Best K8s Podcasts (2026)

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Episode 45 - LLM on K8s with Seif Bassem 43:03

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We start by weighing the trade-offs: managed AI gives you speed, safety, and a deep model catalog, but steady high-volume workloads, strict compliance, or edge latency often tilt the equation. That’s where AKS shines. With managed GPU node pools, NVIDIA drivers and operators handled for you, and Multi-Instance GPU to prevent noisy neighbours, you g…

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Episode 47 - Inside the Co‑op Translator Journey with Minseok Song 30:48

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What if your documentation never drifted out of sync across 54 languages? We sit down with MinSock, Microsoft AI MVP and open-source maintainer, to unpack how a hackathon prototype grew into a robust translation automation pipeline now living under the Microsoft Azure GitHub organisation. The story starts with a simple pain: reading English technic…

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Kubernetes 1.35: Timbernetes, with Drew Hagen 29:07

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Drew Hagen, the release lead for Kubernetes 1.35, discusses the theme of the release, Timbernetes, which symbolizes resilience and diversity in the Kubernetes community. He shares insights from his experience as a release lead, highlights key features and enhancements in the new version, and addresses the importance of coordination in release manag…

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Episode 46 - Building Trustworthy AI with Liji Thomas 22:37

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We dig into how to make that magic reliable, sharing a practical blueprint for building trustworthy AI on Microsoft Foundry with guest Microsoft AI MVP, Liji Thomas. From there, we tour Microsoft Foundry’s control plane and show how to configure guardrails at model and agent levels to block PII, reduce jailbreaks, and filter harmful or protected co…

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Kubernetes AI Conformance, with Janet Kuo 18:09

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Janet Kuo, Staff Software Engineer at Google, explains the new Kubernetes AI Conformance program. Do you have something cool to share? Some questions? Let us know: - web: kubernetespodcast.com - mail: [email protected] - twitter: @kubernetespod - bluesky: @kubernetespodcast.com Intro KubeCon North America 2025 Kubernetes AI Conformance p…

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The New Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE) with KubeVirt Integration 28:03

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In this month's installment, Sr. Product Manager for Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE), Sergey Goncharov, will walk you through how to achieve full cloud native virtualization on top of Kubernetes-based infrastructure using MKE 4k (our latest release) and open source KubeVirt. By the end of this talk, you'll be able to run Kubernetes and/or Swarm-ba…

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Episode 44 - Moonshot Solution using AI with Peter Ward 36:51

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We sit down with Peter Ward to decode how real moonshot solutions are built at the intersection of clean data, practical AI, and unapologetically human design. From Copilot adoption to rethinking org charts, we connect the dots between cost, capability, and cultural change to show where the next wave of value will emerge. We start by reframing the …

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OpenStack Storage Explained: From Hardware to Strategy 39:32

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In this month's installment, we're diving into OpenStack storage: the challenges, the solutions, and the best practices for securely and efficiently storing your bits when leveraging an OpenStack cloud. Proctored by Christian Huebner, Director of Services Architecture at Mirantis, this episode will build off his 25+ years of experience with cloud s…

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Episode 42 - Blazor with Jimmy Engström 1:03:48

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We break down Blazor’s render modes in plain language. Server side rendering for instant first paint, streaming SSR for progressive content, interactive Server with SignalR for low latency, and Blazor WebAssembly when you want client side execution and near native speed. With the .NET 8 Blazor Web App template, you can pre render for speed, attach …

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Episode 43 - Real Time Analytics in Fabric with Thrushna Matharasi 19:47

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We explore how real-time analytics in Microsoft Fabric turns raw events into decisions within seconds while keeping the strength of batch for complete, trusted reporting. From OneLake layering to agentic AI, we share practical patterns, pitfalls, and skills to get started fast. • OneLake bronze, silver, gold layering for reliability • Event Hubs to…

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GKE 10 Year Anniversary, with Gari Singh 42:18

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GKE turned 10 in 2025! In this episode, we talk with GKE PM Gari Singh about GKE's journey from early container orchestration to AI-driven ops. Discover Autopilot, IPPR, and a bold vision for the future of Kubernetes. Do you have something cool to share? Some questions? Let us know: web: kubernetespodcast.com mail: [email protected] X: @…

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Move K8s Stateful Pods Between Nodes 46:20

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Bret is joined by Philip Andrews and Dan Muret of Cast AI to discuss pod live migration between nodes in a Kubernetes cluster. 🙌 My next course is coming soon! I've opened the waitlist for those wanting to go deep in GitHub Actions for DevOps and AI automation in 2025. I'm so thrilled to announce this course. The waitlist allows you to quickly sign…

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Open Web Alliance Framework + amazee.io's Lagoon = Fully Open Source Web Hosting 25:04

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In this month's installment of Radio Cloud Native, Bryan Gruneberg, Solutions Architect from amazee.io (now a Mirantis company), walks you through everything you need to know about the Open Web Alliance (OWA) and open source web hosting. He will cover some background in the beginning to set the stage for amazee.io's Lagoon, a fully open source appl…

