Production-Ready Kubernetes: Security, Observability, Cost & Privilege Control

March 28th at 6 pm at the Station Austin (formerly known as Capital Factory) 701 Brazos Street, 1st Floor, Apollo Room Austin, 78701 Schedule: 6:00-6:30 - Food+Social 6:30-7:00 - Security + Observability + Cost Governance by Hari Krishna Pokala 7:00-7:30 - Kubernetes Cost Optimization by Nishanth Sirikonda 7:30-8:00 - Privileged Containers / Security by Deepak Verma ### 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/ ### Please RSVP here and please make sure you follow our official social media platforms and stay tuned for the latest news about Kubernetes Austin: https://linkedin.com/company/k8sAustin https://instagram.com/k8sAustin https://x.com/k8sAustin Everyone is invited to join! We hope to bring the latest news about the Kubernetes and CNCF projects. Descriptions Security + Observability + Cost Governance Kubernetes gives teams speed and scale, but without the right guardrails it quickly creates three major gaps: security risk, poor production visibility, and rising cloud costs. This session explains how to close those gaps using practical Kubernetes-native patterns: layered security, OpenTelemetry-based observability, and FinOps practices like cost visibility, right-sizing, and governance. The key message is simple: Kubernetes is powerful, but it must be secured, instrumented, and governed intentionally to deliver real value. Kubernetes Cost Optimization Kubernetes can make cloud costs grow quickly when workloads are over-provisioned or scaling is not managed properly. This session shows practical, Kubernetes-native ways to reduce waste through right-sizing, better resource limits, effective autoscaling,…