What you missed at KubeCon

At KubeCon EU 2025 in London, Nirmal and I discussed the important (and not-so-important) things you might have missed.

There's also a video version of this show on YouTube.

Creators & Guests

• Cristi Cotovan - Editor
• Beth Fisher - Producer
• Bret Fisher - Host
• Nirmal Mehta - Host

• (00:00) - DDT Audio Podcast Edited
• (00:04) - Intro
• (01:24) - KubeCon 2025 EU Overview
• (03:24) - Platform Engineering and AI Trends
• (07:03) - AI and Machine Learning in Kubernetes
• (15:38) - Project Pavilions at KubeCon
• (17:05) - FinOps and Cost Optimization
• (20:39) - HAProxy and AI Gateways
• (24:00) - Proxy Intelligence and Network Layer Optimization
• (26:52) - Developer Experience and Organizational Challenges
• (29:23) - Platform Engineering and Cognitive Load
• (35:54) - End of Life for CNCF Projects

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