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GKE 10 years and SIG Networking, With Antonio Ojea 36:52

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Today we talk to Antonio Ojea. Antonio is a software engineer at Google and one of the core maintainers of Kubernetes. He is one of the Tech Lead of SIG Networking and Testing and a member of the Steering Committee. Do you have something cool to share? Some questions? Let us know: - web: kubernetespodcast.com - mail: [email protected] - …

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Kubernetes SIG Docs, With Shannon Kularathna 31:30

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Shannon Kularathna is a technical writer working on the GKE docs. He contributes regularly to the upstream Kubernetes documentation. Do you have something cool to share? Some questions? Let us know: - web: kubernetespodcast.com - mail: [email protected] - twitter: @kubernetespod - bluesky: @kubernetespodcast.com News of the week Reddit P…

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Episode 41 - AI at Work: What Every Developer Needs to Know with Brian Swiger 51:55

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Brian shares his fascinating journey from certification skeptic to exam developer, explaining how Microsoft's approach to testing has evolved from simple multiple-choice questions to complex, hands-on lab scenarios that reflect real-world challenges. Drawing on his experience working with retail and consumer goods organizations, Brian reveals how b…

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The 7 Best Open Source Tools to Deliver Infra-as-Code (IaC) 33:43

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In this month's episode of Radio Cloud Naitve, Sr. Solution Architect, Kevin Ng, of Mirantis is back to share his findings related to 7 common open source-based tools that relate to cloud native infrastructure and configuration management. He will present some background on each of the 7 tools he researched before diving into an in-depth comparison…

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Kubernetes 1.34 Of Wind & Will, With Vyom Yadav 30:51

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Vyom Yadav is a software engineer in the security team at Canonical and a member of the Kubernetes Security Response Committee. We talked about the new Release theme and what major updates, deprecations and removals to expect in this version. Do you have something cool to share? Some questions? Let us know: - web: kubernetespodcast.com - mail: kube…

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Episode 40 - Zero Trust: Beyond Traditional Security Measures with Santhosh Anandakrishnan 22:41

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Santosh Kumar, Azure MVP in Networking and Cloud Security, explains why Zero Trust isn't just a product but a critical security strategy for the modern workplace. He breaks down how organisations can implement this approach to protect against the dramatic rise in cyber threats. Follow the Microsoft Community Insights Podcast on social media so you …

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LLM-D, with Clayton Coleman and Rob Shaw 52:30

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Guests are Clayton Coleman and Rob Shaw. Clayton is a Core contributor to Kubernetes, the containerized cluster manager, and founding architect for OpenShift, the open source platform as a service. Clayton helped launch the shift to cloud native applications and the platforms that enable them. At Google my mission is to make Kubernetes and GKE the …

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Swarm 2030. Let's Go! 25:25

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Bret discusses exciting news about Swarm being maintained until 2030. 🙌 My next course is coming soon! I've opened the waitlist for those wanting to go deep in GitHub Actions for DevOps and AI automation in 2025. I'm so thrilled to announce this course. The waitlist allows you to quickly sign up for some content updates, discounts, and more as I fi…

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Is Docker Building the Best AI Stack? 1:07:05

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Bret and Nirmal are joined by Michael Irwin to discuss Docker's comprehensive AI toolkit, covering everything from local model deployment to cloud-based container orchestration across multiple interconnected tools and services. 🙌 My next course is coming soon! I've opened the waitlist for those wanting to go deep in GitHub Actions for DevOps and AI…

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Episode 39 Security Copilot - Sentence Syntax with Mona Ghadiri 1:07:38

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Syntax in security might sound technical and dry, but as Mona Ghadiri reveals, it's actually the secret sauce that determines whether your AI security tools deliver inconsistent results or game-changing efficiency. This eye-opening conversation explores how treating Security Co-Pilot prompts as code transforms security operations. Mona, a Microsoft…

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Platform Engineering, with Ben Good 34:15

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This episode is a crossover with our friends at the SRE Prodcast. Kaslin joined Ben Good and Steve McGhee to talk about Kubernetes for Platform Engineering. Do you have something cool to share? Some questions? Let us know: - web: kubernetespodcast.com - mail: [email protected] - twitter: @kubernetespod - bluesky: @kubernetespodcast.com N…

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Lift-and-Shift VMs from VMware to Mirantis OpenStack with Trilio and MOSK 28:00

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In this month's installment, Michael Tillman, Principle Solution Architect for Mirantis is back and is joined by Kevin Jackson, Sr. Director of Product Management for Trilio. They will both dive into key aspects of migrating off of VMware and onto an open source-based solution like OpenStack. Trilio's Kubernetes backup and recovery tools are the ba…

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Could AI End Human QA? 54:19

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Bret is joined by Andrew Tunall, the President and Chief Product Officer at Embrace, to discuss his prediction that we’ll all start shipping non-QA'd code (buggier code in production) and QA will need to be replaced with better observability. 🙌 My next course is coming soon! I've opened the waitlist for those wanting to go deep in GitHub Actions fo…

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Episode 38 - Insight to Impact: The Power of Azure OpenAI with Amit Mukherjee and Bhuvi Vatsey 27:42

