# Cloud Native — Sylvain Kalache URL: https://www.sylvainkalache.com/topics/cloud-native My writing, talks, podcasts, and projects about Cloud Native. ## Selected work - [Eduardo Ordax — Principal GTM GenAI at AWS](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/eduardo-ordax-principal-gtm-genai-at-aws.md) (2025-12-14; Humans of Reliability): The reality of GenAI in production — why organizational culture is the biggest blocker, scaling non-deterministic LLM systems, and what separates AI winners from experimenters. - [Alexey Grigorev — Founder of DataTalks.Club](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/alexey-grigorev-founder-of-datatalks-club.md) (2026-06-16; Humans of Reliability): How a chain of reasonable-sounding decisions led an AI coding agent to run terraform destroy against a live production database — and the guardrails that separate moving fast from losing everything. - [Half of Kubernetes Clusters Are About to Lose Security Updates](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/half-of-kubernetes-clusters-are-about-to-lose-security-updates.md) (2026-01-29; The Landscape): A deep dive into the Kubernetes support lifecycle and what it means for the massive number of clusters running end-of-life versions. - [Kubernetes 1.34: Security, Performance, and DRA Go GA](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/kubernetes-1-34-security-performance-and-dra-go-ga.md) (2025-10-15; The Landscape): Release lead Vyom Yadav unpacks 58+ enhancements: DRA GA for GPU workloads, mutating admission policies, and major API server performance gains. - [Chase Roberts — COO at Northflank](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/chase-roberts-coo-at-northflank.md) (2025-05-14; Humans of Reliability): Operating a developer platform company and the reliability challenges of running infrastructure for others. - [Marino Wijay — Staff Solutions Architect at Kong](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/marino-wijay-staff-solutions-architect-at-kong.md) (2025-04-17; Humans of Reliability): API gateway architecture, service mesh patterns, and reliability at the network edge. - [Uplevelling Your Container Lifecycle Management](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/uplevelling-your-container-lifecycle-management.md) (2025-03-19; CloudNativeNow): Best practices for managing the full container lifecycle — from build to runtime to decommission. - [Dependency and Runtime Management](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/dependency-and-runtime-management.md) (2025-03-19; CloudNativeNow): Strategies for managing dependencies and runtimes in containerized environments — keeping images secure and up to date. - [Buildpacks Optimization, Portability and Lifecycle](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/buildpacks-optimization-portability-and-lifecycle.md) (2025-03-19; CloudNativeNow): Advanced buildpacks techniques for optimizing build times, ensuring portability across clouds, and managing lifecycle updates. - [Mariano Cocirio — Staff Software Engineer at Vercel](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/mariano-cocirio-staff-software-engineer-at-vercel.md) (2025-03-06; Humans of Reliability): Frontend infrastructure reliability, edge computing, and the operational side of Vercel's platform. - [Modern PostgreSQL Deployment: 3 Cloud Native Approaches You Should Know](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/modern-postgresql-deployment-3-cloud-native-approaches-you-should-know.md) (2025-01-11; The New Stack): Comparing three cloud native approaches to deploying and managing PostgreSQL on Kubernetes — operators, managed services, and hybrid models. - [Boost Your Shipping Velocity With Argo and Buildpacks](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/boost-your-shipping-velocity-with-argo-and-buildpacks.md) (2024-11-11; The New Stack): Combining Argo Workflows with Cloud Native Buildpacks to create a fast, repeatable CI/CD pipeline that eliminates Dockerfile maintenance. - [Harbor: the artifacts registry](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/harbor-the-artifacts-registry.md) (2024-09-17; The Landscape): Harbor maintainer Vadim Bauer walks through container image management, OCI artifact storage, replication for disaster recovery, and storing AI models. - [Streamlined APM Integration in Cloud Native Buildpacks](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/streamlined-apm-integration-in-cloud-native-buildpacks.md) (2024-06-11; The New Stack): How to embed application performance monitoring directly into your buildpack pipeline without modifying application code. - [How to Streamline the Java Application Containerization Process](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/how-to-streamline-the-java-application-containerization-process.md) (2024-01-30; CloudNativeNow): Simplifying Java app containerization with buildpacks — skip the Dockerfile complexity and let the platform handle the build. - [How to push PaaS usage beyond 12-factor apps](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/how-to-push-paas-usage-beyond-12-factor-apps.md) (2023-12-10; TechCrunch): PaaS commands a $170B share of the cloud market, yet manual deployments persist. A practical framework for workload APIs that goes beyond Heroku-style apps. - [Scaling on Kubernetes With Open Source Korifi](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/scaling-on-kubernetes-with-open-source-korifi.md) (2023-10-26; CloudNativeNow): How Korifi brings Cloud Foundry's developer experience to Kubernetes, enabling simple app scaling without deep K8s knowledge. - [Deploy Multilanguage Apps to Kubernetes with Open Source Korifi](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/deploy-multilanguage-apps-to-kubernetes-with-open-source-korifi.md) (2023-09-15; The New Stack): Using Korifi to deploy polyglot applications to Kubernetes with the simplicity of Cloud Foundry's cf push experience. - [No US SaaS for European businesses?](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/no-us-saas-for-european-businesses.md) (2023-07-20; Data Defenders Forum): The growing tension between US SaaS providers and European data sovereignty requirements — what it means for cross-Atlantic business. - [The Future of Data on Kubernetes with Adobe and CNCF](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/the-future-of-data-on-kubernetes-with-adobe-and-cncf.md) (2023-06-01; Data on Kubernetes Community): Panel with Joseph Sandoval and Xing Yang on the future of data on Kubernetes — storage, stateful workloads, and the evolving CNCF landscape. - [Private SaaS: a new gold standard?](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/private-saas-a-new-gold-standard.md) (2023-05-24; Data Defenders Forum): Exploring the rise of private SaaS deployments as a response to data sovereignty concerns and enterprise security requirements. - [Overcoming Kubernetes Namespace Limitations](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/overcoming-kubernetes-namespace-limitations.md) (2023-05-02; CloudNativeNow): Kubernetes namespaces have limits. How to work around them for multi-tenant clusters, resource isolation, and organizational scaling. - [Why Are Operators Paramount to Running Stateful Workloads on Kubernetes?](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/why-are-operators-paramount-to-running-stateful-workloads-on-kubernetes.md) (2023-03-01; Data on Kubernetes Community): DoKC panel on why Kubernetes operators are essential for managing stateful workloads — database operations, storage patterns, and automation. - [How to run data on Kubernetes: 6 starting principles](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/how-to-run-data-on-kubernetes-6-starting-principles.md) (2022-11-25; TechCrunch): 94% of orgs deploy on Kubernetes, but stateful workloads remain hard. Six principles covering operators, storage classes, StatefulSets, and Day 2 operations. - [Stateful Workloads on Kubernetes Are a Thing, but There Is a Twist](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/stateful-workloads-on-kubernetes-are-a-thing-but-there-is-a-twist.md) (2022-06-27; The New Stack): Running databases and stateful services on Kubernetes is possible — but requires understanding operators, persistent volumes, and Day 2 operations. - [Create an Open Source AWS S3 Server](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/create-an-open-source-aws-s3-server.md) (2016-09-21; Linux.com): A hands-on guide to setting up your own S3-compatible object storage server using open source tools. [All work](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/index.md)