In this year-end episode of the Kubernetes podcast, the hosts reflect on the exciting milestones of 2024, particularly celebrating Kubernetes' 10th anniversary. They share insights from podcast statistics, highlighting a trend toward greater consistency. The conversation touches on valuable community feedback regarding the maturity of Kubernetes and its future trajectory, the growing adoption of Long-Term Support (LTS) by cloud providers, the rising significance of the Gateway API alongside the new LLM Gateway, and an increasing emphasis on security within the community. The hosts also recount their personal highlights from the year, including memorable moments from KubeCon and their experiences mentoring within the open-source landscape. To wrap up, they reveal their plans for future podcast episodes, which aim to incorporate more end-user perspectives and introduce video content.
