What is the Intersection of OpenStack and Kubernetes? | Linux Today

What is the Intersection of OpenStack and Kubernetes?

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Sean Michael Kerner
Jun 19, 2018

Lew Tucker is a busy man. Aside from his day job as  VP and CTO for Cloud Computing at Cisco, Tucker also sits on the board of directors at both the OpenStack Foundation and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, giving him a unique perspective on both organizations.

Some in the industry have positioned Kubernetes as a competitive replacement for OpenStack, but that’s not what Tucker sees. In a video interview, Tucker explains where the intersection currently exists between OpenStack and Kubernetes and why he expect both to be successful.

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Sean Michael Kerner

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