Cloud Foundry Summit 2026

Abstract:
How do you reduce Cloud Foundry infrastructure costs during idle periods without pain on Monday morning? Especially, sandbox/qa platforms may not be needed in full measure over the weekend or between testing phases. This talk covers the do’s and don’ts of automated scaling.

Outline & Takeaways:
Which components can be easily scaled, and what should be prevented?
What needs to be temporarily manipulated regarding the configuration?
How to safely scale without interruption?

Accurately metering reserved application memory can be essential for billing. Traditionally, Cloud Foundry application memory metering solutions have relied on application usage events.

This session introduces an alternative approach to reserved application memory metering based on periodic sampling rather than application usage events. We will discuss the motivation behind it, explain how the solution works, and highlight the benefits it provides.

Over the years, Cloud Foundry has been more than just a platform to me. It has shaped how I think about developer experience, platform engineering, operational excellence, organizational culture, business strategy, and the relationship between developers and operators.

Like many people in this community, I have spent countless hours building, migrating, operating, upgrading, troubleshooting, and advocating for CF. Through those experiences, I developed a deep appreciation for the values behind the platform: simplicity, automation, reliability, and enabling developers to focus on delivering value.

This lightning talk is a personal project and a creative experiment. Rather than presenting architecture diagrams or technical deep dives, I will share an original song inspired by my experiences with Cloud Foundry. The lyrics celebrate the people, components, and ideas that make Cloud Foundry special: from BOSH and Diego to Buildpacks, UAA, and Genesis, and most importantly, the philosophy that great platforms should make complexity disappear.

This is Cloud Foundry through my eyes: not just as technology, but as a community, a culture, and a philosophy that continues to inspire me.