🟡 Sponsor Spotlight: Elastic (Gold Sponsor) 🌟 From infrastructure visibility to AI-powered applications, Elastic helps teams search, solve, and succeed — faster. 🔗 Explore: www.elastic.co Ticket: kcdtexas.org #KCDTexas #GoldSponsor #Elastic #SearchAI #Observability #Security #CloudNative #AI

Sponsor Spotlight: Plural (Gold Sponsor) 🚀 🌟 We’re excited to feature Plural as a Gold Sponsor of KCD Texas 2026. Discover Plural: www.plural.sh Don’t miss the opportunity to meet the teams redefining Kubernetes operations. Get your ticket now: kcdtexas.org

Huge shoutout to Isovalent, now part of Cisco, as a Gold Sponsor of KCD Texas 2026.
 Isovalent delivers a leading platform for Kubernetes networking, security, and observability across cloud, on-premises, and edge environments. Learn more about Isovalent:
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KCD Texas is coming to Austin, and the cloud-native community is showing up strong. If you’re into Kubernetes, platform engineering, open source, DevOps, or building scalable systems… this is your room. 🎟️ Grab yours before prices go up or we sell out. community.cncf.io/events/detai...

Big things are brewing at KCD Texas 🤠 - Our End User Sponsor Tier isn’t about logos, t’s about real connections. Add brisket, community energy, and a few longhorn photo moments 🐂 — and you’ve got something uniquely Texas + CNCF. 📩 [email protected] #KCDTexas #CloudNative #Kubernetes

Just a Texas-sized reminder that the Call for Proposals for KCD Texas rides off into the sunset on February 15th at 11:59 PM EST. Step up to the mic, bring that bold Texas energy, and be part of something big in Austin. Submit your talk here before the gates close: 👉 sessionize.com/kcd-texas-20...

Richard Boyd, co-organizer of KCD Texas, invites the community to participate in KCD Texas 2026, which will take place on May 15 in Austin. KCD Texas brings together great talks, meaningful networking, and Texas-style hospitality. KCD Texas 2026. May 15. Austin, Texas. www.kcdtexas.org

Your story matters, and Austin, Texas, is ready to hear it. 🤠🎤 If you’ve built, broken, scaled, or learned something real with Kubernetes, open source, cloud native, or AI in production, this is your moment. 🚨 CFP closes February 15 — don’t wait. 👉 Apply now! sessionize.com/kcd-texas-20...

We’re looking for talks on Kubernetes, CNCF projects, platform engineering, AI workloads, and lessons learned from running cloud-native systems in production. 
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🚨 Ticket sales are officially open, y’all! 🚨 We’re officially opening ticket sales for KCD Texas 2026. Early demand has been strong, availability is limited, and excitement from the cloud-native and open-source communities is already building quickly. community.cncf.io/events/detai...

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🚀 KCD Texas 2026 is officially on the calendar.
 Austin will host 300+ cloud-native professionals, 40+ speakers, and 30+ talks focused on real-world Kubernetes and open source adoption. 👉 Sponsorship opportunities are now open. www.canva.com/design/DAG6e...

Looking for more than logo placement? Sponsoring KCD Texas 2026 means supporting a CNCF-backed, community-first event where real cloud-native conversations happen. 📍 Austin, TX (TCEA) - 📅 May 15, 2026 Become a partner, not just a sponsor. 👉 View sponsorship options: bit.ly/KCDTexas2026

🎉 Thrilled to announce that Dynatrace is joining us as a Platinum Sponsor for #KCDTexas 2025! 🚀 With Dynatrace's support, we're set to make this year's event the biggest and best #Kubernetes gathering! 🌟 📅 Date: May 15, 2025 🔗 More Info & Registration: kcdtexas.org #CloudNative #AustinTech

🚀 KCD Texas 2025 is almost here!! Join us at #KCDTexas on Thursday at the Austin Central Library! Chris Aniszczyk, Ricardo Rocha, and Andrew Martin will deliver unforgettable keynotes! Shoutout to our Platinum Sponsors WSo2 and Dynatrace Special message from the organizers: youtu.be/i_nG_P9Qwbc

🌐 We're looking forward to Chris Aniszczyk, the CTO of the CNCF, kicking off our event and preparing us for the **Next Decade of Cloud Native**. Explore the next wave of innovation in #Kubernetes, containers, and #opensource ecosystems. This is a session you won't want to miss! 🎟️ kcdtexas.org

See you this week! Join KCD Texas 2025 on May 15 in Austin for the best in cloud-native technologies. Buy your ticket now 🔗 kcdtexas.org #CloudNativeTech

