IT Talks by Redpill Linpro

Guest: Per Stene Language: Swedish Duration: 26.33 min Per Stene from Redpill Linpro gives an update on Kubernetes, OpenShift and container platforms four years after his last visit to the podcast. The conversation ranges from how Kubernetes has become standard in modern IT environments to why the platforms have simultaneously become more complex, expensive and more business-critical. Per also highlights trends such as edge computing, air-gapped environments, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code and how organizations are once again starting to look towards their own data centers for security and sovereignty reasons. A central question is how AI is changing the operation of Kubernetes, from monitoring and troubleshooting to the more automated platforms of the future. Kubernetes will not disappear, but developers will likely meet it through increasingly higher abstraction layers.

Guest: Johan Linåker Language: Swedish Duration: 22.52 min Researcher Johan Linåker is a guest and talks about Europe's digital dependency and why the issue of sovereignty has become so relevant. Johan believes that Europe will never be 100 percent digitally autonomous, the world is already too interconnected. But we must reduce vulnerability to non-European cloud giants and global supplier lock-ins, says Johan. The episode is about geopolitics, open source, the risks of losing control of data and why digital infrastructure is now seen as just as critical as energy, water and food.

Guest: Elias Solla and Richard Marx Language: English Duration: 37:46 min Digital sovereignty has shifted from buzzword to strategic necessity. In this episode, Tomas Tränkner talks with Elias Solla (Nextcloud) and Richard Marx (Sendent) about why European organizations are rethinking their dependence on their cloud providers. The conversation covers data control, legal risks, vendor lock-in and how to approach migration without disrupting users. The key message: this is not a big-bang shift, but a gradual journey where hybrid solutions play a central role, and where open source and European alternatives are gaining real momentum.

Guest: Caroline Wennerholm Language: Swedish Duration: 27:37 Caroline is a Team Manager at Redpill Linpro in Stockholm and also works with wellness coaching. She's joining us in this episode to help us optimize our physical and mental wellbeing at work. She explains the importance of creating a work culture where it's okay to talk about your feelings - especially when things feel difficult and we may be struggling. At Redpill Linpro, Caroline has introduced a wellness break with simple movements to help the body move and the brain to take a break. A great way to gain some energy and not be stiff, especially for those of us who mainly work at our desks. Tune into this episode to get more ideas and inspiration on how to optimize your wellbeing at work!

Guest: Anders Nehlin Language: Swedish Duration: 18:51 Salesforce has launched its new feature, Salesforce DevOps Center, to deliver more efficient release cycles, improved traceability, and more stable operations for Salesforce solutions. In this episode, Anders Nehlin, Senior Salesforce Developer, goes through how DevOps Center works in practice and why it makes Salesforce even better.

Guest: Henrik Gavelli Language: Swedish Duration: 19:43 Another year has passed, and to wrap 2025 up, Redpill Linpro's CEO Henrik Gavelli sum up the year. It's no secret that the consultancy market has had a tough couple of years, and the start of 2025 was no different. However, the demand for our operations and digital workplace services remained strong, and by the end of the year, we saw more and more companies investing in innovation again. Meaning we're excited for 2026! We want to be open about both our successes and challenges – so, tune in to this episode for the full 2025 review!

Guest: Darly Massamba Language: Swedish Duration: 16:41 min In today's episode of IT Talks, we're welcoming Darly from Frends to talk about the iPaaS platform. Frends is a Nordic .NET-based low-code integration platform that simplifies the connection of systems, APIs, and EDIs in the cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments. Tune into this episode to hear how Frends went from a petrol station solution in the 80's to the iPaas solution it is today.