This podcast episode features interviews with attendees of KubeCon EU 2024 in Paris. The attendees discuss their experiences at the conference, including their interests, trends observed, and favorite things they learned. The episode highlights the growing interest in running databases in Kubernetes, the importance of connections and diversity, and the trends of AI, FinOps, and sustainability in the Kubernetes community. The progress in security tooling and features, as well as the appeal and skepticism surrounding AI, are also discussed. The speakers share their experiences and observations, including the value of the people, relationships, and project pavilion at KubeCon. The challenges of accommodating the growing number of attendees, the Cloud Native Rejects conference, and the anticipation for KubeCon are also touched upon. Moreover, the Azure Linux distribution, the integration of machine learning into Kubernetes, and the convergence of Kubernetes and platform engineering are explored. The key trends observed, such as AI/ML, WebAssembly, eBPF, CI/CD, GitOps, multi-cloud, multi-cluster, storage orchestration, and security, are highlighted. The podcast episode concludes with a discussion about the Clash Loop back off game at KubeCon, where the hosts participated and encouraged listeners to attend future games.
