Lightning Talk: CEL: Hidden Feature of Kyverno Playground - Hoon Jo, Megazone

Presenters Hoon Jo Source KyvernoCon NA 2025 Unlock Kubernetes Validation Superpowers with Kyverno Playground! 🚀 Ever found yourself wrestling with Kubernetes validation rules, wishing for a simpler, more interactive way to test them out? Well, get ready to cheer, because the future of Kubernetes policy management just got a whole lot more exciting! Today, we’re diving deep into the incredible world of the Kyverno Playground and how it’s revolutionizing the way we approach validation and mutation policies. ...

November 24, 2025 · 4 min

Lightning Talk: What If the Runtime Was Portable Too? Self-Hosted Runtime Capabilitie... Yuki Nakata

Presenters Yuki Nakata Source WasmCon NA 2025 Unlocking WebAssembly’s True Potential: A Self-Hosted Runtime Revolution 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever felt the incredible promise of WebAssembly (Wasm) being held back by… well, Wasm itself? It’s a common frustration. Wasm is designed for portability, boasting bytecode that’s independent of language and hardware. This “write once, run anywhere” mantra is powerful, yet the reality is a landscape of over 100 diverse Wasm runtimes. Each with its own execution models (interpreters, JIT, AOT), target platforms, and crucially, unique capabilities. This diversity, while enabling specialized powerhouses like Wasmtime for AI, actually limits Wasm’s true portability. ...

November 24, 2025 · 5 min

Shift Left in Action: Automating CIS Compliance With Kyverno and CNCF Power Too... Yugandhar Suthari

Presenters Yugandhar Suthari Source KyvernoCon NA 2025 Shifting Left to Secure Your Kubernetes Kingdom: A Kano Story 🏰🛡️ Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever felt like security in Kubernetes is a constant game of whack-a-mole? You patch one vulnerability, and two more pop up. It’s a feeling many of us have experienced, and it’s precisely why the concept of “shifting left” has become so crucial in our development workflows. This presentation dives deep into how we can proactively secure our Kubernetes clusters, before any sneaky vulnerabilities can make their way into production. ...

November 24, 2025 · 5 min

Serverless on Kubernetes: WASM, Knative, or Regular Autoscaling – What Actually Works? - David Pech

Presenters David Pech Source WasmCon NA 2025 From Kubernetes Headaches to WebAssembly Wonders: The Quest for Seamless Autoscaling 🚀 Ever felt the sting of a slow-scaling application when demand spikes? You’re not alone! David, a seasoned infrastructure lead at Reich, recently took us on a fascinating journey, dissecting the often-frustrating world of autoscaling. His mission? To find that sweet spot of instantaneous, Lambda-like scaling, but without the hefty price tag. Buckle up, because we’re diving deep into the challenges of Kubernetes and the tantalizing promises of WebAssembly! ...

November 24, 2025 · 4 min

Does the Component Model Require Extra Copying? - Luke Wagner, Fastly

Presenters Luke Wagner Source WasmCon NA 2025 WebAssembly’s Component Model: Unpacking Efficiency, Security, and the Near-Zero Copy Dream 🚀 WebAssembly (Wasm) has long been the darling of the web, promising blazing-fast performance right in our browsers. But its potential extends far beyond the browser tab! Luke Wagner from Fastly recently took us on a deep dive into the exciting evolution of WebAssembly’s Component Model, tackling a crucial question: does this new paradigm introduce more data copying, or is it paving the way for less? Get ready to explore how Wasm is becoming a powerhouse for server-side applications, cloud-native environments, and so much more, all while keeping efficiency and security at its core. ...

November 24, 2025 · 7 min