March 26, 2025

VMblog Spotlight Video Series 2: Four Cloud Native Innovators at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2025

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Discover the cutting-edge cloud native solutions showcased at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 in London.

This spotlight series features four innovative companies revolutionizing cloud infrastructure, security, and development:

  • Akamai - Platinum CNCF Sponsor with Cloud Odyssey Hackathon 
  • Aviatrix - Cloud Network Security for AI-Ready Enterprises 
  • EnterpriseDB - Postgres and Kubernetes Innovation 
  • Heroku - Simplified Developer Platforms and Cloud Native Experiences 

Who's solving the most critical challenges in cloud native technologies? Watch now and find out!

Company Spotlights

Akamai (Booth N160)

As a platinum sponsor of KubeCon, Akamai is bringing excitement to the cloud native community with their distributed cloud solutions. They're showcasing innovative demos and unique swag, and hosting a Cloud Odyssey Hackathon to challenge developers. With surprise guests like Yong Kang Hi and speakers throughout the week, Akamai is positioning itself at the forefront of cloud native innovation.

Aviatrix (Booth S653)

Aviatrix presents a groundbreaking cloud networking security platform designed specifically for complex cloud infrastructures. Their new Kubernetes firewall solution addresses critical security challenges in application modernization. Unlike traditional perimeter defenses, Aviatrix offers cloud-agnostic security across single, hybrid, and multi-cloud deployments. The platform provides identity-based segmentation, unified security, and comprehensive visibility, supporting both Kubernetes and traditional infrastructure workloads.

Heroku (Booth S250)

Heroku, a Salesforce platform-as-a-service, is re-imagining developer experiences with cloud native technologies. Their platform integrates developer environments, infrastructure, tooling, and observability with built-in best practices.

At KubeCon, they're showcasing recent innovations including:

  • Replatforming to Kubernetes
  • Open Telemetry integration 
  • Cloud Native Buildpacks 
  • Expanded AI model support 
  • Enhanced programming language capabilities

Their goal: delivering cloud native power without complexity, enabling faster and more secure application development.

EnterpriseDB (Booth N630)

As a leading Postgres database innovator, EnterpriseDB is pushing boundaries in data and AI technologies. They're major contributors to Postgres, responsible for approximately 30% of the project's code, including critical features like streaming replication, disaster recovery, and high availability. Their EDB Postgres AI platform supports transactional, analytical, and AI workloads across hybrid environments. A key highlight is CloudNative Postgres (CloudNP), a Kubernetes operator designed for cloud native environments, focusing on automation, security, and observability.

Additional Event Details

Don't miss these companies at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 in London! Check out their booths, attend their talks, and discover how they're shaping the future of cloud native technologies.

Brian Ducharme

Brian is an event reporter for VMBlog.com and an expert in virtualization/cloud techonlogies.  In his 15+ years of experience in the virtualization/cloud field he has interviewed hundreds of companies, users and executives.  Brian has been an active member of the NEVMUG (NEVTUG) since 2006 and attends both vmworld and Citrix Synergy every year.  Brian works full time as a Senior Software Engineer for Liquidware Labs.

Brian also spent 5 years as the managing editor of Virtual Strategy Magazine, an online magazine focused on the virtualization industry and has been with vmblog since 2011. He has a background in Computer Graphics, Marketing, Programming, Web Design, Mobile App Development, Linux Administration and is an active member of the NHJS group. 

 

Platinum Sponsors

Aviatrix


EnterpriseDB


Heroku from Salesforce


Mirantis


Nutanix


VictoriaMetrics

Gold Sponsors

Akamai


Control Theory


GitLab


Tintri

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