Episode

Ep 3: What Does Extreme Operational Efficiency (Currently) Look Like? WIth Niki Manoledaki

Podcast
Asynchronous & Unreliable - Conversations on The Edge of Software
Published
Apr 24, 2026
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3527
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Summary

In the third episode of Asynchronous and Unreliable, Anne Currie and Niki Manoledaki of Grafana Labs discuss the highest end of operational efficiency, GreenOps, and Finops using purely open source solutions including Kubernetes, Kepler and the Vertical Pod Autoscaler. What can you do with them and what is the vital technology you need in place before you attempt it? Real life stories! Shownotes and transcript #cloud #kubernetes #karpenter #kepler #VPA #CNCF #opensource #earthday #sustainability