In this special episode we wrapped up the year 2023 with none other than the cloud-native maestro, Kelsey Hightower! We looked into the highs and lows of the tech landscape, exploring Kelsey's insights on containerization and beyond. Tune in as we unravel the year that was and reflect on what lies ahead for Kubernetes and cloud computing. Kelsey has been there since the birth of Kubernetes, with his contributions to the project as well as his advocacy for containers and cloud native tech and concepts. Join us to conclude 2023 with a look above the clouds. The episode was live-streamed on 5 December 2023 and the video is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVSIUMJxtLk OpenObservability Talks episodes are released monthly, on the last Thursday of each month and are available for listening on your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. We live-stream the episodes on Twitch and YouTube Live - tune in to see us live, and chime in with your comments and questions on the live chat. https://www.twitch.tv/openobservability https://www.youtube.com/@openobservabilitytalks   Show Notes: 00:00 - Show intro 01:00 - Episode and guest intro 02:40 - Highlights of 2023, signs of maturity 05:17 - Standardizing on cloud bills 12:09 - Consensus vs. innovation in tech 14:46 - Evolution of OpenTelemetry and telemetry signals 19:33 - Where AI will help DevOps and Observability 25:44 - Where is Kubernetes heading in the coming decade 32:42 - Can Kubernetes serve AI/ML workloads 40:37 - CNCF landscape - transparency vs. complexity 49:05 - Evolution of observability 59:03 - Episode and show outro Resources: Standardizing on cloud bills with FOCUS open specification: https://horovits.medium.com/6e30069f33a0 How to fix Kubernetes monitoring: https://thenewstack.io/how-to-fix-kubernetes-monitoring/ Socials: Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/OpenObserv⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@openobservabilitytalks⁠