Kubernetes Unpacked
Technology Podcasts
Kubernetes Unpacked is the podcast for engineers building and supporting container-based applications in the cloud and on prem. Twice-monthly episodes explore production best practices for K8s and its ever-expanding ecosystem. Hosts Michael Levan and Kristina Devochko bring their engineering experience to conversations with practitioners and experts on DevOps, automation, security, ongoing learning, and more. Kubernetes is complex: Michael and Kristina unpack the essentials so you can run effective and top-performing environments for any real-world scenario.
Location:
United States
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Technology Podcasts
Description:
Kubernetes Unpacked is the podcast for engineers building and supporting container-based applications in the cloud and on prem. Twice-monthly episodes explore production best practices for K8s and its ever-expanding ecosystem. Hosts Michael Levan and Kristina Devochko bring their engineering experience to conversations with practitioners and experts on DevOps, automation, security, ongoing learning, and more. Kubernetes is complex: Michael and Kristina unpack the essentials so you can run effective and top-performing environments for any real-world scenario.
Twitter:
@k8sunpacked
Language:
English
Episodes
KU054: OpenTelemetry: Open Source Observability
4/25/2024
Observability is foundational to application and infrastructure performance. That’s why it’s fitting that OpenTelemetry is the second most active project in the CNCF after Kubernetes. Today CNCF ambassador Dotan Horovits tells us about the project: OpenTelemetry is a uniform, vendor-agnostic observability framework for generating and collecting telemetry data across both infrastructure and application, across different... Read more »
Duration:00:34:30
KU053: Migrate Legacy Applications to Kubernetes with Konveyor
4/11/2024
Whether you want to migrate legacy applications to Kubernetes in order to save the whales or for any other reason, Konveyor is here to help. Savitha Raghunathan joins us today to walk us through the open source tool. The basics: You input the application’s source code (any language that has a language server) and Konveyor... Read more »
Duration:00:31:55
KU052: Wasm is Not Here to Take Your Containers
3/28/2024
Is WebAssembly (Wasm) here to replace containers? Not really, says guest Matt Butcher. Instead, Wasm is here for a specific kind of workload: One that needs to start super fast (under a millisecond), handle something, and then shutdown. Containers are still best for running very long, I/O intensive multithreaded workloads. Matt, Michael, and Kristina discuss... Read more »
Duration:00:27:29
KU051: Getting Under the Hood of Yellowbrick’s K8s Data Warehouse (Sponsored)
3/21/2024
In this episode of the Kubernetes Unpacked Podcast, Kristina and Michael catch up with Mark from Yellowbrick to talk about all things underlying architecture. Very rarely do we get a vendor to chat about what’s going on underneath the hood and how a particular application stack/tool is running, so this was an awesome episode! Mark... Read more »
Duration:00:33:52
KU050: CI/CD for Platform Engineering
3/14/2024
CI/CD is not a villain. GitOps is not some kind of Kubernetes way of sneaking around it. In fact, GitOps falls under the CI/CD umbrella. Marcus Noble joins the show today to talk about how he uses a Kubernetes-native, open-source CI/CD framework called Tekton to test Kubernetes cluster creation, configuration, and deletion based on changes... Read more »
Duration:00:33:52
KU049: Security Frameworks, Tools, and Strategies for Kubernetes
2/29/2024
Kubernetes is designed to be highly scalable and highly dynamic… a perfect habitat for cryptominers to terminal shell into and then exploit your workload’s resources to the max. And that’s just one example of security threats Kubernetes users need to prepare against. Nigel Douglas from Sysdig joins Michael Levan and Kristina Devochko to give you... Read more »
Duration:00:51:32
KU048: Platforms in the Clouds
2/15/2024
What are we talking about when we are all talking about private clouds? On-prem? Hybrid? Virtualization? Where does hardware fit into it all– and would younger engineers even know what to do with a physical piece of hardware? Driven by Broadcom’s acquisition of VMare and the anticipated rising costs of VMare licenses, enterprises are exploring... Read more »
Duration:00:30:14
KU047: Back to the Basics: Network Engineering for Platform Engineers
2/1/2024
Network engineering is foundational to platform engineering. Michael and Kristina chat with Marino Wijay about tinkering with their home labs to brush up on networking skills and get hands-on practice. The three talk about how in a cloud-based world, it can be easy to forget about the networking nuts and bolts that connect workloads and... Read more »
Duration:00:37:00
KU046: Do Kubernetes Certs Prepare You For Real-World Production?
