Episodes 50
Avg. Duration 30m
Activity Active
Apple Rating 4.0 (2)
Since Nov 2023
Latest Episode May 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
27%
Hosting
feed.podbean.com

About This Podcast

Real Kubernetes adoption stories from seasoned industry veterans who have the scars to prove it. Join us every Wednesday as we explore the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of technological and cultural transformations in the Cloud-Native era.

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Recent Episodes

S4E59 #059 - From Early K8s to the Edge: Shifting Compute Left with Dave Aronchick

May 18, 2026 29m

In this episode of the Kubernetes for Humans podcast, tech veteran Dave Aronchick shares his incredible journey from leading the Kubernetes and GKE projects at Google to co-founding Kubeflow and his…

S4E58 #058 - The Future of AI and Platform Engineering with Blake Sherwood (Smarsh)

May 13, 2026 30m

In this episode, special guest Blake Sherwood joins the show to discuss his unique career trajectory from tourism and coal mining to leading massive-scale Kubernetes migrations. Blake shares insights…

S4E57 #057 - From Pagers to Pair Programming: Navigating Massive Scale and AI with Stefana Muller (Salesforce)

May 04, 2026 27m

In this episode of "Kubernetes for Humans," Stefana Muller, VP of Infrastructure & Operations at Salesforce, shares her fascinating journey from technical support to navigating the massive scale…

S4E56 #056 - Cloud Contradictions and Cautionary Tales with Corey Quinn (The Duckbill Group)

Apr 28, 2026 28m

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.   Corey shares his unconventional career path…

S3E55 #055 - From Enterprise Java to Kubernetes and AI-Driven Infrastructure with Dan Hicks (Boomi)

Apr 01, 2026 25m

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 Platform Engineer at Boomi, to explore his…

S3E54 #054 - From Shiny Objects to FinOps: Taming Cloud Costs in the AI Era with Josh Schlanger (CloudXray AI)

Mar 25, 2026 23m

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 experience across Martech, e-commerce, and health…

S3E53 #053 - The Road to Distributed AI and Kubernetes Infrastructure with Matt Butcher (Fermyon) & Ari Weil (Akamai)

Feb 11, 2026 31m

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-native ecosystem. They share their professional origins,…

S3E52 #052 - The "Short Long Path": Mastering Abstraction, Culture, and Kubernetes Scale with Shemer Mashiach (Playtika) & Scott Rosenberg (TeraSky)

Feb 04, 2026 43m

In this episode, Itiel joins forces with Shemer, Director of Platform Solutions at the gaming giant Playtika, and Scott Rosenberg, Lead Architect at TeraSky, to discuss the realities of platform…

S1E51 #051 - Surviving the Shift: From Legacy Monoliths to Day 2 Chaos with Hayato Shimizu (Digitalis)

Jan 28, 2026 26m

From the early days of "neural nets" and WebSphere to the modern complexities of Kubernetes, Hayato Shimizu has seen the evolution of infrastructure firsthand. In this episode of Kubernetes for…

S2E50 #050 - Data Protection and Kubernetes Resilience with Michael Cade & Julia Furst Morgado (Veeam)

Oct 08, 2025 30m

In this episode Itiel hosts Veeam experts Julia and Michael, to share their distinct paths into cloud-native technology. Julia discusses her transition from a background in law and marketing to…

S2E49 #049 - The AI Translator: Using LLMs & MCP for K8s Operations & Self-Healing Infra with Alexei Ledenev (doit)

Sep 24, 2025 25m

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 software development and deep experience in cloud…

S2E48 #048 - Shaping the Future of Software Development with Idan Gazit (GitHub Next)

Aug 27, 2025 38m

Meet Idan Gazit from GitHub Next, a team responsible for projects like GitHub Copilot. Gazit, despite jokingly claiming to be "the least knowledgeable about Kubernetes," shares his diverse career…

S2E47 #047 - Securing the Software Supply Chain and Kubernetes with Dustin Kirkland (Chainguard)

Aug 05, 2025 33m

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 Canonical to roles at Google (working on GKE),…

S2E46 #046 - Simulating, Scheduling, and Saving: Optimizing Kubernetes with David Morrison (Applied Research)

Jun 24, 2025 29m

In this episode, Itiel has an insightful conversation with Dr. David Morrison, a research scientist and founder specializing in Kubernetes scheduling and autoscaling. David shares his journey from…

S2E45 #045 - Beyond Cluster Creation: Mastering Multi-Cluster Kubernetes with Gianluca Mardente (Cisco)

Jun 10, 2025 23m

Join Itiel as he chats with Gianluca Mardente, a Principal Engineer at Cisco Systems. Gianluca shares his path to tech and Kubernetes, including his work history and the inspiration behind his…

S2E44 #044 - Scaling Platforms and Pioneering AI Agents with Hasith Kalpage (Outshift by Cisco)

May 27, 2025 37m

Join us as Hasith Kalpag, Head of Platform Engineering at Outshift by Cisco, shares his fascinating journey. Hear about his experience leading the massive WebEx transformation to cloud-native using…

S2E43 #043 - Gaming on K8s: Stateful Servers, Low Latency, and an Incredible Infra Journey with Siddharth Dhulipalla (Hathora.dev)

May 13, 2025 29m

In this episode, Sid, CEO of Hathora, discusses building game infrastructure, specifically for hosting dedicated servers. He shares how Hathora tackles the challenges of running stateful,…

S1E42 #042 - Cloud-Native Evolution: Simplifying K8s for Developers with Maxime Veroone (Decathlon)

Apr 30, 2025 7m

Live from KubeCon London, this episode of Kubernetes for Humans features Maxime Veroone, Staff Engineer at Decathlon's e-commerce division, sharing the company’s cloud-native transformation…

S2E41 #041 - Virtualizing Kubernetes with Lukas Gentele (Loft Labs)

Apr 10, 2025 19m

In this special KubeCon edition episode of the Kubernetes for Humans podcast, Itiel meets with Lukas Gentele, CEO and co-founder of Loft Labs. Discover why Lukas believes multi-tenancy is a major…

S2E40 #040 - Beyond Mere Penguins: Crafting Engaging Developer Communities with Jono Bacon (Stateshift)

Apr 10, 2025 7m

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 open-source technologies. Jono shared his early…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Kubernetes for Humans have?

Kubernetes for Humans has published 50 episodes since November 2023, covering topics in Business, Entrepreneurship.

Is Kubernetes for Humans still active?

Kubernetes for Humans is currently active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 30m.

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