# Kubernetes Podcast from Google: KubeCon NA 2020, with Stephen Augustus

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Join us for all the news from KubeCon NA 2020, and a conversation with conference co-chair [Stephen Augustus](https://twitter.com/stephenaugustus). Stephen is a Senior Open Source Engineer on the VMware Tanzu team, a chair of Kubernetes’ SIG Release, and a leader in many other parts of the project, past and present.

Do you have something cool to share? Some questions? Let us know:

- web: [kubernetespodcast.com](https://kubernetespodcast.com)
- mail: [kubernetespodcast@google.com](mailto:kubernetespodcast@google.com)
- twitter: [@kubernetespod](https://twitter.com/kubernetespod)

### Chatter of the week

- [The kākāpō wins Bird of the Year](https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/16/asia/kakapo-new-zealand-bird-vote-scli-intl-scn/index.html)
- We’re off for 2 weeks. See you on December 8!

### News of the week

- [Cisco acquires Banzai Cloud](https://blogs.cisco.com/news/345125)
- [CNCF announces Cloud Native Survey 2020 results](https://www.cncf.io/blog/2020/11/17/cloud-native-survey-2020-containers-in-production-jump-300-from-our-first-survey/)
- Red Hat: [New edge features](https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-extends-open-hybrid-cloud-edge), [industrial AI/ML blueprint](https://www.openshift.com/blog/now-available-ai/ml-industrial-edge-solution-blueprint-v1.0) and [AWS launch](https://www.openshift.com/blog/introducing-red-hat-openshift-service-on-aws)
- CNCF End User Tech Radar for storage
- New End User benefits
- [Envoy Mobile joins the CNCF](https://eng.lyft.com/envoy-mobile-joins-the-cncf-99aee4bdb32e)
- New sandbox projects
  - [cert-manager](https://blog.jetstack.io/blog/cert-manager-cncf/)
  - [cdk8s](https://cdk8s.io/)
  - [Kyverno](https://kyverno.io/)
  - [OpenKruise](https://openkruise.io/)
  - [Pravega](http://pravega.io/)
  - [SchemaHero](https://schemahero.io/)
  - [Tinkerbell](https://tinkerbell.org/)

- [k8ssandra](https://k8ssandra.io/) from Datastax
  - [Episode 98 with Sam Ramji](https://kubernetespodcast.com/episode/098-apache-cassandra/)

- [k0s](https://k0sproject.io/) from Mirantis
- [Solo.io announces Gloo Mesh Enterprise](https://www.solo.io/blog/announcing-gloo-mesh-enterprise/) and rebrands products
  - [Episode 55, with Idit Levine](https://kubernetespodcast.com/episode/055-solo-io/)

- [Pinniped](https://pinniped.dev/)
- [Shipa launches Ketch](https://www.shipa.io/innovation/shipa-open-sources-ketch-the-cloud-native-application-deployment-engine-for-scaling-kubernetes-without-kubernetes-expertise/)
- [Kinvolk launches Headlamp](https://kinvolk.io/blog/2020/11/shining-a-light-on-the-kubernetes-user-experience-with-headlamp/)
- [The SPIFFE book “Solving The Bottom Turtle”](https://spiffe.io/book/)
  - [Episode 45, with Andrew Jessup](https://kubernetespodcast.com/episode/045-spiffe/)

