Kubernetes for Humans
Episodes
#057 - From Pagers to Pair Programming: Navigating Massive Scale and AI with Stefana Muller (Salesforce)
04 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of "Kubernetes for Humans," Stefana Muller, VP of Infrastructure & Operations at Salesforce, shares her fascinating journey from t...
#056 - Cloud Contradictions and Cautionary Tales with Corey Quinn (The Duckbill Group)
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Kubernetes for Humans podcast, Itiel sits down with the internet's favorite cloud contrarian, Corey Quinn of the Duckbill Group...
#055 - From Enterprise Java to Kubernetes and AI-Driven Infrastructure with Dan Hicks (Boomi)
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever considered making a massive career pivot after two decades in the exact same field? In this episode, Itiel sits down with Dan Hicks, a ...
#054 - From Shiny Objects to FinOps: Taming Cloud Costs in the AI Era with Josh Schlanger (CloudXray AI)
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Kubernetes for Humans podcast, we are joined by infrastructure and FinOps expert Josh Schlanger. Drawing on over 15 years of ex...
#053 - The Road to Distributed AI and Kubernetes Infrastructure with Matt Butcher (Fermyon) & Ari Weil (Akamai)
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Matt Butcher, CEO of Fermyon and creator of Helm, and Ari Weil from Akamai, as they discuss the evolution of the cloud-nativ...
#052 - The "Short Long Path": Mastering Abstraction, Culture, and Kubernetes Scale with Shemer Mashiach (Playtika) & Scott Rosenberg (TeraSky)
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Itiel joins forces with Shemer, Director of Platform Solutions at the gaming giant Playtika, and Scott Rosenberg, Lead Architect at T...
#051 - Surviving the Shift: From Legacy Monoliths to Day 2 Chaos with Hayato Shimizu (Digitalis)
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the early days of "neural nets" and WebSphere to the modern complexities of Kubernetes, Hayato Shimizu has seen the evolution of infrastructure f...
#050 - Data Protection and Kubernetes Resilience with Michael Cade & Julia Furst Morgado (Veeam)
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Itiel hosts Veeam experts Julia and Michael, to share their distinct paths into cloud-native technology. Julia discusses her transitio...
#049 - The AI Translator: Using LLMs & MCP for K8s Operations & Self-Healing Infra with Alexei Ledenev (doit)
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Itiel Shwartz kicks off a series on MLOps, LLM, and GenAI in Kubernetes. Starting with Alexei Ledenev, who has over two decades in ...
#048 - Shaping the Future of Software Development with Idan Gazit (GitHub Next)
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Idan Gazit from GitHub Next, a team responsible for projects like GitHub Copilot. Gazit, despite jokingly claiming to be "the least knowledgeable...
#047 - Securing the Software Supply Chain and Kubernetes with Dustin Kirkland (Chainguard)
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Dustin Kirkland, VP of Engineering at Chainguard. Dustin shares his fascinating 26-year journey in the tech industry, from IBM and two stints at ...
#046 - Simulating, Scheduling, and Saving: Optimizing Kubernetes with David Morrison (Applied Research)
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Itiel has an insightful conversation with Dr. David Morrison, a research scientist and founder specializing in Kubernetes scheduling ...
#045 - Beyond Cluster Creation: Mastering Multi-Cluster Kubernetes with Gianluca Mardente (Cisco)
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Itiel as he chats with Gianluca Mardente, a Principal Engineer at Cisco Systems. Gianluca shares his path to tech and Kubernetes, including his w...
#044 - Scaling Platforms and Pioneering AI Agents with Hasith Kalpage (Outshift by Cisco)
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as Hasith Kalpag, Head of Platform Engineering at Outshift by Cisco, shares his fascinating journey. Hear about his experience leading the mas...
#043 - Gaming on K8s: Stateful Servers, Low Latency, and an Incredible Infra Journey with Siddharth Dhulipalla (Hathora.dev)
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sid, CEO of Hathora, discusses building game infrastructure, specifically for hosting dedicated servers. He shares how Hathora tackle...
