The GitOps Monthly
Native OCI Sources: Coming to an Argo CD near you
Thursday | July 17th, 2025 | 8:00 am - 9:00 am PST
One of the most exciting enhancements of Argo CD v3.1 is the ability to use Open Container Initiative (OCI) as an Argo CD source. This NEW update provides Argo CD users with enhanced security, improved portability, streamlined workflows and artifact consistency. Opening up a new realm of ways Argo CD can be used (think Argo CD on the edge, can you imagine using Argo CD on a ship? Or on a plane? Perhaps Argo goes to space?)
Join Blake Pettersson, Core Argo CD Maintainer, and Taylor Thomas, ORAS maintainer on Thursday July 17th at 8AM PT | 11AM ET as they discuss the launch of OCI support in Argo CD.
Register for and learn about:
- What is Open Container Initiative (OCI)
- The benefits of versioning images and configurations together
- How to Set up OCI as an Argo CD Source
- Real world best practices and tips for implementation
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Speakers
Blake Pettersson
Argo CD Project Core Maintainer,
Solutions Architect at Akuity
Blake Pettersson is a Senior Solutions Architect at Akuity, where he works making customers successful with Kubernetes and Gitops. He has well over a decade of experience working in the intersection of development and ops, having previously worked for a number of companies in Sweden, US and Spain both as a hands-on engineer and as a manager of teams. During the past couple of years he has become one of the top contributors to the Argo CD project.
Taylor Thomas
ORAS Maintainer,
Staff Software Engineer at Akuity
Taylor Thomas is a Staff Software Engineer working on the Akuity Cloud Platform. He actively participates in the open source community across various container, Kubernetes, and Wasm projects. He is a CNCF Ambassador and a regular speaker at various open source conferences and meetups. His work at Intel, Nike, and Microsoft spanned various containers and Kubernetes platforms as well as WebAssembly platforms. He currently lives in the Utah enjoys hiking and camping.
