Chris Ayers
Chris Ayers is a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft, building AI tools that analyze outages and incidents across Azure. He specializes in cloud reliability, developer productivity, and modern application practices. Outside of work, he speaks at conferences, reads a lot, and plays way too many games.
Montreal 2027 sessions
Guardians of the Containers
English session - Intermediate
Container security depends on several layers working together. The Guardians connect image and supply chain security, Kubernetes policies, runtime detection, network isolation, and observability. Practical examples with Trivy, Kyverno, and Falco show where each layer helps and where it falls short. Learn to harden images, limit workload privileges, spot suspicious behavior, and use network policies to contain an incident.
Polyglot Aspire: One AppHost, Many Languages
English session - Intermediate
A mixed-stack repository rarely feels like one application. Python, Node.js, Go, Java, and .NET services each bring their own setup and logs. Aspire gives them one place to run, connect, and report telemetry. Working examples cover service discovery, connection strings, health-aware startup, and OpenTelemetry. Learn to manage a mixed stack without replacing its tools and carry the same application model into deployment.
