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Kube FM Podcasts, fireside chats, roundtables and educational programs about Kubernetes.

26/08/2025

James Wilson, VP of Engineering & Product Development Leader at nOps, discusses three key Kubernetes tools:

1. Karpenter with an upcoming CNCF education series
2. Kepler for sustainability monitoring
3. VPA (Vertical Pod Autoscaler) for resource optimization

He highlights how the integration between these tools paves the way for multi-dimensional autoscaling in Kubernetes environments.

Watch the full interview: https://ku.bz/xkx3gGmlT

26/08/2025

Julia Blase, Product Manager at Chronosphere, discusses three emerging tools in the Kubernetes observability landscape:

1. Perses — a new open-source alternative to Grafana for Prometheus data visualization.
2. FluentBit 3.2 with its performance improvements for logging
3. OpenTelemetry (OTel) which is seeing increased adoption for metrics and traces collection.

Watch the full interview: https://ku.bz/X6tgWrG0P

26/08/2025

Brian, VP Cloud Platform Engineering at JPMorgan Chase, shares his ingenious side project that automatically scales Kubernetes workloads based on whether his MacBook is open or closed.

You will learn:

- How KEDA differs from traditional Kubernetes HPA
- The technical architecture connecting macOS notifications through CloudWatch
- Cost optimization strategies
- Creative approaches to autoscaling signals beyond CPU and memory

Watch (or listen to) it here: https://ku.bz/sFd8TL1cS

🌟 This episode is brought to you by Testkube—the ultimate Continuous Testing Platform for Cloud Native applications. Scale fast, test continuously, and ship confidently https://ku.bz/lnxYK3s0L

With 🎙Bart "New Soundproof Studio" Farrell

25/08/2025

Roman Khavronenko VictoriaMetrics co-founder discusses how Kubernetes monitoring needs to evolve in the next decade.

He reveals that 75% of Kubernetes metrics are never used in dashboards or tools, creating unnecessary overhead.

Roman advocates for a simplified monitoring approach that focuses on collecting only actionable metrics rather than everything.

Watch the full interview: https://ku.bz/kPXXJfgLg

25/08/2025

Josh Cypher, Senior DevOps Engineer at Sonos, Inc., shares practical strategies to control over-provisioning in Kubernetes clusters.

He emphasizes two main approaches: using performance testing to understand actual resource needs and implementing proper workload prioritization. Josh contrasts common practices of arbitrary cluster sizing with a more thoughtful approach based on priority classes and tiering. He points out how organizations often default to generic resource allocation through self-service platforms instead of understanding their actual workload requirements.

Watch the full interview: https://ku.bz/LRHc028Dg

25/08/2025

Ángel Barrera Sánchez, Senior Platform Engineer, discusses the transition to a GitOps approach for content representation in a global company.

He highlights the importance of setting clear requirements and constraints and the need for flexibility to accommodate regional differences, such as China's unique New Year period.

Watch the full episode: https://ku.bz/-5QbzQXJg

25/08/2025

📕 Free ebook: GPU-Enabled Platforms on Kubernetes — Available September 8th

As AI workloads become standard in production environments, understanding GPU orchestration on Kubernetes has shifted from a nice-to-have to an essential skill.

What's inside:

- The complete GPU abstraction stack—from physical hardware through kernel drivers to the Kubernetes API
- Why traditional container isolation fails for GPU workloads and what actually works
- Production-tested approaches: time-slicing, Multi-Instance GPU (MIG), Multi-Process Service (MPS), and vGPU solutions
- Architectural patterns for multi-tenant GPU platforms based on trust levels and performance requirements

The book launches September 8th in collaboration with vCluster Reserve your free copy: https://ku.bz/gpu-k8s

💡 Live Discussion: September 10th
Join author Daniele for a live session covering the book's structure: https://ku.bz/g8gXCKW12

22/08/2025

Wojciech Barczynski, VP Engineering at Spacelift, discusses three emerging tools in the Kubernetes ecosystem.

He explains how OpenTofu provides a foundation for Kubernetes and CNCF initiatives, OpenTelemetry helps teams avoid vendor lock-in for observability, and OpenFeature enables better feature flag management for faster and more secure deployments.

Watch the full interview: https://ku.bz/yk8pXYZ1X

22/08/2025

Tim Miller, CEO and Co-founder at Kusari, discusses three categories of tools that are transforming the Kubernetes ecosystem.

He highlights Ko, which helps developers deploy applications with minimal friction**, Falco by Sysdig, which provides deep system visibility, and SBOM generation tools like Excalibur and Guac, which make container dependencies more transparent. These tools focus on developer experience and system observability.

Watch the full interview: https://ku.bz/-2Sqn9Jb9

22/08/2025

Andrei Kvapil, CEO and Founder of Aenix, compares FluxCD and ArgoCD in handling Helm charts and scalability:

FluxCD uses native Helm to install charts, allowing:

- Visibility with `helm ls`
- Standard Helm operations in a declarative format

ArgoCD often requires modifications to deploy standard Helm charts.

Andrei suggests FluxCD might be better at scale due to its distributed architecture.

Watch the full episode: https://ku.bz/0mvh5s4Ld

21/08/2025

Gari Singh, Product Manager at Google, discusses the multi-tenancy architecture patterns in Kubernetes.

He explains why teams should design for multiple clusters from day one and shares when to use namespace-based isolation (for workloads with similar profiles and updates) versus dedicated clusters (for full isolation and custom operators).

He recommends implementing a flexible model that supports both approaches through a namespace-as-a-service abstraction layer that works across single and multiple clusters.

Watch the full interview: https://ku.bz/RHb2QCKxs

This interview is a reaction to Artem Lajko's episode https://ku.bz/zp0L7-xM4

21/08/2025

Eric Jalal discusses the complexities of resource allocation and scheduling in Kubernetes. He explains:

- How CPU allocation settings are wrapped and exposed through YAML manifests
- The role of the control plane in processing these manifests
- How kubelets receive instructions to enforce resource controls

Watch the full episode: https://ku.bz/-jCTfgqRC

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