1/18/2024
Technical trainer Benjamin Muschko joins hosts Kristina Devochko and Michael Levan to discuss the gap between Kubernetes certifications and real-world production skills. All three critique the focus on command-line proficiency in certifications, advocating for a practical approach that tests real-life scenarios. Muschko proposes a “capture the flag” style exam with hands-on projects, while the hosts... Read more »
Duration:00:31:17
KU045: How Yellowbrick Is Redefining Data Warehousing with Kubernetes (Sponsored)
1/11/2024
Mark Cusack from Yellowbrick joins us to talk about all things database and data warehouse on Kubernetes. Yellowbrick is a data warehousing solution that runs 100% on Kubernetes. Mark details the company’s history, the transition from hardware to a software-only model, and the adoption of Kubernetes to improve scalability and flexibility. He addresses misconceptions about... Read more »
Duration:00:29:55
KU044: Making Kubernetes And Cloud-Native Workloads Environmentally Sustainable
1/4/2024
Can clouds be green? Today we discuss sustainability in the tech industry, focusing on running Kubernetes and workloads in more efficient and environmentally friendly ways. Co-hosts Kristina Devochko and Michael Levan explore current tools, the reuse of resources like excess heat from data centers, and the challenges of sustainable energy infrastructure, such as electric cars... Read more »
Duration:00:38:26
KU043: How (& Why) To Contribute To The Kubernetes Release Team
12/14/2023
Cloud engineer Leonard Pahlke talks about his experience over six terms on the Kubernetes release team. He discusses his journey from discovering Kubernetes during his bachelor’s program to joining the release team and moving through various roles. He emphasizes the importance of community involvement, the welcoming nature of open source and cloud native fields, and... Read more »
Duration:00:29:18
KU042: Kubernetes Long-Term Support With Kubernetes Co-Founder Brendan Burns
11/30/2023
As Kubernetes becomes more mainstream and “stable,” organizations need a way to get enterprise support and proper upgrade paths. Brendan Burns, co-founder of Kubernetes, joins the show to discuss Kubernetes LTS—long-term support. Brendan shares how he and his team are bringing this to life at Microsoft with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and what you can... Read more »
Duration:00:40:25
KU041: Running Kubernetes On Nomad
11/16/2023
In this episode, Michael, Kristina, and Adriana Villela discuss the challenges and benefits of running Kubernetes on Nomad. Adriana shares her experience of using Nomad in a data center, highlighting its simplicity and ease of deployment compared to Kubernetes. The speakers also discuss the differences between the two platforms, the concept of vendor lock-in, and... Read more »
Duration:00:36:53
KU040: Kubernetes Autoscaling Magic – Cost Control In Gen AI And LLMs With CAST AI (Sponsored)
11/10/2023
In this sponsored episode of the Kubernetes Unpacked Podcast, we dive into the importance of cost and resource optimization with CAST AI. The truth is, it’s not just about saving money. The goal is ensuring that your apps are performing the way they should be. This not only saves customer frustration, but engineering frustration. We... Read more »
Duration:00:35:03
KU039: Prepping For KubeCon North America 2023
11/2/2023
The KubeCon excitement is catching as Michael Levan gets ready to attend for the first time. Grab a rundown of what to expect at the North American event this year as he and Kristina Devochko review sessions and provide advice on how to tackle the massive amount of content that’s on the schedule. A strong... Read more »
Duration:00:15:06
KU038: The Kubernetes Dev Experience In 2023
10/19/2023
On today's Kubernetes Unpacked podcast, Michael and Kristina catch up with Arsh Sharma, Developer Experience Engineer at Okteto. Arsh dives into the key aspects to consider for incorporating a proper developer experience for Kubernetes and the overall cloud-native ecosystem.
Duration:00:29:06
Kubernetes Unpacked 037: Improving The Developer Experience With Continuous Deployment (Sponsored)
10/12/2023
In this sponsored episode of the Kubernetes Unpacked podcast, Kristina and Michael are joined by Adam Frank, SVP of Product and Marketing at Armory, to discuss the role of continuous deployment in the software development lifecycle. They highlight the challenges organizations face in implementing effective continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes and the importance of prioritizing the developer experience.
Duration:00:31:10
Kubernetes Unpacked 036: What The Heck Is Ingress?
10/5/2023
There are a lot of moving parts to Kubernetes. In today's Kubernetes Unpacked, we get into Ingress with guest Whitney Lee. Whitney breaks down her thoughts on Ingress, how she learned it, and how you can gain more knowledge around Ingress and the open-source CNCF projects around Ingress.
Duration:00:45:54
Kubernetes Unpacked 035: Chaos Engineering In Kubernetes And The Litmus Project
9/21/2023
In today's Kubernetes Unpacked, Michael and Kristina catch up with Prithvi Raj and Sayan Mondal to talk about all things Chaos Engineering in the Kubernetes space! We chat about the open source and CNCF incubating project, Litmus, and various other topics including why Chaos Engineering is important, how it can help all organizations, how every engineer can use it, and more.
Duration:00:33:39