#135 The Return of OpenStack: Kubernetes & Sovereign Infrastructure

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The episode discusses the relevance of OpenStack in the context of digital sovereignty and secure infrastructure.

In Episode 135 of the Dutch Kubernetes Podcast, Ronald Kers and Jan Stomphorst sit down with Mohamed Nasser, CEO of VEXXHOST and OpenInfra Foundation board member, together with Thierry Carrez, General Manager of the OpenInfra Foundation and Linux Foundation Europe. The conversation explores the growing relevance of OpenStack in a world increasingly focused on digital sovereignty, private cloud, AI workloads, and secure infrastructure. The episode dives into how the industry shifted from pri...

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Hosts: Ronald Kers, Jan Stomphorst

Guests: Mohamed Nasser, Thierry Carrez

Topics covered

• OpenStack
• Kubernetes
• digital sovereignty
• private cloud
• AI workloads
• secure infrastructure

Keywords

• OpenStack
• Kubernetes
• digital sovereignty
• private cloud
• AI workloads
• secure infrastructure

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Organizations: VEXXHOST, OpenInfra Foundation, Linux Foundation Europe, OpenStack

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