In this episode, Abdel SGHIOUAR, Senior Cloud Developer Advocate at Google and CNCF Ambassador, unpacks the technical and cultural shifts happening in the Kubernetes ecosystem. As co-host of the Kubernetes Podcast, he shares how enterprises, from LinkedIn to CERN, are pushing Kubernetes beyond microservices into powering GenAI workloads. Abdel dives into the hardware bottlenecks, operational hurdles, and community-driven innovations shaping the future of Kubernetes.
In this conversation with Luca Forni, CEO, and Stefano Doni, CTO of Akamas, we explore how enterprises can achieve massive savings and reliability improvements through AI-driven optimization. They share why configuration tuning is often overlooked, how Akamas addresses the “butterfly effect” across the stack, and why optimization must be continuous. From Black Friday load spikes to everyday workloads, they explain how organizations can balance cost, performance, and reliability seamlessly.
In this episode, Matt Butcher, CEO of Fermyon, talks about the surprising realities of running serverless at scale. They cover how WebAssembly unlocks faster cold starts, higher density, and massive cost savings, plus the challenges of AI-driven bot traffic, Cloudflare outages, and edge reliability. Learn why Fermyon’s Spin project at CNCF and their Akamai partnership could shape the next wave of serverless.
In this episode, Mahmoud El Magdoub, Director of Product at Instabug, explains why mobile teams need to move beyond crash reporting to a broader definition of app quality.
He breaks down the difference between mobile and web debugging, shares real customer stories, and introduces Instabug’s approach to proactive and reactive monitoring, frustration-free sessions, and performance metrics that actually matter.
Or Weis, CEO of Permit.io, explains why AI agents need a new approach to identity and access control.
He introduces just-in-time derived permissions, dives into relationship-based access (ReBAC), and shares how their new Agent Security platform helps manage consent, delegation, and risk in a world of fast-evolving LLM agents.
In this episode, Joe Karlsson, Senior Developer Advocate, CloudQuery talks about the hidden complexities of cloud data management.
From API rate limits and syncing issues to data privacy and performance. Joe walks us through how CloudQuery simplifies data movement and makes your cloud data usable, secure, and accessible, even for AI agents.
With a live demo and thoughtful insights on where the data and AI space is headed, this episode is a must-listen for data engineers, platform teams, and AI builders alike.
Sebastian Scheele, CEO of Kubermatic, shares insights on running Kubernetes at scale, the evolution of platform engineering, and the power of using the Kubernetes API to build developer self-service platforms.
He discusses managing thousands of clusters, simplifying infrastructure for developers, and integrating AI workloads.
Plus, get a live demo of how Kubermatic enables seamless multi-cloud Kubernetes management, all while staying true to open-source principles.
Discover Akka.io's unique architecture and concurrency model for building and scaling agentic systems efficiently. Tyler Jewell, CEO of Akka.io, details real-world use cases, emerging design patterns, and his vision for self-improving, autonomous AI.
Hear how Akka.io is delivering "certainty in the face of uncertainty" in the agentic AI revolution.
In this deep-dive with Alistair Russell, Co-founder and CTO of Tray.ai, we explore the evolution from semantic web research with Tim Berners-Lee to building Merlin, an agentic AI platform that's transforming business automation.
Discover how Tray enables large language models to not just think, but act, with context, governance, and composability at scale.
Join Roy Barda, Director and Head of CloudGuard WAF at Checkpoint, for a comprehensive look at securing web applications and APIs in today's complex environment.
Roy explains Checkpoint's unique AI-driven WAF solution that moves beyond static signatures to proactively identify zero-day threats and reduce false positives. He also discusses their robust API security platform, offering automated discovery, strong enforcement, and future plans for detecting misuse anomalies.
Learn about the power of contextual AI in enhancing security measures and get a live demonstration of CloudGuard WAF's intuitive interface and powerful threat prevention capabilities.
Sarah Elkaim, the Head of Product Marketing at Sweet Security breaks down how their real-time, eBPF-powered runtime protection is transforming cloud-native security.
From dynamic baselining to proprietary LLMs, discover how Sweet is cutting incident response times to minutes and eliminating false positives, redefining what CNAPP can do.
Join us for an insightful conversation with Neil Levine, SVP Product at Anchore, as we dive into the evolving world of Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs).
Discover how SBOMs are transitioning from mere compliance necessities to powerful tools for enhancing software supply chain security. Neil shares Anchore's latest product release, focusing on critical features like "Bring Your Own SBOM" for diverse SBOM management, and the innovative Anchore Rank for prioritizing vulnerabilities.
Learn about the operational challenges organizations face with SBOM sprawl and quality, and get a glimpse into the future of SBOM insights and automation.
Join Alex Olivier, Co-founder & CPO at Cerbos, as he uncovers the massive growth of non-human identities (NHIs) in modern systems. From ephemeral AI agents to IoT devices.
Discover why traditional identity management falls short and how Cerbos enables a true zero-trust architecture by authorizing every machine and workload identity in real-time. Alex also shares insights into Cerbos' flexible, stateless approach and their upcoming release.
Hear from Bar-El Tayouri, Head of Mend AI, about the urgent need for a new approach to securing AI-driven applications.
From understanding novel AI components and their risks to implementing a comprehensive AppSec program, this episode provides actionable insights for organizations building with AI.
Kyle Campos, CTO of CloudBolt, joins us to talk about the failure of the 'report factory' model in FinOps. Too many teams generate dashboards, but few actually remediate waste.
CloudBolt is changing that with an orchestration-first approach that closes the loop from insight to action. Kyle also explains how the StormForge acquisition supercharges Kubernetes optimization with real-time automation.
Join us for a fascinating conversation with Alex Zenla, Co-founder & CTO of Edera, as she shares her unconventional journey from the Minecraft community and IoT to building a cutting-edge Kubernetes security solution.
Learn about the "aha" moments that led to Edera's unique approach to container isolation, their focus on security and efficiency, and their plans for the future of cloud-native infrastructure.
Traditional security measures often fall short when it comes to the evolving world of agent-based and shadow AI.
Discover the power of network-based observability in this insightful conversation with Trevor Welsh, VP Product at Witness AI.
Learn how Witness AI provides unprecedented visibility into AI interactions, enabling enterprises to identify risks, enforce policies, and protect sensitive data across all AI usage.
Learn about the current state of cloud security and the impact of artificial intelligence in this conversation with Jeff Leder, CTO of Dot Security. We explore common security challenges, the "shift left" philosophy, and the evolving threats and opportunities presented by AI in the cyber landscape.
We had a chat with Nils Karn, Co-Founder & CEO, Mitigant, and Thomas Fricke, Co-Founder & Advisor, Mitigant about the concept of cloud attack emulation.
It involves simulating attacks like ransomware to test the resilience of a system, emphasizing that it's not a simulation but an actual attack executed in a controlled environment.
Mitigant conducts these attack emulations on pre-production systems rather than simulations or exact copies, to ensure the results are highly accurate.
Scott Leatherman, CMO, Aviatrix, joins us to highlight the challenges of securing cloud-native environments, and the need for modern firewall solutions.
Aviatrix's Kubernetes Firewall helps reduce IP exhaustion and provides east-west and egress security. A surprising offshoot of doing cloud and Kubernetes firewalls the right way is being able to modernize your applications.
Tune in to hear a unique take on cloud network security.