- [Anthos Developer Sandbox](https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/anthos/introducing-the-anthos-developer-sandbox)
- [GKE ingress features](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#november_13_2020)
- [Ambassador Labs takes in $18m](https://www.getambassador.io/news/ambassador-labs-accelerates-developer-workflows-on-kubernetes-with-usd18m-investment-from-insight-partners/) and [launches v1.9](https://blog.getambassador.io/custom-error-responses-oauth2-improvements-live-debugging-flexible-dev-portal-3c98e9e978bb)
- [Tanzu SQL](https://tanzu.vmware.com/content/blog/vmware-tanzu-sql-now-ga-kubernetes-postgres): Postgres on Kubernetes
- Lightning round:
  - [Accurics extends Terrascan](https://www.accurics.com/blog/devops/helm-policy-as-code/)
  - [AWS adds containers to Lightsail](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/lightsail-containers-an-easy-way-to-run-your-containers-in-the-cloud/)
  - [Arrikto takes $10m in funding](https://arrik.to/35utZJu)
  - [Brobridge releases Gravity](https://www.brobridge.com/gravity.php)
  - [CircleCI runner is GA](https://circleci.com/blog/our-cloud-platform-your-compute-introducing-the-circleci-runner/)
  - [Cloud66 for agencies](https://www.cloud66.com/campaigns/agencies/) and [multiple database support](https://blog.cloud66.com/introducing-multiple-database-support/)
  - [Cloudflare Origin CA cert-manager plugin](https://blog.cloudflare.com/automated-origin-ca-for-kubernetes/)
  - [Cloudical Vanillastack](https://cloudical.io/open-source-open-and-vendor-agnostic-vanillastack/)
  - [Cloudify version 5.1](https://cloudify.co/blog/the-vision-and-strategy-behind-cloudify-5/)
  - [Codefresh launches GitOps 2.0 features](https://codefresh.io/devops/launching-future-devops-gitops-2-0/)
  - [Commvault backup-as-a-service](https://metallic.io/news/metallic-brings-free-kubernetes-protection-new-offerings-to-hybrid-cloud-baas-portfolio)
  - [Diamanti Spektra 3.1 and customer portal](https://diamanti.com/announcing-spektra-3-1-and-diamanti-central-customer-portal/)
  - [Dynatrace PurePath 4](https://www.dynatrace.com/news/blog/dynatrace-extends-observability-for-opentelemetry-service-mesh-serverless-apps-with-purepath4-distributed-tracing/)
  - [Elastisys Compliant Kubernetes](https://elastisys.com/compliant-kubernetes-is-open-source/)
  - [The Fairwinds Kubernetes Maturity Model](https://www.fairwinds.com/kubernetes-maturity-model)
  - [Garden takes “seed” funding](https://garden.io/blog/garden-enterprise-generally-available-and-seed-funding/)
  - [Gremlin adds soundproofing](https://www.gremlin.com/blog/secure-chaos-engineering-on-kubernetes-clusters-without-being-a-noisy-neighbor/)
  - [Humio Operator](https://www.humio.com/whats-new/blog/introduction-to-the-humio-operator-for-kubernetes)
  - [Instana adds observability tools on Kubernetes](https://www.instana.com/blog/kubernetes-resource-contention-and-change-risk-assessment/)
  - [Intuit runs TurboTax on Kubernetes](https://www.intuit.com/blog/technology/running-turbotax-on-kubernetes-lessons-learned-on-our-journey/)
  - [Kioxia announces a new storage offering](https://business.kioxia.com/en-us/news/2020/ssd-20201117-1.html)
  - [Kubecost adds features for monitoring outside a cluster](http://blog.kubecost.com/blog/complete-picture-when-monitoring-kubernetes-costs/)
  - [KubeMQ adds automatic network creation](https://kubemq.io/kubemq-control-center-is-upgraded-with-automatic-network-creation-functionalities/)
  - [Kubermatic updates KubeOne to v1.1](https://www.kubermatic.com/blog/kubeone-1-1-new-autoscaler-helps-optimize-resource-usage/)
  - [Kubernative SINA](https://www.kubernative.net/en/products/sina)
  - [Kublr 1.19](https://kublr.com/blog/kublr-1-19-expanding-kubernetes-operations-capabilities/)
  - [Lablup announced Backend.ai 20.09 RC](https://www.backend.ai/home)
  - [Magalix launches KubeAdvisor 2.0](https://www.magalix.com/product/kubeadvisor)
  - [Mayadata launches Kubera Propel and Kubera Chaos](https://blog.mayadata.io/new-kubera-release-project-features)
  - [Mirantis adds extensions to Lens](https://www.mirantis.com/company/press-center/company-news/mirantis-lens-adds-extension-api-offering-seamless-integration-with-any-kubernetes-integrated-component-toolkit-or-service/)
  - [Puppet Labs adds Relay to Puppet Enterprise](https://puppet.com/products/relay/)
  - [Reblaze announces Curiefense to add WAF to Envoy](https://www.reblaze.com/blog/announcing-curiefense-an-open-source-security-platform/)
  - [Replicates wants to help you Troubleshoot](https://www.replicated.com/troubleshoot/)
  - [Styra adds new editions to DAS](https://blog.styra.com/blog/styra-simplifies-cloud-native-authorization-with-das-free-and-das-pro)
  - Sysdig introduces [Kubernetes-native network security](https://sysdig.com/blog/kubernetes-native-network-security/) (ZTNSK) and [partners with IBM Cloud](https://sysdig.com/blog/container-security-on-ibm-cloud/)
  - [TrilioVault for Kubernetes v2.0](https://www.trilio.io/resources/trilio-launches-triliovault-for-kubernetes-v2-0-with-new-console-to-manage-data-protection-and-migration-across-clouds/)
  - [Zerto for Kubernetes](https://www.zerto.com/zerto-for-kubernetes/)

- [Google Open Source Live Kubernetes](https://opensourcelive.withgoogle.com/events/kubernetes)

### Links from the interview

- [KubeCon NA 2020](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america/)
  - [Episode 117, with Constance Caramanolis](https://kubernetespodcast.com/episode/117-communication-and-kubecon/)
  - [CNCF Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/cloudnativefdn)
  - SIG Friday: ping Stephen for the current link

- Slack
  - [CNCF Slack](https://slack.cncf.io/)
  - [Kubernetes Slack](https://slack.k8s.io/)
  - [Hallway Track](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C01EUEA1VQT)
  - [Kubernetes Podcast chat](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C01EUEA1VQT)

- CoreOS
  - [CoreOS Tectonic](https://coreos.com/tectonic/)
  - [CoreOS acquired by Red Hat](https://coreos.com/blog/coreos-agrees-to-join-red-hat)
  - [Tectonic on Azure](https://coreos.com/blog/kubernetes-on-azure-with-tectonic)
  - [SIG Azure](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cloud-provider-azure)

- [SIG Release](https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release)
- [SIG PM (retired)](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/kubernetes-dev/RU8iINF758Y/BYsFw2tKCgAJ)
- [Kubernetes Enhancement Process](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/tree/master/keps)
  - [Receipts process KEP](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/2140)
  - [Sidecar containers](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/753) - KEP closed!
  - [Production readiness review](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/1194)
  - [Episode 10, with Josh Berkus and Tim Pepper](https://kubernetespodcast.com/episode/010-kubernetes-1.11/)

- [Release managers](https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/release-managers.md)
- [Black Lives Matter announcement banner](https://github.com/kubernetes/website/pull/21505/files)
- [Kubernetes Naming working group](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/wg-naming)
- [Inclusive Naming project](https://inclusivenaming.org/)
- [Dan Kohn memorial](https://github.com/cncf/memorials/blob/master/dan-kohn.md)
- [Stephen Augustus on Twitter](https://twitter.com/stephenaugustus) and [on the web](https://just.agst.us/)

Original Source: [https://kubernetespodcast.com/episode/130-kubecon-na-2020/](https://kubernetespodcast.com/episode/130-kubecon-na-2020/)
