Explore the Cloud Native Control Plane Framework, Crossplane, in this comprehensive conference talk. Gain insights into Crossplane's functionality, roadmap, and key features as the project maintainers introduce the CNCF Incubating project. Learn how to compose cloud infrastructure and services into custom platform APIs, and discover the best practices for building your own platform. Delve into the latest releases, understanding the problems they solve and use cases they address. Engage with the maintainers in an interactive session, asking questions and potentially influencing the project's future direction. Topics covered include Crossplane basics, Platform API, extending Crossplane, running code, observing resources and metrics, and more.