
Kubernetes Bytes
Kubernetes Bytes is a podcast bringing you the latest from the world of cloud native data management. Hosts Ryan Wallner and Bhavin Shah come to you from Boston, Massachusetts with experienced backgrounds in cloud-native tech. They'll be sharing their thoughts on recent cloud native news and talking to industry experts about their experiences and challenges managing the wealth of data in today's cloud-native ecosystem.
Latest episodes

Feb 23, 2024 • 60min
IDPs Unveiled: Accelerating Deployment on Kubernetes
The podcast delves into Internal Development Platforms (IDP), discussing their definition, pros, and cons. They explore speeding up deployment processes to prevent delays for developers. The hosts emphasize optimizing IDP for Kubernetes deployment through self-service capabilities and collaboration. Additionally, they discuss building consensus for product development and exploring tools and platforms for IDPs in development teams.

Feb 7, 2024 • 54min
Running Kubernetes at the Edge using K3s
Jason Dobies, Director of Edge Engineering at SUSE, discusses K3s, Kubernetes at the Edge, and the importance of data privacy and security. They also cover storage handling at edge locations and the benefits of processing data at the edge.

Jan 25, 2024 • 58min
Running multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters using vCluster
Lukas Gentele, Co-founder and CEO of Loft Labs, discusses the vCluster project, which helps organizations run multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters. They cover topics like Security, Storage, CICD, and GitOps for virtual clusters. Other topics include modifying nodes in a virtual cluster, integrating weak clusters in platform engineering, future plans for the open-source vCluster project, and AI's role in enabling AI applications.

Jan 11, 2024 • 55min
Platform Engineering at NYTimes
In the first episode of Season 4 for the Kubernetes Bytes podcast, Bhavin sits down with Ahmed Bebars, Staff Software Engineer at NYTimes to talk about how the times uses Kubernetes and Platform Engineering to accelerate their developer productivity and improve developer experience. They talk about what the technology stack at NYTimes looks like, how the platform team has built a resilient platform on Amazon EKS and share some best practices for anyone starting their journey with Platform Engineering.Check out our website at https://kubernetesbytes.com/Timestamps: 01:20 Cloud Native News 09:55 Interview with Ahmed 50:04 Key takeawaysCloud Native News: https://www.aquasec.com/news/60m-additional-funding/ https://devclass.com/2023/12/12/docker-buys-atomicjar-to-integrate-container-based-test-automation/ https://www.businessinsider.com/armory-acquired-startup-harness-7-million-2023-12 https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/19/scaleops-looks-to-cut-cloud-bills-by-automating-kubernetes-configurations https://wraltechwire.com/2023/12/21/ciscos-latest-cloud-play-exec-explains-the-deal-for-tech-startup-isovalent/ https://www.kubernetes.dev/resources/release/Show links: https://open.nytimes.com/ https://tickets.kcdnewyork.com/ https://github.com/abebars https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmedbebars/ https://github.com/nytimes

Dec 8, 2023 • 1h
Byte-sized: Exploring the Basics of AI in Plain English
The hosts of the podcast discuss the basics of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning, exploring terms, differences, and approaches. They also cover topics such as power consumption in AI applications, AI chat bots streamlining processes, and the benefits of using Kubernetes for AI and ML workloads.

Nov 21, 2023 • 58min
Kubecon North America 2023: Highlights, Themes and Key Takeaways
In this episode, Ryan and Bhavin talk about Kubecon + Cloud Native Con North America 2023 in Chicago, and discuss all the vendor announcements from the past couple of weeks. Kubecon North America was in Chicago and had more than 13500 attendees and shows a continuous increase in adoption of Kubernetes as the platform to run containers, virtual machines, AI workloads, etc. Check out the KubernetesBytes website: https://www.kubernetesbytes.com/Ads: Ready to shop better hydration, use "kubernetesbytes" to save 20% off anything you order. Try Nom Nom today, go to https://trynom.com/kubernetesbytes and get 50% off your first order plus free shipping.Find all the links to the things we discussed during the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/169mrZGi7oYptuT1nXrmuy-uwIlrAYZ8jJR3p5vRZ5Vo/edit?usp=sharing

