Deep-dive into Open Policy Agent + Conftest + GateKeeper

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Covers using Open Policy Agent (OPA), Conftest, and Gatekeeper to define and enforce centralized policies for Kubernetes. Explains real-life production use cases and demonstrates how these tools fit into both DevOps and developer workflows.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 0:21Agenda
3. 2:02Datree
4. 4:02Unicorn Rentals
5. 4:39Lessons learned
6. 7:52Types of tools for policies
7. 10:08What is OPAZ
8. 16:39How to use Contest
9. 22:04Gatekeeper
10. 26:43Summary

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