KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s largest event in Europe, is also the largest KubeCon ever. The event has long been understood as a chance for organizers to connect with the community.

The size of the event is a testament to the ecosystem growing, according to Priyanka Sharma (pictured), executive director of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. That begs the question: Is Kubernetes having its Linux moment?

“Yes, absolutely. I think so many would say that’s the case. I think I heard Nvidia say it today on stage,” Sharma said. “People are experiencing a ubiquity, a default expectation to see Kubernetes in these workloads, as in with most workloads, and I see that as the Linux moment. What a compliment, by the way, for us to be compared to such an iconic technology.”

Sharma spoke with theCUBE hosts Savannah Peterson and Dustin Kirkland at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed the evolving landscape of Kubernetes adoption and the growing significance of OpenTelemetry in cloud-native environments. (* Disclosure below.)

OpenTelemetry is transforming cloud-native ecosystems

The CNCF portfolio continues to grow. But a very interesting trend that’s happening is the ecosystem developing around OpenTelemetry, according to Sharma.

“It is on fire. The end users we work with, as you may know, we have a deep integration with the end user ecosystem. We have a technical advisory board with execs from Fortune 500 companies,” Sharma said. “The whole idea is to connect the dots, bridge the gap, technology and its users.”

What’s been learned is that OpenTelemetry is a game-changer, according to Sharma. Companies love the de facto standardization that it has brought and now require it of all their vendors. Hundreds and even thousands of organizations are now using cloud-native, according to Sharma. That signals a big trend, she noted.

“It has been the fabric on which the digital transformation journey happened,” she said. “That’s why you see every organization either already comfortable with it or adopting it.”

Here’s the complete video interview, and tune into SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE Research’s ongoing coverage of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe:

(* Disclosure: The Cloud Native Computing Foundation sponsored this segment of theCUBE. Neither the CNCF nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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