KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 Co-Located Event Deep Dive: Data on Kubernetes Day

What is new and different this year? What will the day look like? Should I do any homework first? Find your community! A note from the program chairs Posted on October 10, 2025 by Adam Durr and Melissa Logan | Co-Chairs Data on Kubernetes Day (DoK Day) began as a virtual event in 2021 and became an official co-located event for KubeCon + Cloud Native Con in 2023. Since then, it has been a staple at both the European and North American events, so we’re excited to bring it back for our community in Atlanta. Running stateful workloads like databases, streaming, AI/ML, and analytics on Kubernetes is no longer a fringe practice—it’s becoming the standard for modern infrastructure. Organizations like Etsy, Grab, and Chick-fil-A have demonstrated what’s possible. Our goal for DoK Day is to provide you with the real-world resources, best practices, and use cases you need to confidently run data workloads on Kubernetes and accelerate your journey. This year, we have seen a significant increase in content submissions focusing on AI and LLMs, reflecting the industry trend of Kubernetes becoming the foundation for AI infrastructure. Our schedule will feature several new talks on this topic, from leveraging GPUs to managing AI data pipelines on Kubernetes. We are also proud to have our most diverse group of speakers and submissions to date, representing a wide range of backgrounds and experiences from the community. DoK Day is for practitioners and decision-makers who are pushing Kubernetes beyond stateless applications. Platform engineers, SREs, data engineers, architects, and CTOs who want to understand how to run stateful workloads at scale will find immense value. Whether you’re just starting to explore running DoK or are already operating mission-critical workloads in production, you’ll walk away with practical knowledge and a stronger network of peers facing similar challenges. No formal prep is required, but we recommend attendees familiarize themselves with the Data on Kubernetes Community (DoKC) resources—such as our white papers, recorded talks, and Slack discussions.