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The rapidly evolving field of generative AI can be intimidating, especially for those looking to implement enterprise-ready solutions. That's precisely the gap Amit sought to fill with his book "Azure OpenAI Essentials," co-authored with technical reviewers who ensured quality and accuracy throughout. Amit, who has spent years helping healthcare or…

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Platform Engineering, GitOps and AI with Pierre-Gilles Mialon and Glen Yu 21:10

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Guests are Pierre-Gilles Mialon and Glen Yu. Pierre-Gilles and Glen are Google Developer Experts. We had an opportunity to catch up with them at Next 2025 and we spoke about Platform Engineering, GitOps, Policy as code and AI. Do you have something cool to share? Some questions? Let us know: - web: kubernetespodcast.com - mail: kubernetespodcast@go…

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Jay Beale discusses his K8s class at BlackHat, Kubernetes developments, and mental health 1:48:38

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Youtube Video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHPvGVfPgjI Jay Beale is a principal security consultant and CEO/CTO for InGuardians. He is the architect of multiple open source projects, including the Peirates attack tool for Kubernetes (in Kali Linux), the Bustakube CTF Kubernetes cluster, and Bastille Linux. Jay created and leads the Kubernete…

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Episode 37 - Power naps, self care and mental health with Daniel Paulus 54:02

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Daniel takes us through the unsustainable habits that led to his collapse: working late shifts to avoid interruptions, surviving on takeaway meals and six energy drinks daily, and completely neglecting self-care. The turning point came when he discovered a three-part approach to recovery—the BOSH technique: movement (Bewegen), relaxation (Ontspanni…

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HPC Workload Scheduling, with Ricardo Rocha 42:58

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Ricardo Rocha leads the Platform Infrastructure team at CERN with a strong focus on cloud native deployments and machine learning. He has led the internal effort to transition services and workloads to use cloud native technologies, as well as dissemination and training for several years. Ricardo got CERN to join the CNCF and is a member of the Tec…

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How a SaaS Org Saved 60% Migrating from VMware to Mirantis OpenStack (MOSK) 28:14

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In this month's installment, Michael Tillman, cloud native workload expert from Mirantis, will walk you through a real world example of a SaaS company that worked with Mirantis to migrate over 3000 workloads off of VMware onto Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes (MOSK) - all in just a few short months. The migration was prompted by a massive price in…

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Episode 36 - Empowering People Through AI and Community with Heather Cook 45:07

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What does it mean to build true belonging in a digital age? Heather Cook, a 25-year Microsoft veteran and community champion, takes us on a remarkable journey through the evolution of technology communities and how artificial intelligence is reshaping connection rather than replacing it. https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathernewman/ https://www.commun…

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AI Agents Running Containers 56:52

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The Daytona founders - Ivan Burazin and Vedran Jukic - discuss their pivot to an AI agent cloud. We dig into the new infrastructure requirements of developing agents that need their own sandboxes to operate in. A year ago, we had them on to talk about Daytona giving us remote development environments for humans, and they have now pivoted the compan…

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AI Moves Off the Cloud, Google Breaks the Internet, Google-Wiz Deal Under Fire 38:46

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This week on Cloud Unplugged: AI goes local, Google Cloud breaks the internet, and the DOJ turns up the heat on Google’s $32B Wiz acquisition. We’re breaking down the biggest stories in cloud and AI: Context & Qualcomm are teaming up to move AI agents off the cloud and onto your device. What does this mean for the future of local-first AI? A major …

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Kubernetes & Cloud Native Trends, with Alain Regnier and Camila Martins 31:21

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This week's interview was recorded live at Google Cloud Next, and features Alain Regnier and Camila Martins talking about recent developments in Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies. Including exploring highlights from KubeCon EU, and the value of community events. Do you have something cool to share? Some questions? Let us know: - web: kuberne…

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Episode 35 - Functional Programming with C# with Simon Painter 20:49

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Dive into the world of functional programming with Simon Painter, a .NET developer with 20 years of experience who literally wrote the book on functional C#. Simon breaks down this powerful programming paradigm in refreshingly accessible terms, comparing it to connecting Lego bricks to create increasingly complex systems. Beyond his professional wo…

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UK’s £1B AI Push, China’s 631GB Data Leak, and Robotic Exoskeletons 34:43

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This week, we delve into the UK government’s substantial investment in AI infrastructure and its implications for cloud sovereignty; Is it related to the trump administration, the economy or the AI arms race? We discuss China’s unprecedented 631 GB personal data leak and whether it is a honeytrap or negligence. Plus, Wandercraft’s latest advancemen…

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Heroku + MCP = The Fastest Way to Run AI Agents in the Cloud 43:01

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Julián Duque from Heroku joins me to explain and demo their new AI platform. Check out the video podcast version here https://youtu.be/BGqlLZHdRDs 🙌 My next course is coming soon! I've opened the waitlist for those wanting to go deep in GitHub Actions for DevOps and AI automation in 2025. I'm so thrilled to announce this course. The waitlist allows…