Radio Cloud Native by Mirantis

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  All Infrastructure Is AI Infrastructure: Navigating the New Era of Enterprise AI at Scale 31.05.2026 18min

  As enterprises scale generative AI and autonomous agents, every layer of the technology stack - from silicon to orchestration (ie. Metal to Model) - is being reshaped. In this episode, hosted by Mirantis CMO Dominic Wilde, you will hear why AI workloads reverse decades of cloud abstraction, what full-stack AI infrastructure actually demands (GPUs, CPUs, networking fabrics, power, storage, etc.), how data sovereignty and regulatory frameworks like GDPR and DORA create hard architectural requir...
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  Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE1) is EOL. So What's Next? 10.05.2026 29min

  Rancher Kubernetes Engine 1 (RKE1) reached end of life on July 31st of 2025, meaning no more security patches, bug fixes, or a direct upgrade path forward. For businesses still running RKE1, the clock is ticking - and the decisions made now will have major implications for security, compliance, and operational continuity. In this episode, Edward Ionel of Mirantis is back to walk you through what re-platforming actually looks like in practice, the hidden costs and challenges of migration, and ...
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  Stop Losing Money on Idle GPUs 12.04.2026 21min

  The GPU cloud market is booming - but for NeoClouds and cloud service providers, explosive growth is quickly becoming a race to the bottom. In this episode, Edward Ionel of Mirantis breaks down why raw compute is no longer enough to sustain a profitable business, and what operators must do to protect their margins before the window closes. Edward walks through the full monetization maturity model - from commoditized bare metal to a fully managed AI factory platforms capable of delivering 50%+...
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  A Quick Introduction to gRPC and Related Tools 08.03.2026 11min

  In this month's episode Sr. Solution Architect at Mirantis, Zachary Fanelle, will walk you through the basics for getting started with gRPC and how to easily start integrating it into your Kubernetes workflows. He will cover HTTP and REST APIs, as well as how these web technologies prompted Google to create gRPC in the first place. You will gain practical knowledge about what gPRC is, why it is leveraged by many developers in many use cases, and how it is supported in Kubernetes as of K8s ver...
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  Defeat Platform Complexity with Use Case-Optimized Multi-Cluster Kubernetes 08.02.2026 24min

  In this month's installment, Sergey Goncharov, Sr. Product Manager for Mirantis Kubernetes Engine 4k (MKE 4k) is back to help you tackle the ever-emerging problem of Platform Engineering for complex multi-cluster, multi-cloud Kubernetes workloads. With the rise of AI/Ml, these are becoming more and more prevalent in enterprises around the world. Overcoming this complexity requires a multi-cluster approach: designing clusters tailored to specific workloads with declarative services and policie...
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  Cloud Native Virtualization Best Practices for Public Sector and Highly Regulated Clouds 11.01.2026 24min

  In this episode of Radio Cloud Native, Michael Tillman, Sr. Solutions Architect and FedGov Cloud expert, is back to provide you with an in-depth overview of everything you need to know about Public Sector cloud native virtualization and modernization. Michael will cover the challenges most FedGov cloud customers face in terms of Legacy system modernization before presenting Mirantis Kubernetes Engine 4k (MKE 4k) as the ideal solution for your FedGov cloud needs. Furthermore, Michael will prov...
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  The New Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE) with KubeVirt Integration 07.12.2025 28min

  In this month's installment, Sr. Product Manager for Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE), Sergey Goncharov, will walk you through how to achieve full cloud native virtualization on top of Kubernetes-based infrastructure using MKE 4k (our latest release) and open source KubeVirt. By the end of this talk, you'll be able to run Kubernetes and/or Swarm-based VMs alongside containers and even within the K8s clusters themselves! A full list of topics in this episode include: What are virtualized workl...
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  OpenStack Storage Explained: From Hardware to Strategy 02.11.2025 39min

  In this month's installment, we're diving into OpenStack storage: the challenges, the solutions, and the best practices for securely and efficiently storing your bits when leveraging an OpenStack cloud. Proctored by Christian Huebner, Director of Services Architecture at Mirantis, this episode will build off his 25+ years of experience with cloud storage, specifically in the context of OpenStack. This episode is perfect for OpenStack admins that are looking for better ways to deal with storag...
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  Open Web Alliance Framework + amazee.io's Lagoon = Fully Open Source Web Hosting 05.10.2025 25min

  In this month's installment of Radio Cloud Native, Bryan Gruneberg, Solutions Architect from amazee.io (now a Mirantis company), walks you through everything you need to know about the Open Web Alliance (OWA) and open source web hosting. He will cover some background in the beginning to set the stage for amazee.io's Lagoon, a fully open source application delivery platform built on top of Kubernetes - as well as amazee.io's tried and true open source website and AI hosting solutions. Bryan wi...
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  The 7 Best Open Source Tools to Deliver Infra-as-Code (IaC) 13.09.2025 33min

  In this month's episode of Radio Cloud Naitve, Sr. Solution Architect, Kevin Ng, of Mirantis is back to share his findings related to 7 common open source-based tools that relate to cloud native infrastructure and configuration management. He will present some background on each of the 7 tools he researched before diving into an in-depth comparison based on use case, functionality, ease-of-use, and security features. Perfect for DevOps folks, Kevin's episode will enable you to conquer Infrast...
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  Lift-and-Shift VMs from VMware to Mirantis OpenStack with Trilio and MOSK 03.08.2025 28min

