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Podcast Appearances

I'm a regular guest on cloud native and platform engineering podcasts, discussing Kubernetes adoption, GitOps, open source, and the journey of building Kubefirst.

Platform Engineering Podcast​

Democratizing Kubernetes: The Kubefirst Journey November 2024

Fresh from KubeCon North America, I discussed the evolution of cloud-native platform adoption and Konstruct's mission to make Kubernetes accessible.

Listen on Platform Engineering Podcast | iHeart

The Kubelist Podcast​

Ep. #46: Kubefirst with John Dietz of Konstruct

Deep dive into Kubefirst's approach to simplifying Kubernetes adoption and the story behind building the platform.

Listen on Heavybit | Spotify

The Cloud Native Club​

November 2024

Discussion on cloud native technologies and the platform engineering landscape.

The Security Repo​

April 2024

Exploring security considerations in platform engineering and GitOps workflows.

Conf42Cast​

Ep. #33: Beyond Kubernetes with John Dietz and Jared Edwards

Conversation about what comes after Kubernetes adoption and the future of platform engineering.

Listen on Conf42

Kubernetes Bytes​

2023

Technical deep dive into Kubernetes patterns and GitOps workflows.

Cisco Cloud Unfiltered​

2023

Enterprise perspectives on cloud native adoption and hybrid cloud strategies.

KubeSkills​

2023

Skills and knowledge needed for modern Kubernetes platform engineering.

Common Discussion Topics​

On podcasts, I typically discuss:

The Kubefirst Journey​

  • Starting as a nights-and-weekends project
  • Enterprise pilot validation
  • Open source launch and CNCF acceptance
  • Acquisitions by Kubeshop and Civo

Platform Engineering​

  • Reducing 18-month Kubernetes adoption to minutes
  • Internal developer platform patterns
  • GitOps as the foundation for platform engineering

Open Source Business​

  • Building sustainable open source companies
  • Community building and maintenance
  • Balancing open source and commercial interests

Technical Deep Dives​

  • ArgoCD and GitOps patterns
  • Terraform and infrastructure as code
  • Secrets management with Vault
  • Multi-cloud Kubernetes strategies

Podcast Booking​

Interested in having me as a guest on your podcast?

I'm happy to discuss:

  • Platform engineering and Kubernetes
  • Open source business and community building
  • Entrepreneurship and startup building
  • The Kubefirst/Konstruct journey