# KubeCon EU 2025

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Podcast: [Kubernetes Podcast from Google](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kubernetes-podcast-from-google)
Published: 2025-05-15T15:50:00+00:00
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## Resource

A curated collection of live interviews from KubeCon EU 2025 exploring the evolution of platform engineering and AI workloads. The episode covers everything from large-scale government cloud migrations to running Kubernetes on a dairy farm.

## Highlights
- Main idea: Platform engineering is shifting focus toward providing internal developer products rather than just managing infrastructure
- Practical takeaway: When scaling LLM workloads, use token generation or GPU utilization as custom metrics for autoscaling instead of traditional CPU/RAM
- Technical update: The Gateway API Inference Extension enables intelligent routing for multimodal AI traffic
- Failure mode: Relying solely on standard metrics like request counts can lead to inefficient scaling for unpredictable LLM workloads
- Community insight: The expansion of KubeCon to a global, frequent schedule is driving rapid innovation and testing of edge cases in production

## Topics

Platform Engineering, Kubernetes, LLM Orchestration, Gateway API, Cloud Native Computing Foundation, KubeCon EU 2025, AI Infrastructure, Observability

## Chapters
- 1:00 — CNCF News & Governance: Updates on the Automated Governance Maturity Model and the evolution of the Gateway API and Open Observability Summit.
- 5:05 — Platform Engineering at NAV: How the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration transitioned on-premise applications to a cloud-based platform.
- 8:45 — Kubernetes Resource Updates: Discussion on in-place pod updates and their benefits for Java applications.
- 12:50 — The Rise of Developer Platforms: Exploring how modern development platforms are changing the interaction between product owners and infrastructure.
- 24:40 — Running LLMs on Kubernetes: Deep dive into scaling LLM workloads using custom metrics and the new Gateway API Inference Extension.
- 28:35 — Core Component Updates: Updates on SIG etcd, the new etcd operator, and the Kubernetes 1.30 release cycle.
- 35:50 — Edge Cases: Kubernetes on a Farm: A unique look at running Kubernetes in unconventional environments and the future of the KubeCon global series.

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