🌟 Meet the Hosts of #KCD Texas 2025! 🌟 We are thrilled to announce that Lisa-Marie Namphy, Head of DevRel at Intuit, and Danielle Cook, co-founder of KubeCrash, will be our hosts for Kubernetes Community Days Texas 2025! Join us May 15, 2025 in #ATX 🎟️ Secure your spot now at kcdtexas.org #CNCF

💡 The countdown is on! Only 5 weeks to KCD Texas 2025. Join us May 15 in Austin to learn from the best in cloud-native technologies. 🔗 kcdtexas.org #KCDTexas #CloudNative

🤝 Connect with Texas' top cloud-native innovators at KCD Texas 2025. Don’t miss May 15 in Austin—secure your spot now! 🔗 kcdtexas.org #AustinTech #KubernetesCommunity

🎓 The Linux Foundation Education team is coming to Austin on May 15th! Join us for an incredible opportunity to connect 1:1 with Timothy Serewicz at the LF Education table, your chance to talk career growth, certifications, and Kubernetes skills. 🚀 Secure your spot: kcdtexas.org

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Time’s running out! Grab your ticket for KCD Texas 2025 and join 400+ cloud-native professionals this May 15 in Austin. Don’t miss out! 🎟️🚀 🔗 kcdtexas.org #KubernetesCommunity

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🎟️ Secure your ticket for KCD Texas 2025! Happening May 15, tickets are just $75 for a full day of innovation and community in Austin. 🔗 kcdtexas.org #KCDTexas

🎟️ Get Your Tickets for KCD Texas 2025 and Join the Cloud-Native Revolution! 🌟 Tickets are selling out fast—secure yours today! 🔗 Get Your Tickets Here kcdtexas.org #CloudNativeTech #KubernetesCommunity #KCDTexas2025

Lakmal Warusawithana, Senior Director of Cloud Architecture at WSO2, will share his journey of building a resilient, multi-cloud internal developer platform that ensures scalability, security, and adaptability while avoiding vendor lock-in. 📅 May 15, 2025
 📍 Main Stage Register here kcdtexas.org

Timothy Serewicz, VP of Education at The Linux Foundation, will dive into the transformative role Kubernetes plays as we transition from traditional DevOps to Platform Engineering. 📅 May 15, 2025
 📍 Main Stage Register here kcdtexas.org #CNCF #Serverless #AI #EdgeComputing #FinOps #WASM

Join Maxwell Ivey, known as the Blind Blogger, as he highlights why building accessible software is crucial for businesses and why it should be a key consideration in product development. 📅 May 15, 2025
 📍 Main Stage Register here kcdtexas.org #SEO #CNCF #OpenSource

Discover how Vinit Dhatrak, Lead Software Engineer at DocuSign, revolutionized cloud storage and data management with a cloud-native solution that integrates AI-powered insights. 📅 May 15, 2025
 📍 Main Stage Register here kcdtexas.org #CloudNative #Azure #CNCF #AI #AKS #DocuSign

🚀 Speaker Spotlight: Payal Godhani from Oracle Cloud Payal will show how **Helm Diff** can help teams avoid misconfigurations and security incidents. This plugin helps view changes before they hit prod. 👉 Don't miss this talk at #KCDTexas on May 15th! kcdtexas.org #Kubernetes #Helm #CloudNative

🚀 Ready to build an Internal Developer Platform in minutes? Led by Fabrizio Sgura and Gerardo Lopez Falcon, they will show you how to spin up a fully operational IDP using tools like #Kubernetes, #ArgoCD, and #Backstage. 💻 **Bring your laptop and get ready to build!** 🔗 kcdtexas.org #CloudNative

🔥 Big news for #KCDTexas 2025! 🔥

 We’re bringing in KG BBQ, Austin’s finest, featured on #Netflix and widely known as the best BBQ in town. 🍖🔥

 Get ready to fuel your Kubernetes brain with some seriously good brisket.