  In this month's installment, Michael Tillman, Principle Solution Architect for Mirantis is back and is joined by Kevin Jackson, Sr. Director of Product Management for Trilio. They will both dive into key aspects of migrating off of VMware and onto an open source-based solution like OpenStack. Trilio's Kubernetes backup and recovery tools are the backbone of this joint migration solution designed to seamlessly move VMs from existing VMware environments onto the more flexible and cost-effective...
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  How a SaaS Org Saved 60% Migrating from VMware to Mirantis OpenStack (MOSK) 06.07.2025 28min

  In this month's installment, Michael Tillman, cloud native workload expert from Mirantis, will walk you through a real world example of a SaaS company that worked with Mirantis to migrate over 3000 workloads off of VMware onto Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes (MOSK) - all in just a few short months. The migration was prompted by a massive price increase on the VMware side, which caused this organization to look for a viable alternative solution. Please note, the SaaS company will remain anon...
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  How Replicated Evaluated and Built Embedded Cluster with Open Source k0s by Mirantis 01.06.2025 59min

  In this month's episode, you will hear from Marc Campbell, CTO and Co-Founder of Replicated and his colleague Chris Sanders, Director of Customer Reliability Engineering, as they discuss their company's experience with evaluating various open source Kubernetes Distributions to use when building and launching their new product: Embedded Cluster. There's a lot of different open source projects and tools out there, but which one is the right one? And is it in your organization's best interest to...
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  Legacy vs Cloud Native: Is Migrating Worth It? with Special Guest Alex Williams of The New Stack 04.05.2025 55min

  In this month's installment, you will hear from Nick Chase, Adam Parco, and Shaun O'Meara from Mirantis as well as our very special guest Alex Williams, Co-Founder and Publisher of The New Stack. They kick things off with some baseline definitions of both "Legacy" and "Cloud Native" architectures, before moving on to industry trends supported by real world examples highlighting the value of Legacy vs Cloud Native workloads in those given environments. The discussion culminates with a de...
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  Interview with the Founder: Zero Trust Model founder, John Kindervag 06.04.2025 31min

  In this episode of Radio Cloud Native, former host John Jainschigg, Director of Open Source Initiatives for Mirantis, returns to provide a great interview with one of the founders of the Zero Trust model for cybersecurity, John Kindervag. He has authored many blog articles and much of the open source documentation of Zero Trust, and is one of the most knowledgeable cybersecurity experts in the cloud space. In the interview, you will hear directly from John Kindervag about how the Zero Trust m...
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  Interview with the Author: "Project Zero Trust" by George Finney 02.03.2025 45min

  In this episode of Radio Cloud Native, former host John Jainschigg, Director of Open Source Initiatives for Mirantis, returns to proctor a great interview with Zero Trust pioneer George Finney, CSO at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. George is the author of the recent IT-cybersecurity thriller Project Zero Trust with a forward written by Zero Trust founder John Kindervag (note - mentions of "John" during this interview is in reference to John Kindervag). The book is available in p...
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  Cost-Effective Cloud Native Infrastructure Strategy: Zero Lock-In, Vendor Neutral VMware Alternatives 09.02.2025 23min

  In this episode, Solution Architecture Manager for Mirantis, Michael Tillman, is back to break down the leading VMware alternative solutions designed to control cloud costs and eliminate all forms of vendor lock-in by leveraging open source, flexible, and scalable components and tools. Vendor lock-in can take on many forms, which Michael will outline at the onset. Then, he will present the main reasons behind why so many VMware vSphere users are looking for alternative solutions to limit skyr...
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  Achieving DISA STIG Certification for MKE: Challenges, Successes & Best Practices for Compliant Public Sector Solutions 05.01.2025 34min

  In this month's episode, John Jainschigg, Director of Open Source Initiatives at Mirantis hosts Kathleen Moyer, Director of Service Delivery at Corsec Security, and William Konitzer, Senior Solution Architect at Mirantis, to explore the recently achieved DISA STIG certification for Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE). Together, they dive into the intricate certification process that enables public sector and enterprise users to deploy secure, compliant applications using MKE. Listeners will gain...
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  How to Build a Bespoke, Multi-Cluster Kubernetes Platform with Open Source 01.12.2024 32min

  Welcome to Radio Cloud Native by Mirantis, your go-to podcast for all things cloud native, Kubernetes, and open source. Join us as we explore the latest trends, innovative solutions, and open source projects shaping the modern cloud landscape. For related links and/or diagrams, please check out the resources linked in the Chapters. This episode is once again presented by Daniel Virassamy, Principal Solution Architect at Mirantis, who describes himself as curious by nature and open source by ...
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  In-Depth Cloud Cost Comparison: Public vs Private Clouds 03.11.2024 37min

  Welcome to Radio Cloud Native by Mirantis, your go-to podcast for all things cloud native, Kubernetes, and Open Source. Join us as we explore the latest trends, innovative solutions, and open source projects shaping the modern cloud landscape. For related links and/or diagrams, please check out the resources linked in the Chapters. This episode is presented by Daniel Virassamy, Principal Solution Architect at Mirantis, who describes himself as curious by nature and open source by choice. Dan...