Andrew Miller
Sr. Principal Technologist, Everpure
James McShane
Consulting Cloud Native Architect, Everpure
Kubernetes (K8s) now sits at the center of enterprise infrastructure, driving the massive shift from legacy systems to next-generation applications and modern virtualization. Across today’s rapidly evolving infrastructure landscape, one truth remains absolute: whoever controls the data layer controls the platform.
Our host, Andrew Miller, invites James McShane to explore these seismic shifts—and why Portworx® is even more vital today than 5+ years ago when it was acquired by Everpure, formerly Pure Storage®, to become the ultimate K8s data layer.
Here’s what we’ll cover:
- James’s journey: From large-scale virtualization to massive K8s clusters, and even piloting K8s on autonomous drones.
- The new wave of modern tech: The explosion of new K8s developments, with a focus on KubeVirt and how it’s reshaping modern virtualization trends.
- Built to survive downtime: Core storage needs in K8s environments, the foundational Portworx design principles built to withstand them, and why they matter when downtime strikes.
- What’s new in Portworx: Capabilities designed to simplify KubeVirt/VMware migrations, establish unified control planes, and shift your focus from rigid mechanics to pure intent (Imperative vs. Declarative).
Whether you’re a “recovering” storage admin or a Platform Engineer architecting the future of your infrastructure, grab your coffee and join the conversation.
