather than focusing only on commands, this talk walks through the complete lifecycle:

    • Designing the backup storage architecture
    • Configuring Velero with S3-compatible storage
    • Scheduling incremental backups
    • Simulating a failure scenario
    • Executing a controlled restore into a target cluster
    • Protecting backup storage during disaster mode
    SPEAKERS
  5. 8:30 PM - 9:00 PM +08

    Quiz + Giveaways

    in-person
Organizers