Speaker
Description
Modern infrastructure demands consistent, repeatable deployments across development, testing, and production environments. This talk will demonstrate how Ubuntu's cloud-init and Multipass create a unified workflow from laptop to data center.
Attendees will learn how to leverage Ubuntu's native cloud-init project to automate server provisioning across multiple environments: local development with Multipass, homelab virtualization, and public cloud deployments. Through practical examples and live demonstrations, they'll discover how the same cloud-init configuration files work seamlessly across all deployment targets.
I'll explore real-world automation workflows, version management strategies across Ubuntu LTS and latest releases, and demonstrate how small teams can achieve enterprise-grade infrastructure consistency using Ubuntu's ecosystem tools.
Justification
This talk will provide immediate, practical value by teaching attendees cost-effective infrastructure automation using free Ubuntu tools (Multipass and cloud-init) that work on any hardware, eliminating the need for expensive cloud labs.
It will also bridges the critical skills gap between basic Ubuntu usage and professional DevOps/cloud careers, offering attendees a clear progression path from laptop development to production infrastructure management.
The content will also showcase Ubuntu's enterprise ecosystem in action through real-world examples, strengthening the local Ubuntu community while demonstrating Canonical's tools for infrastructure automation and deployment consistency.
| Where are you based? | Kenya |
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| Submission type | Talk |
| Technical level | intermediate |