Thoughtworks Technology Podcast Themes from Technology Radar Vol.33
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Oct 30, 2025 Bryan Oliver, a Principal Engineer at ThoughtWorks and expert in Kubernetes and platform engineering, dives deep into the AI-centric themes from the latest Radar. He discusses the critical need for infrastructure orchestration for AI workloads and how new Kubernetes tools can enhance scheduling for ML jobs. The conversation also covers the role of the Model Control Protocol in elevating AI agents, the transformative impact of AI across development workflows, and emerging anti-patterns that teams need to navigate in the evolving landscape of AI.
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Themes As Momentary Curations
- Themes capture the cross-blip glue from curating ~300 nominations into ~100 radar entries.
- They are ephemeral snapshots of the group's hallway conversations during the Radar week.
First In-Person Radar Experience
- Bryan Oliver described his first in-person Radar experience and contribution as theme owner.
- He found the week intense but rewarding and enjoyed the Doppler process.
Topology Awareness For AI Workloads
- AI workloads require topology- and hardware-aware scheduling across racks and GPUs.
- Kubernetes projects are adding node labeling and topology metadata so schedulers can optimize placement.