00:22.01 Introduction to Speaker and Session 01:18.50 Understanding Request and Limits in Kubernetes 02:35.48 Understanding CFS Shares and Quota 05:52.56 Best Practices for Setting Resources 07:03.11 Challenges in Managing Kubernetes 08:54.54 Auto Scaling Solutions in Kubernetes 10:07.11 Complexities Requiring Machine Learning and Autonomous Systems 12:01.14 Comparison of Tools and Approaches in the Industry 14:14.77 Rightsizing Workloads and Performance Optimization 20:50.09 Node Optimization and Selection 23:26.55 Monitoring-based Optimization 24:37.05 Application Performance and Memory Optimization 26:14.41 Cost Reduction through Workload Optimization 28:23.65 Hybrid Approach for Predictive and Reactive Scaling 31:12.24 AI Engines and Anomaly Detection 33:23.41 Autonomous Approach in Kubernetes

Optimizing Kubernetes at Bill and serverless environments at Velocity Global, exploring the challenges and strategies for effective and efficient cloud-native development and deployment.

The optimization of Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) using autonomous techniques, detailing challenges in ECS management and introducing Sedai's solution for effective service optimization, instance selection, and cost reduction strategies. The focus is on right-sizing services, leveraging AWS purchasing options, and utilizing spot instances for enhanced performance and cost efficiency.

The concept of well-architected Lambda-based applications,emphasizing the importance of designing applications that are secure, resilient, high-performing, and cost-effective, and explores the AWS Well-Architected Framework, which includes various pillars and lenses to guide the development of efficient and effective serverless applications.

The importance of innovation at the edge of chaos and the journey towards autonomous infrastructure for enhanced reliability, security, and efficiency. He emphasizes the shift from manual operations to automation and ultimately to autonomy, underscoring its role in optimizing technology lifecycle management and offering competitive advantages.

The video emphasizes the role of autonomy and technology in reducing company wastage and incidents. It discusses how a company successfully reduced these issues by adopting autonomous systems, which are more effective than traditional tools like public cloud and cluster managers, especially at scale. The narrative then shifts to cloud services and the introduction of AWS VMs and Azure VMs, with future support for Google VMs. It highlights the use of autonomous systems for pre-filtering tasks and discusses Augmented FinOps and FinOps for better financial management. Finally, integrating LLM with Sedai is mentioned as a tool for improved change control, showcasing the importance of advanced technology for enhanced efficiency and control in corporate settings.

Industry leaders from PayPal, RingCentral, and Palo Alto Networks, along with an investor from Norwest Venture Partners, discussed the current state of autonomy in IT and AI.

Transforming operations with autonomous technology, industry leaders from various companies shared their experiences and insights.

KnowBe4's Matt Duren, Director of Platform Engineering shares KnowBe4's journey to autonomous optimization for their 100% AWS cloud environment. KnowBe4 used Sedai to optimize their ECS (Fargate) and Lambda footprint. KnowBe4 has found up to 50% on production resources and 87% cost savings in development environments while also finding 90,000 days of latency reduction. From an ROI perspective, KnowBe4 realized payback in under 5 months.

Palo Alto Networks is transitioning to an autonomous operations approach to support the cloud-native architecture that supports its unified cloud security platform. This approach uses AI for improved operations and customer experience. Learn from Suresh Sangiah, SVP Engineering, as he shares how Palo Alto Networks approaches the journey and their use of Sedai as part of their autonomous operations platform.

The importance of optimizing cloud storage for cost and performance, focusing on the challenges of managing large-scale storage solutions and introducing Sedai's autonomous platform for efficient cloud storage management.

Impact on Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and production operations. The platform addresses challenges in managing multiple products and services, aiming to enhance operational efficiency, reduce toil, and manage costs more effectively.

The importance of financial acumen in engineering, discussing strategies for optimizing cloud expenses, managing budgets for technology investment, and improving customer experiences through efficient system performance and reduced failure rates.

Optimizing data platforms in the era of big data, focusing on the challenges and solutions for streamlining streaming services. The session highlights the balance between performance and cost, and introduces Sedai's autonomous system for optimizing Google Dataflow and other streaming platforms.

The integration of autonomous systems like Sedai into CICD workflows. They explored various strategies for effective integration, focusing on how Sedai enhances continuous optimization and cost reduction in cloud environments, with KnowBe4's experience serving as a practical example.

Evolution of FinOps, emphasizing operational maturity stages, challenges, and the role of autonomous FinOps in overcoming obstacles.

The relevance and management of Virtual Machines (VMs) in the autonomous era, highlighting their continued importance in cloud computing and the strategies for optimizing their use.

The potential and challenges of autonomous systems in various industries. They explored the impact of AI on enterprise architecture, the importance of building systems with fail-safes and APIs for automation, and debated centralized versus decentralized architectures in the context of evolving workloads and business processes.

In this short interview, Paylocity CPO & CTO Rachit Lohani talks about autocon/23 and his point of view on autonomous cloud management for the industry and Paylocity. Suresh Mathew, Founder & CEO at Sedai asks Rachit three questions: 1) What were Rachit's top takeaways from autocon/23 2) What level of cloud operations autonomy is the industry at today and where will it be in 3 years? 3) What is your strategy for autonomous cloud management at Paylocity? This interview took place at the end of autocon/23, the autonomous cloud conference, held in November 2023 in the San Francisco Bay Area.