KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2026 · Amsterdam · March 23–26

More than 13,000 engineers gathering around infrastructure might sound excessive until you realize what they're really there for: understanding how the next generation of systems is being built in real time.

All sessions referenced in this article are available through the CNCF KubeCon recordings .

The Why

I almost didn't go.

KubeCon felt overwhelming—too big, too technical, too crowded. But something about the energy of thousands of engineers gathering around the future of infrastructure made the trip worth it.

Not for the keynotes or the networking (though both mattered).…