Best Talks at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025

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   Evolving OpenID Connect and Observability in Keycloak - Ryan Emerson & Takashi Norimatsu

   Ryan Emerson, Takashi Norimatsu

   This talk, presented by Takashi Norimatsu and Ryan Emerson, delves into the significant advancements made in Keycloak, an open-source identity and access management solution. The presentation is divided into two core segments: the evolution of OpenID Connect (OIDC) security…

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   Fresh Secrets From the Docks: Lessons Learnt From Analyzing 180,000 Public Dock... Guillaume Valadon

   Guillaume Valadon

   In this compelling KubeCon EU talk, Guillaume Valadon, a security researcher at GitGuardian, unveiled the alarming prevalence of leaked secrets within public Docker images. Titled "Fresh Secrets From the Docks," the presentation detailed an extensive research effort involving…

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   Open Source Malware or a Vulnerability?... Brian Fox, Madelein van der Hout & Santiago Torres-Arias

   Brian Fox, Madelein van der Hout, Santiago Torres-Arias

   This insightful panel discussion at KubeCon EU, featuring industry veterans Brian Fox, Madelein van der Hout, and Santiago Torres-Arias, meticulously dissects the evolving landscape of software supply chain threats. The talk challenges conventional perceptions by drawing a…

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   Open Policy Agent (OPA) Intro & Deep Dive - Charlie Egan & Anders Eknert, Styra

   Charlie Egan, Anders Eknert, Styra

   This talk, presented by Charlie Egan and Anders Eknert, both maintainers of the Open Policy Agent (OPA) project and members of the developer relations team at Styra, provides a comprehensive introduction and deep dive into OPA. It addresses the critical need for standardized…

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   Kubernetes WG Device Management - GPUs, TPUs, NICs and More With DRA - Kevin Klues & Patrick Ohly

   Kevin Klues, Patrick Ohly

   This talk provides a comprehensive update on the Kubernetes Working Group Device Management, primarily focusing on the significant advancements and ongoing development of **Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA)**. Presented by co-chairs Patrick Ohly and Kevin Klues, who were…

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   Strengthening Auth in Kubernetes: Image Pulling, DRA Admin Acces... Rita Zhang & Stanislav Láznička

   Rita Zhang, Stanislav Láznička

   This talk, presented by Rita Zhang and Stanislav Láznička of Microsoft and **SIG Auth** co-chair and contributor respectively, provides a comprehensive update on the latest advancements and future directions in Kubernetes authentication and authorization. The session highlights…

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   Journey at the New York Times: Is Sidecar-Less Service Mesh Disappearing I... Lin Sun & Ahmed Bebars

   Lin Sun, Ahmed Bebars

   This talk delves into the New York Times' extensive journey with service mesh technologies, culminating in their exploration and adoption of Istio Ambient Mesh. Presented by Lin Sun from Solo.io and Ahmed Bebars from The New York Times, the session provides a candid look at the…

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   Identity-based Trust - Till Death Do We Part? - John Kjell & Kairo De Araujo

   John Kjell, Kairo De Araujo

   In "Identity-based Trust - Till Death Do We Part?", John Kjell and Kairo De Araujo delivered a critical examination of modern software supply chain security, highlighting the evolution from traditional signing methods to identity-based approaches and beyond. The talk, presented…

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   Set Your Developers Free: Fleet Management at Spotify - Stefan Särne, Spotify

   Stefan Särne, Spotify

   In this KubeCon EU talk, Stefan Särne from Spotify delves into the critical evolution of **fleet management** within their vast microservices ecosystem. The presentation highlights how Spotify transformed its approach to managing thousands of backend services and data…

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10. 10

    Can You Maintain 1000 Apps? WasmCloud & K8s: The Ultimate Golden Template - Liam Randall, Cosmonic

    Liam Randall, Cosmonic

    In this insightful KubeCon EU talk, Liam Randall, founder and CEO of Cosmonic and co-creator of CNCF WASMCloud, addresses a critical challenge facing modern platform engineering teams: the unsustainable burden of maintaining thousands of applications deployed on container…

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    From Metal To Apps: LinkedIn’s Kubernetes-based Compute Platform - Ahmet Alp Balkan & Ronak Nathani

    Ahmet Alp Balkan, Ronak Nathani

    This talk, "From Metal To Apps: LinkedIn’s Kubernetes-based Compute Platform," presented by Ahmet Alp Balkan and Ronak Nathani from LinkedIn's central compute team, delves into the intricate architecture and operational strategies behind running one of the world's largest…

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    Day-2’000 - Migration From Kubeadm+Ansible To ClusterAPI+Talos: A Swiss Bank’s... Clément Nussbaumer

    Migration From Kubeadm+Ansible To ClusterAPI+Talos: A Swiss Bank’s... Clément Nussbaumer

    In this insightful KubeCon EU presentation, Clément Nussbaumer, a software engineer at the Swiss bank Post Finance, detailed a significant operational challenge: the in-place migration of long-lived, shared Kubernetes clusters from a traditional `kubeadm` and Ansible-based…

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