 📅 May 15, 2025  
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Learn how container-based performance degradation due to shared resources often goes unnoticed and how it impacts latency and SLOs. 📅 May 15, 2025
 📍 Main Stage Register here kcdtexas.org #eBPF #CloudNative #OpenTelemetry #CNCF

Join Engin Diri, Senior Solutions Architect at Pulumi, inspired by AWS KRO and tools like Kratix and Crossplane, this talk will dive into how abstraction simplifies operations and empowers developers. Register here kcdtexas.org #Crossplane #CNCF #CloudNative #Katrix

Join Whitney Lee and Viktor Farcic in an interactive, ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’-style talk where YOU guide the journey of a Kubernetes app struggling with deployment woes, security hurdles, and governance challenges. 📅 May 15, 2025
 📍 Main Stage Register here kcdtexas.org

Krishna Khandavilli, Sagar Kundral, Dolis Sharma at KCD Texas 2025 In this beginner-friendly workshop, learn how to secure your Kubernetes environments and workloads using #Kyverno, a #Kubernetes-native Policy-as-Code solution. 📅 May 15, 2025
 📍 Green Room 2 Register here kcdtexas.org

💡 Meet Ricardo at KCD Texas 2025 and gain insights into the future of cloud-native infrastructure at scale. 📍 KCD Texas 2025
 📅 May 15, 2025
 📌 Austin Public Library 
 🔗 Register here kcdtexas.org #KCDTexas #CloudNative #CNCF #OpenSource #Kubernetes #CERN #KeynoteSpeaker

Chris leads developer experience at CNCF and drives key cloud-native initiatives. He brings deep expertise in open source strategy and community building. 📍 KCD Texas 2025
 📅 May 15, 2025
 📌 Austin Public Library 
 🔗 Register now kcdtexas.org #KCDTexas #CloudNative #CNCF #Keynote

🚀 Beyond excited to have @wiggitywhitney.bsky.social and Victor Farcic on stage at #KCDTexas! Known for her creative storytelling, vibrant energy, and hand-drawn visual explanations, Whitney makes #Kubernetes concepts fun and approachable. 👉 Learn more & register here: kcdtexas.org

📣 Special Message from Our Speaker, @JuliaFMorgado.bsky.social! Julia will discuss data security in Kubernetes — a topic that’s top of mind for every modern technologist. 🎟️ Don't miss your chance to connect with great speakers like Julia! Register today: kcdtexas.org

In this 90-minute hands-on workshop, discover how Kubernetes has transformed software architecture—from pure chaos to embracing chaos engineering. 📅 May 15, 2025
 📍 Green Room 2 Master the next evolution in Kubernetes app development! 🚀 Register here kcdtexas.org #Kubernetes #ChaosEngineering

In this 90-minute hands-on workshop, you'll learn how to build an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) in minutes using IDPBuilder—with just Docker as a dependency! 📅 May 15, 2025
 📍 Green Room 1 Bring your laptop and start building your IDP today! 🚀 Register here kcdtexas.org #CNCF #IDP #ArgoCD

In this 90-minute workshop, Gene will exploit unsecured containers to show the real impact of common security misconfigurations—and how to detect and prevent them. See what happens when security goes wrong—so you can make sure it doesn’t! 🚀 Register here kcdtexas.org #Grype #CNCF #DevSecOps

In this session, they will dive into advanced autoscaling strategies beyond the standard Kubernetes options, exploring Karpenter and KEDA to enhance flexibility and cost-efficiency. 📅 May 15, 2025 
 📍 Demonstration Room Register here kcdtexas.org #Kubernetes #CNCF #Karpenter #CloudNative

In this session, Julia will dive into resilience engineering for #Kubernetes and how to recover from security breaches while strengthening data protection. 📅 May 15, 2025
 📍 Demonstration Room Register here kcdtexas.org #Security #CloudNative #CNCF

Chap Ambrose, brings 20+ years of experience in designing scalable, resilient cloud-native platforms. 📅 May 15, 2025
 📍 Demonstration Room Learn how to scale Kubernetes platforms securely while keeping developers productive! 🚀 Register here kcdtexas.org #GitOps #PlatformEngineering #CNCF

In this session, Reese will explore best practices for monitoring the OpenTelemetry Collector to ensure reliability, performance, and efficiency. 📅 May 15, 2025
 📍 Demonstration Room Register here kcdtexas.org #OpenTelemetry #Monitoring #Observability #CNCF

In this session, Mickael will uncover hidden signals in Kubernetes clusters to improve reliability and performance. 📅 May 15, 2025
 📍 Demonstration Room Learn how to turn raw data into proactive reliability strategies! 🚀 Register here kcdtexas.org #Kubernetes #Reliability #Automation #Cluster

In this session, Whit will demystify the actor model and showcase how to build scalable, resilient applications using Dapr Actors. 📅 May 15, 2025
 | 1:40 p.m. 📍 Demonstration Room Master Dapr Actors and scale with confidence! 🚀 Register here kcdtexas.org #Dapr #Scalability #CloudNative