Daniel Mellado
Daniel is a Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat, specializing in networking and cloud-native technologies. He has contributed to projects like Kuryr-Kubernetes and CNI, and is currently focused on Edge, Telco NFV, and Observability use cases. Daniel bootstrapped the Fedora Special Interest Group (SIG) for eBPF and has held PTL and core roles in OpenStack and Kubernetes projects. He is also an active Fedora package maintainer and a collaborator in the Rust SIG, where he is working to enhance vendoring. His work bridges networking, containers, and cloud-native ecosystems, driving innovation in open-source communities.
Red Hat
Job title –Principal Software Engineer
Session
This session will guide you through the end-to-end workflow of productizing the Observability Operator using Konflux, a Kubernetes-native, security-first software factory based on Tekton. We’ll showcase the journey from upstream development to the final productized version, highlighting key challenges and lessons learned in the process.
We will compare Konflux with previous tools used in OpenStack, such as DLRN with Zuul as a CI system, discussing their limitations in cloud-native environments. Additionally, we’ll explore how this approach compares to traditional Fedora and Red Hat release tools like Koji, Brew or Errata Tool, and how each fits into the productization pipeline.
By the end of this session, you’ll gain insights into optimizing productization workflows, leveraging modern tools like Konflux, and how it compares to older solutions.