June 13, 2026

K8s Maxxing with AI-Native Platform Engineering Stack with OpenChoreo

54 minutes

OpenChoreo is an opinionated, “batteries included”, AI-native Kubernetes platform stack for Platform Engineers that combines GitOps, Observability, AI Agents, and Workflows into a custom K8s distribution “super pack” that is managed via Backstage, CLI, API, or MCP. Now a CNCF project.

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★Show Links★

OpenChoreo on CNCF
OpenChoreo on GitHub
OpenChoreo website
SRE Day walkthrough

Creators & Guests

Cristi Cotovan - Editor

Bret Fisher - Host

Beth Fisher - Producer

Sameera Jayasoma - Guest

Lakmal Warusawithana - Guest

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(00:00) - MAIN - Video Podcast

(00:00) - Introduction

(08:29) - What Makes OpenChoreo Different

(16:41) - Agents as First-Class Citizens

(24:50) - The Future of Agentic DevOps

(32:55) - Deploying with Agents: Live Demo

(39:26) - Sandboxing & SRE Auto-Remediation

(47:03) - Getting Started & Wrap-Up

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