#042 - Cloud-Native Evolution: Simplifying K8s for Developers with Maxime Veroone (Decathlon)
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Live from KubeCon London, this episode of Kubernetes for Humans features Maxime Veroone, Staff Engineer at Decathlon's e-commerce division, sharing th...
#041 - Virtualizing Kubernetes with Lukas Gentele (Loft Labs)
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special KubeCon edition episode of the Kubernetes for Humans podcast, Itiel meets with Lukas Gentele, CEO and co-founder of Loft Labs. Discove...
#040 - Beyond Mere Penguins: Crafting Engaging Developer Communities with Jono Bacon (Stateshift)
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special KubeCon episode, Itiel sits down with Jono Bacon of CNCF fame to talk about his career in building developer and user engagement for o...
#039 - Banking on Kubernetes: From Fintech Frontier to Regulatory Reality with Kasper Nissen (Dash0)
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Itiel sits down with Kasper, a Developer Advocate at Dash0. Kasper discusses his background, including his extensive experience build...
#038 - Kubernetes Supercharging Particle Physics with Ricardo Rocha (CERN)
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ricardo from CERN, who leads the platform infrastructure teams, discusses CERN's significant role in particle physics research with the Large Hadron C...
#037 - Problem First, Kubernetes Second: Insights from Ahmed Bebars (New York Times | CNCF)
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Kubernetes for Humans, we speak with Ahmed Bebars, a Principal Engineer at the New York Times and a CNCF Ambassador, who offers a u...
#036 - Beyond Kubernetes: A Radical Vision for the Future of Infrastructure with Adam Jacob (System Initiative)
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Jacob, CEO of System Initiative and original author of Chef, discusses the evolution of infrastructure automation and his career-long passion for...
#035 - A Veteran of the Container Wars on the Past, Present, and Future of Cloud Native with Dan Ciruli (Nutanix)
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of "Kubernetes for Humans" features Dan Ciruli, a Senior Director of Product Management at Nutanix, who shares his journey in tech and hi...
#034 - Infrastructure Automation & the Future of Ops with Cory O'Daniel (Massdriver)
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast features Cory O'Daniel, CEO of Massdriver, an infrastructure automation platform. O'Daniel discusses his extensive background in software...
#033 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Mirko Novakovic (dash0)
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mirko, co-founder and former CEO of Instana, led the Application Performance Management company for microservices to its successful acquisition by IBM...
#032 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Solomon Hykes (Dagger.io)
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Solomon Hykes began his career as a System Administrator at Fairgame in 1999 and later worked as a Junior Software Engineer at the San Diego Supercomp...
#031 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Daniel Bryant (Syntasso)
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Bryant is the Head of Product Marketing at Syntasso. His technical expertise focuses on ‘DevOps’ tooling, cloud/container platforms, and mi...
#030 - Kubernetes for Humans with Ellen Chisa (Boldstart Ventures)
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ellen is a Partner at boldstart. She joined the boldstart team in January 2021, after having worked with the team as a founder at Dark. Her role all...
#029 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Elizabeth K. Joseph & Holger Wolf (IBM)
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wait, people run Kubernetes on mainframes? Yes, they do! Check out Elizabeth's 2019 KubeCon talk on the matter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgyb_9...
#028 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Chris Bailey (IBM Instana)
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and CTO for Instana, leading the technical strategy and development of Observability and IT Automation solution...
#027 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Ben Sigelman (ServiceNow)
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Sigelman is the General Manager of ServiceNow Cloud Observability, which solves for the reliability and performance of cloud and cloud-native appl...
#026 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with BJ Badyk (Nexxen)
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BJ Badyk is a human who desires an easier life. Nerd from birth, his curiosity led him down a path through the start of ISPs, Silicon Valley during th...
#025 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Ashan Senevirathne & Joel Studler (Swisscom)
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ashan Senevirathne is an experienced Product Owner and Senior DevOps Engineer with a proven track record in driving innovation and efficiency in telec...
#024 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Gabriele Bartolini [EDB]
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A long-time open-source programmer and entrepreneur, Gabriele has a degree in Statistics from the University of Florence. After having consistently co...
