Explore a 23-minute conference talk from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2021 that delves into constructing building blocks for production-grade cloud native deployments using Crossplane. Learn how to simplify complex cloud deployments by creating reusable components that can be easily assembled and automated. Discover the process of deploying a highly available, TLS-enabled Vault backed by a GCS bucket and configured for auto-unsealing with Cloud KMS using GCP workload identity. Gain insights into how Crossplane facilitates the assembly of infrastructure and application components, streamlining automation through declarative configuration. Understand the benefits of creating modular, reusable building blocks for cloud deployments and how this approach can significantly enhance efficiency and scalability in production environments.