Sebastian Scheele

Founder and CEO @Kubermatic. Organizer of @ConDaysEU. Containers & Kubernetes.

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The most valuable asset in the AI revolution isn't the model weights.
It's the infrastructure code that allows you to train them reliably. 📉
Teams that master AI Platform Engineering will own the era.

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Your Kubernetes dashboard says GPU utilization is 90%. It's lying. 📉

K8s measures allocation, not consumption.

If your storage bottlenecks, those H100s are sitting idle. That waste compounds into millions. 💸
Stop watching Pod status. Start measuring actual FLOPS.

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Europe’s “digital sovereignty” is mostly marketing. 🇪🇺
Real sovereignty is math.

It’s protecting data in use, even from the cloud, with Confidential Computing (TEEs) + CoCo on Kubernetes.
Sovereignty isn't declared; it's attested.

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Stop babysitting Kubernetes clusters. 🍼
AI workloads need more than hand-tuned YAML, they need a platform that learns.
The real shift: AI isn't just on K8s. It's running K8s.

We're moving from rules to models, from dashboards to autonomous decisions.
Are you ready?

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Broadcom's VMware acquisition feel like a ransom note? 💸
The cost panic is real, but staying put kills innovation. The good news: it's not all-or-nothing.

Run VMs inside K8s with KubeVirt for a gradual escape. Move to open standards. Regain control.What's holding you back?

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Huge congrats to Switch as their Switch Cloud Kubernetes (SCK) service goes live🎉.

Powered by Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform (KKP), this service gives the Swiss education and research sector a streamlined and sovereign tool to innovate faster.

https://t.co/TsdleyQ2FV

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Can’t wait for #CDS25 in Hamburg! 🎉 Last year’s fireside chat with @kelseyhightower was a highlight, and this year we’re taking it further: a raffle for 1:1 sessions with Kelsey 🤩. Register now so you don’t miss out! ➡️ https://t.co/6mfoy0pmhe
@ConDaysEU

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Thrilled to share this upcoming session! 🙌
Next week, @korayoksay will be taking us through how Kube-OVN handles IPAM, traffic mirroring, QoS, and more: all while staying Kubernetes-native.

Definitely worth tuning in!
https://t.co/dAy5e7H4Go

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🎉 Proud moment! @Kubermatic is in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ & Critical Capabilities for Container Management.

A huge thanks to our team & community for making this possible! 🙌
📥 Read more: https://t.co/4QZcbMQWYI
#Kubernetes #Gartner #MagicQuadrant #CloudNative

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I’m particularly looking forward to the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ and Critical Capabilities for Container Management coming soon📜.

It will be fascinating to see the analysis. I’m excited to share my thoughts once it's out. Stay tuned.
#Gartner #MagicQuadrant

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We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Go/Kubernetes) - kcp to join our team! 🚀

You'll build K8s controllers, contribute to major CNCF projects, and solve the complex challenges of multi-cloud automation.

Apply here:
https://t.co/jGt2Nfr5wK

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We're thrilled to be in the new Forrester Wave™ for Multicloud Container Platforms! The report recognizes our lean, automated, and engineering-first approach for advanced users.

See why our focus on core operations stands out 👇
https://t.co/5eerZaSBIN
#ForresterWave

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Multicloud, Edge & AI are reshaping IT and @Kubermatic is building the platforms to power that shift.

Proud to be recognized in the 2025 Forrester Wave™ for Multicloud Container Platforms! 🚀

📥 Get the full report: https://t.co/N2G9tC7EC6
#ForresterWave #Kubernetes

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Incredibly honored and humbled to share that I have been re-selected to serve on the @linuxfoundation Networking Governing Board⭐

A huge thank you to the community for this vote of confidence. Let's get to work!👨‍💻
https://t.co/IEo3cA6XAg
#LFNetworking #OpenSource #Networking

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The “Single Pane of Glass” is a beautiful lie. 🫣
One dashboard to rule them all? More like one bloated mess.

What you need is a Unified Control Plane — API-driven, K8s-powered, and built for real control across clouds.

Let’s talk 👉 https://t.co/zYE8IpxrWF
#CloudOps #DevOps

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How are you future-proofing your infrastructure against devirtualization, sovereign cloud, and workload convergence? 🤔

Gartner’s 2025 Hype Cycle for Infrastructure Strategy has answers — and Kubermatic is proud to be a Sample Vendor 👇
https://t.co/8AYLX8cWlJ

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The biggest container challenge? Bridging to legacy apps still on VMs.

Proud to be named by Gartner as a Sample Vendor for Container-VM Convergence in the 2025 Hype Cycle. ✅

Modernization needs a bridge, not a cliff.

#Kubernetes makes it possible.
#Gartner #VMs #Containers

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We Got DevOps Wrong. “You Build It, You Run It” is burning out your teams.

Platform Engineering is the reset:
✅ Focus
✅ Paved roads
✅ Infra as a product

Let devs build. Let platforms run.
Let’s talk 👉 https://t.co/qZYfzVTUry
#DevOps #PlatformEngineering #SRE

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What a month for @Kubermatic🎉

We've been recognized in the 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲™ 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 and 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 .
🚀 Recognition for Container-VM Convergence dot shows the shift toward modernization.

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Your “cloud-first” strategy may have become a cloud-only trap 😶‍🌫️

Locked into one hyperscaler’s stack? Rising costs, less control.

Time to go cloud-smart: Open standards, Kubernetes, true portability.

Let’s talk 👉 https://t.co/kAGzD2Al5N