Messaging, Live Kubernetes Log Tailing, and AI Agent Deployment on K8s

Join us at the Capital Factory for Food, Drinks, and Kubernetes on October 30th, 2025!🎉

Everyone is invited to join! We hope to bring the latest news about the Kubernetes and CNCF projects. 

We have two four guests, Amit Kumar, Jon Reeve, Srihari Nagaram and Kishan Raj!

We will be meeting at Capital Factory! The address is 701 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701. Upon arrival at the building, please proceed to the 1st floor.

We'll be in the Apollo Room (look for Capital Factory signs) after 5:45 pm.

We know parking in Downtown is tricky!

So, you can park in the building garage for just $8.00 (validation parking tickets will be distributed)! 

Street parking will still be an option. More information on parking here: https://www.capitalfactory.com/parking/

Thank you to Capital Factory for sponsoring Kubernetes Austin. Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas. They meet the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to their first investors, employees, mentors, and customers. To sign up for a Capital Factory membership, click here.

Amit Kumar

K8s Messaging at Scale: Building WhatsApp/SMS Integration for Enterprise CRM

Discover how enterprises are integrating WhatsApp and SMS messaging into large-scale CRM systems using Kubernetes. This session explores the architecture behind a Kubernetes-native messaging middleware that processes hundreds of thousands of messages per second with ultra-low latency. Learn how Kafka (via Strimzi), custom controllers, and service meshes combine for scalability, reliability, and security — backed by real production insights and live demos.

Jon Reeve

Live Tailing Kubernetes Logs with Gonzo: An Open Source TUI for Real-Time Insight

Tired of wading through endless dashboards? Meet Gonzo — a fast, open-source terminal UI for real-time Kubernetes log streaming and AI-assisted analysis. See how it connects directly to your clusters, highlights anomalies instantly, and helps you spot issues before they escalate. You’ll leave with a powerful tool that enhances observability without adding complexity or vendor lock-in.

Srihari Nagaram and Kishan Raj

Pioneering AI/AI Agents on K8s: A First-Time Implementation Journey

Follow our journey of deploying intelligent AI agents on Kubernetes for an e-commerce use case. We’ll share how microservices, gRPC, and FastAPI integrate with AI models and agent frameworks to deliver dynamic, scalable experiences. From Helm deployments and GitOps pipelines to Prometheus-based monitoring, you’ll gain practical insights into running AI workloads in a cloud-native environment.