Can you make Kubernetes invisible? Here's why AWS is on a mission to do it.

About this episode

Jesse Butler discusses his vision for simplifying cloud-native computing and the role of Kubernetes and open-source in this mission.

In this episode of The New Stack Makers, Jesse Butler, principal product manager for AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service, shares his vision for simplifying cloud-native computing. Since joining AWS in 2020, Butler has focused on making Kubernetes easier to use, emphasizing open-source as a democratizing force. He highlights the role of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) in standardizing and governing open ecosystems while balancing community-driven innovation with commercial contributions.

People in this episode

Guest: Jesse Butler

Topics covered

• Kubernetes
• cloud-native computing
• open-source
• AWS
• CNCF
• community-driven innovation

Keywords

• Kubernetes
• AWS
• cloud-native
• open-source
• CNCF
• innovation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AWS, Cloud Native Computing Foundation, CNCF

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