Cloud Native Graz Meetup – May 2026
Join us for the next Cloud Native Graz Meetup at Spacelend!
This evening will focus on Platform Engineering, Crossplane, and cloud-native testing workflows. Food and drinks are sponsored by Cloud Native Austria.
Agenda
17:00 – Welcome & Intro Short welcome, community updates, and introduction to the evening.
17:10 – Talk: Testing Crossplane Compositions with Kyverno Chainsaw & Testkube Speaker: Matthias Alt, DATEV eG Language: German Focus: Platform Engineering Level: Beginner-friendly Format: 45-minute practical talk
Crossplane has become a powerful tool for managing cloud resources through the Kubernetes API. But as Custom Compositions become more complex, the risk of misconfigurations grows. How can we make sure that changes to our blueprints do not break production environments?
In this practical talk, Matthias will show a modern testing stack tailored to the declarative nature of Kubernetes:
- Kyverno Chainsaw for declarative end-to-end tests written in YAML
- Testkube for orchestrating tests in a scalable, cloud-native way
- Strategies for testing Crossplane Compositions
- A workflow from local chainsaw tests to automated execution in the cluster with Testkube
The talk will include a live demo showing both local Chainsaw tests and execution with Testkube in a cluster.
18:00 – Q&A and Discussion
18:15 – CNCG Pub Quiz Cloud-native questions, fun facts, and a chance to win swag.
18:45 – Networking, Food & Drinks Time to connect, chat, and enjoy food and drinks sponsored by Cloud Native Austria.