KubeCon Europe 2022: Back to In-Person Events
I just came back from KubeCon Europe 2022 in Valencia, Spain. It was thrilling to attend a big event in person again after the pandemic. Here are the highlights of the conference, key talks, and my takeaways.
Back to the World
Going to Valencia was exciting but also a bit cautious because of COVID-19. But meeting the Kubernetes community again was very rewarding. KubeCon was my first big event in the Kubernetes world years ago, and I was curious about this year’s event.
The event was at the Valencia Fairgrounds with a record number of participants. Valencia’s good bus, train, and tram system made travel easy even without a metro.
Key Talks
Some highlights:
- Mercedes-Benz’s Kubernetes Story: They shared their seven-year journey with Kubernetes, focusing on team structures and scaling advantages.
- Le Thran on Open Source: Le Thran from Kasten.io talked about the benefits of contributing to CNCF projects.
- Ephemeral Containers by Aaron Alpar: A session on using ephemeral containers for debugging in Kubernetes pods.
- Disaster Recovery Lessons: Rick Spencer and Wojciech Kocjan from InfluxData talked about managing a production cluster’s accidental deletion.
- Developer Experience: Thomas Vitale and Mauricio Salatino discussed making Kubernetes simpler for developers.
Some popular talks, like exploiting Kubernetes clusters via Prometheus servers, were too crowded sadly.
Final Thoughts
Valencia’s culture, beautiful buildings, and food were a great break from the conference. The city added to the overall experience. KubeCon Europe 2022 showed the strong spirit of the Kubernetes community. The event celebrated the journey through challenges and innovations at scale. Until next time :-)