It's a private cloud revival: Why Kubernetes and cloud-native tech are essential in the AI age

Jim Rapoza/ZDNET I have to admit, heading out to London for 2025 KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe, I thought I might see the beginning of the downward trend for the event about building, deploying, and managing next-generation cloud applications and infrastructures. After all, the show turned 10 last year, and, in my experience, that's when conferences start to show their age. Plus, there has been lots of news around the effect of AI on application development, and while KubeCon isn't directly about dev, much of its focus is on applications and services. Also: 7 strategic insights business and IT leaders need for AI transformation in 2025 But boy, was I wrong. In fact, KubeCon 2025 in London was packed, with over 12,000 attendees. Getting through the crowds at the massive London ExCel center at times made me feel like an infected Brad Pitt trying to cut through an oncoming horde of zombies in World War Z. And good luck getting into any of the keynotes even a little bit late, with ev ... Read full article.