Kubernetes Unpacked

Packet Pushers

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.

Play

Open in

20 episodes
Avg 31 min
English

Episodes 20

Newest Oldest Longest

All20 Unplayed20 In progress0 Played0

#57
Jun 6, 2024 · 15 min
KU057: Packing Up Kubernetes Unpacked
All good things must come to an end, and in this case that means saying farewell to Kubernetes Unpacked. In this final episode, Michael and Kristina pack up the Kubernetes Unpacked podcast. They…
#56
May 23, 2024 · 27 min
KU056: Kubernetes Turns 10: A Look at the Past and Future
Kubernetes turns ten years old this summer. We take the opportunity to look at where it’s been and where it’s going. While many other open source projects folded over time, Kubernetes took the world …
#55
May 9, 2024 · 20 min
KU055: KubeCon EU Review
Kristina attended KubeCon EU in March and she’s still trying to process it all. In today’s episode, Michael interviews her about what stood out most to her. They dive into the conference’s heavy emph…
#54
Apr 25, 2024 · length unknown
KU054: OpenTelemetry: Open Source Observability
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 amb…
#53
Apr 11, 2024 · 31 min
KU053: Migrate Legacy Applications to Kubernetes with Konveyor
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…
#52
Mar 28, 2024 · 27 min
KU052: Wasm is Not Here to Take Your Containers
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…
#51
Mar 21, 2024 · 33 min
KU051: Getting Under the Hood of Yellowbrick’s K8s Data Warehouse (Sponsored)
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…
#50
Mar 14, 2024 · 33 min
KU050: CI/CD for Platform Engineering
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…
#49
Feb 29, 2024 · 51 min
KU049: Security Frameworks, Tools, and Strategies for Kubernetes
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 e…
#48
Feb 15, 2024 · 30 min
KU048: Platforms in the Clouds
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 p…
#47
Feb 1, 2024 · 37 min
KU047: Back to the Basics: Network Engineering for Platform Engineers
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…
#46
Jan 18, 2024 · length unknown
KU046: Do Kubernetes Certs Prepare You For Real-World Production?
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…
#45
Jan 12, 2024 · 29 min
KU045: How Yellowbrick Is Redefining Data Warehousing with Kubernetes (Sponsored)
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…
#44
Jan 4, 2024 · 38 min
KU044: Making Kubernetes And Cloud-Native Workloads Environmentally Sustainable
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…
#43
Dec 14, 2023 · 29 min
KU043: How (& Why) To Contribute To The Kubernetes Release Team
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 t…
#42
Nov 30, 2023 · 40 min
KU042: Kubernetes Long-Term Support With Kubernetes Co-Founder Brendan Burns
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 Kub…
#41
Nov 17, 2023 · 36 min
KU041: Running Kubernetes On Nomad
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,…
#40
Nov 10, 2023 · 35 min
KU040: Kubernetes Autoscaling Magic – Cost Control In Gen AI And LLMs With CAST AI (Sponsored)
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 e…
#39
Nov 2, 2023 · 15 min
KU039: Prepping For KubeCon North America 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…
#38
Oct 19, 2023 · 29 min
KU038: The Kubernetes Dev Experience In 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…

Showing 1–20 of 20 episodes