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Brian, Co-Founder & CTO at Sonatype, explains how the industry is facing a new threat beyond regular vulnerabilities: intentionally malicious open source components. While teams are still learning to handle traditional security bugs, there's a rising wave of components designed specifically to steal data and create backdoors through supply chain attacks. Brian emphasizes that defending against these threats requires fundamentally different strategies than dealing with typical vulnerabilities. Watch the full interview: https://ku.bz/hS9sRr3sp

Ross M. O'Neill Senior Manager at Andela, announces a strategic partnership with the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. The initiative aims to train 20,000 to 30,000 technologists across Africa through cloud native certifications such as KCNA and CKAD. This multi-year program extends Andela's mission of upskilling technology professionals in Africa. Watch the full announcement: https://ku.bz/Sgkl2djgV Read the announcement: https://ku.bz/Lx24r02dh

Katie, Staff Product Manager, Platform and Open Source at Intuit, discusses the practical considerations of GitOps adoption in organizations. While Intuit successfully implements GitOps, she explains that universal adoption depends on each company's specific needs. She highlights how GitOps provides key features like auditability and a single source of truth for resource deployments, emphasizing that these operational benefits can be achieved through alternative approaches with custom solutions. Watch the full interview: https://ku.bz/tx_vPsFrN This is a reaction to Hans' episode: https://ku.bz/SyPM8Ch43

Michael, Engineering Technologist at Dell Technologies, discusses the complexities of running bare metal Kubernetes clusters compared to cloud deployments. He explains how Dell's OpenShift solution simplifies on-premises deployments by integrating infrastructure management into the OpenShift console. The solution provides full stack lifecycle management — from OpenShift versions to hardware firmware updates — and simplifies day-2 operations such as cluster expansion and node management. Watch the full interview: https://ku.bz/LthjkdpPg This interview is a reaction to Mathias's episode https://ku.bz/WxLPC_Wlb

Lukas, CEO at Loft Labs, announces vCluster Cloud, their first SaaS product. The virtual Kubernetes cluster management platform eliminates the need for self-hosting and infrastructure management. Currently in beta, this offering makes the platform more accessible by removing users' hosting responsibilities. Watch the full announcement: https://ku.bz/PZ_pLd0rv Read the announcement: https://ku.bz/9qYf_rsNZ

Rotem, CTO and Co-Founder at Ariga, explains how GitOps naturally complements Kubernetes' declarative approach to resource management. He discusses three key challenges in current GitOps implementations: permission management, security controls, and the fundamental conflict between declarative configurations and stateful resources. The discussion provides practical insights into GitOps adoption and its current limitations. Watch the full interview: https://ku.bz/5BXQ0rKPy

Mauricio (Salaboy) Salatino, OSS Software Engineer at Diagrid, explains how platform engineering often focuses on infrastructure while overlooking developer needs. He introduces Dapr, a graduated CNCF project that uses sidecars to expose infrastructure capabilities through simple APIs. The project helps teams build infrastructure-agnostic applications by providing building blocks for PubSub, Workflows, and Service-to-Service Communication — all with built-in resiliency, observability, and security features. Watch the full announcement: https://ku.bz/nwVJztRT9 Read the announcement: https://ku.bz/bkvQc2pjy

Nicholas M., Account Solutions Architect at Red Hat, explains how OpenShift simplifies Kubernetes deployments in large organizations. He describes how OpenShift bundles essential components like monitoring, logging, and service mesh together, eliminating decision fatigue in tool selection. This approach lets teams focus on deploying and scaling applications instead of spending months evaluating options like Istio or Linkerd. Watch the full interview: https://ku.bz/Rw2DmxNn-

Liz, Chief Open Source Officer at Isovalent, announces that Joe Stringer, a core maintainer of Cilium, has been recognized as the top committer for the Cloud Native Computing Foundation in 2024. This achievement underscores the technical excellence and leadership within the Cilium project, one of the CNCF's graduated projects. Watch the full announcement: https://ku.bz/SkmBTc8Tk Read the announcement: https://ku.bz/LlXq-2FDK

David Sudia, Senior Product Engineer at Teleport, explores promising tools from the CNCF Sandbox. He highlights Cartography for its ability to visualize complex system relationships, Eraser which enhances security maintenance by automatically removing vulnerable container images, and K3s which simplifies local Kubernetes development. These tools represent different approaches to solving key challenges in cluster management, from system visualization to security automation. Watch the full interview: https://ku.bz/KGLswKTsh