#023 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Liz Rice (Isovalent)
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Special KubeCon EU 2024 Episode! ---- Liz Rice is Chief Open Source Officer with eBPF specialists Isovalent, creators of the Cilium cloud native n...
#022 - Kubernetes for Humans with Adrian Cockcroft (Nubank)
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adrian Cockcroft has played an instrumental role in shaping the modern cloud computing landscape, particularly through his contributions a...
#021 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Ramiro Berrelleza (Okteto)
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ramiro Berrelleza is one of the founders of Okteto. He has spent most of his career (and his free time) building cloud services and developer tools. B...
#020 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Kelsey Hightower
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kelsey Hightower is a minimalist.
#019 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Donnie Berkholz (Platify Insights)
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D., is the founder & chief analyst at Platify Insights, the only analyst firm for technology platforms. Before that, he was SV...
#018 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Pavel Brodsky (Forter)
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pavel has been a Backend Engineer for years before switching to a DevOps role at Forter — the leading trust as a service unicorn startup. Three year...
#017 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Nilesh Gule (DBS Bank)
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nilesh is a Vice President at DBS Bank, where he leads the design and implementation of scalable and innovative solutions using hybrid cloud, big data...
#016 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Marcelo Quadros & Juliano Martins (Mercado Libre)
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A very special K8s4Humans episode with two absolute rockstars! 🤘🏼👨🏼🎤🇧🇷👨🏼🎤🤘🏼 ☸️ Marcelo Quadros is a Sof...
#015 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Sébastien Goasguen (Nvidia)
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sebastien Goasguen built his first compute cluster in the late 90s when they were still called Beowulf clusters while working on his PhD; he has been ...
#014 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Pini Reznik (Container Solutions/re:cinq)
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pini Reznik is the CEO and Co-Founder of re:cinq, a Green Software Services business that is helping save the world by reducing carbon emissions produ...
#013 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Ian Nowland (Datadog)
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian has been in the software development industry for over 25 years, with the last 14 in management. That includes a long stint in AWS EC2 and a short...
#012 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Hans Kristian Flaatten (NAV)
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hans does Platform Engineering at the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) responsible for the NAIS platform. NAIS is an application plat...
#011 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Charity Majors (Honeycomb.io)
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charity is an ops engineer and accidental startup founder at honeycomb.io. Before this, she worked at Parse, Facebook, and Linden Lab on infrastructur...
#010 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Joshua Burgin (VMWare)
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joshua Burgin is a seasoned product and technology executive with a track record of building profitable businesses and high-performance teams in both ...
#009 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Josh Rosso (Reddit)
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Special KubeCon episode with Josh Rosso, Principal Engineer at Reddit. An experienced software engineer, author (Production Kubernetes, O'Reilly), and...
#008 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Alexandru Dejanu (Systematic)
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack of all trades master of None. Alexandru Dejanu is a Senior Systems Engineer with 8 years of experience in various domains such as Automotive, Tel...
#007 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Todd Palino (Linkedin)
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Todd Palino is a Senior Staff Engineer in Site Reliability at LinkedIn on the Capacity Engineering team, where his team is creating a framework for ap...
#006 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Nick Jones (EscherCloudAI)
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick is a CNCF and OpenUK Ambassador, currently employed as Head of Cloud Native and Platform Engineering at EscherCloudAI, where he's helping to buil...
#005 - Kubernetes For Humans Podcast with Gwen Shapira (Nile)
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gwen Shapira is the Co-Founding CPO at Nile. Previously a system architect at Confluent (employee no. 12!) helping customers achieve success with thei...
#004 - Kubernetes For Humans Podcast with Andy McMahon (NatWest Group)
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew P. McMahon is a data scientist and machine learning engineer with several years of experience leading teams that deliver value using cutting-ed...
#003 - Kubernetes For Humans Podcast with Sebastian Kister (Audi)
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sebastian is an award-winning global thought leader for enterprise transformation and a CTO Summit member at CNCF. He is a startup professional who h...
#002 - Kubernetes For Humans Podcast with Wouter Ligtenberg (ING)
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wouter is particularly passionate about CICD and everything that involves automation in the tech industry. In the past years, he worked in different c...