About the show
Cutting Through the Noise of the Cloud Native Ecosystem
Cloud Native Pulse is a weekly podcast and blog dedicated to delivering clear, practical insights about the CNCF landscape. We interview the people building the tools you use every day.
Cloud Native Pulse is a weekly podcast and blog dedicated to delivering clear, practical insights about the CNCF landscape. We interview the people building the tools you use every day.
Meet the Hosts
The Voices Behind the Signal
Alex Rivera
Co-Host and Founder
Platform engineer with 12 years of infrastructure experience. Alex has been running Kubernetes in production since 1.9 and previously led the container platform team at a major fintech company. He brings deep operational knowledge to every conversation.
Dana Chen
Co-Host and Technical Lead
Former CNCF ambassador and observability engineer. Dana specializes in Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and distributed tracing. She brings a unique perspective on making complex systems observable and manageable for teams of all sizes.
Marcus Thompson
Producer and Correspondent
DevOps advocate and community builder. Marcus handles guest coordination, live event coverage, and the newsletter. His background in developer relations means he always asks the questions the audience actually wants answered.
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