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Breaking Free From the Cloud: Banking on Self-Hosted Kubernetes - Kārlis Akots Gribulis & Per Hedegaard Christiansen, Saxo Bank
Thursday April 3, 2025 15:00 - 15:30 BST
Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2
What drives a global investment bank to transition from managed cloud Kubernetes service to self-hosted on-premises solution? While managed Kubernetes in the cloud can simplify deployments they do often come with significant trade-offs. At Saxo Bank, we made the decision to regain control by shifting to a self-hosted, on-premises Kubernetes platform.

This session will unpack our motivations, such as decreasing costs by 80%, reducing cluster creation time fifteenfold, and improving our CIS benchmark standing by 30%. We’ll dive into the architecture we adopted, the lessons learned from overcoming performance and resilience challenges, and how this change has impacted our infrastructure into positioning Kubernetes as Saxo Bank’s cornerstone for the future.
Speakers
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Per Hedegaard Christiansen

Head of Container Platform Engineering, Saxo Bank
Passionate about container technology and always eager to explore new tech stacks. With extensive experience in Docker, Kubernetes, and microservices, I design and optimize scalable, secure container environments. Constantly learning and embracing cutting-edge tools, I thrive in agile... Read More →
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Kārlis Akots Gribulis

Senior Container Platform Engineer, Saxo Bank
Kārlis Akots Gribulis has hands-on experience working across various companies in the cloud-native space. Throughout his career, he has been deeply involved in deploying, managing, and optimizing Kubernetes clusters, helping organizations harness the full power of cloud-native technologies... Read More →
Thursday April 3, 2025 15:00 - 15:30 BST
Level 0 | ICC Capital Hall | Room 2
  Platform Engineering

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