Nov 2, 2023 • 60min
Universal Control Planes for Kubernetes and Beyond
In this episode of KubernetesBytes, Bhavin and Ryan interview Viktor Farcic, a Developer Advocate from Upbound, the company behind Crossplane. Crossplane extends Kubernetes into becoming a universal control plane for more than what runs in Kubernetes, however, you get to manage everything in a Kubernetes-native way. Hear what Viktor has to say about Crossplane and what hes been up to. 01:35 Introduction 08:29 Cloud Native News 16:15 Crossplane with Viktor Cloud Native News https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/series-b-funding https://www.honeycomb.io/blog/introducing-honeycomb-for-kubernetes?hss_channel=lcp-12957659 https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/18/microsoft-launches-radius-an-open-source-application-platform-for-the-cloud/ https://docs.radapp.io/ https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/urgent-new-security-flaws-discovered-in.html https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatabackup/news/366557752/CloudCasa-now-offers-self-hosted-Kubernetes-backup-service https://finance.yahoo.com/news/kubecost-launches-cloud-cost-optimization-080000850.html Links https://youtube.com/@UCfz8x0lVzJpb_dgWm9kPVrw https://docs.crossplane.io/ https://www.crossplane.io/community

Oct 25, 2023 • 35min
DevOpsDays Boston - Helping developers be more productive in a multi-cloud world
In this episode of Kubernetes Bytes, Ryan and Bhavin sit down with Michael o'leary and Ibett A to talk about how developers can build multi-cloud secure architectures using Kubernetes and the principles of Shift Left and DevSecOps. Check out the KubernetesBytes website: https://www.kubernetesbytes.com/ Join the Kubernetes Bytes slack using: https://bit.ly/k8sbytes Ads: Ready to shop better hydration, use "kubernetesbytes" to save 20% off anything you order.Timestamps: 00:00 Interview with Michael o'leary 18:50 Interview with Ibett AShow links: Boston Kubernetes Meetup - https://www.meetup.com/boston-kubernetes-meetup/

Oct 25, 2023 • 31min
DevOpsDays Boston - Platform Engineering and Internal Developer Platforms
In this episode of Kubernetes Bytes, Ryan and Bhavin sit down with Alexandre Pauwels and Kevin Scheunemann at DevOps Days Boston to talk all about IDPs and Platform Engineering. The discussion focuses on how organizations can build IDPs from open source tools and the how DevOps, SRE and Platform Engineering teams work together. Check out the KubernetesBytes website: https://www.kubernetesbytes.com/ Join the Kubernetes Bytes slack using: https://bit.ly/k8sbytesAds: Ready to shop better hydration, use "kubernetesbytes" to save 20% off anything you order.Timestamps: 00:00 Interview with Alexandre Pauwels 16:00 Interview with Kevin ScheunemannShow links: https://bitmantle.com/

Oct 25, 2023 • 43min
DevOpsDays Boston - Real value of community
In this episode of Kubernetes Bytes, Ryan and Bhavin sit down with Paul Bruce and Don Luchini - the organizers of DevOpsdays Boston and talk about the value of community, what DevOps means to them and how the event has evolved over the years. Listen in to learn more about what to expect when you attend one of these events or meetups in the future, and the guests also share their perspective around DevOps, Kubernetes and Platform Engineering Check out the KubernetesBytes website: https://www.kubernetesbytes.com/ Join the Kubernetes Bytes slack using: https://bit.ly/k8sbytes Ads: Ready to shop better hydration, use "kubernetesbytes" to save 20% off anything you order. Try Nom Nom today, go to https://trynom.com/kubernetesbytes and get 50% off your first order plus free shipping.Timestamps: 00:00 Interview with Paul Bruce 22:25 Interview with Don LuchiniJoin the DevOpsDays Boston slack - https://bostondevops.github.io/