Terracotta AI's Guide to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025

Terraform today. GitOps tomorrow. AI throughout.

KubeCon is always a look forward and in 2025, it's clearer than ever: infrastructure isn't just code anymore. It's behavior, intent, policy, performance, and scale.

That's precisely where we live.

At Terracotta AI, we're building the Terraform-native AI reviewer for modern DevOps teams, and what we're learning here will power tomorrow's GitOps-first automation layer.

Join us at Booth #1851 at the Georgia World Congress Center to see what that looks like in action.

Table of Contents

• What is KubeCon?
• When & Where?
• Why Attend?
• Terracotta AI at Booth #1851
• Co-Located Events to Prioritize
• Top Sessions to Watch
• Travel and Accommodation Tips

What is KubeCon?

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon is the flagship event of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), the open-source foundation behind Kubernetes, Prometheus, Envoy, OpenTelemetry, and dozens of other projects that form the backbone of modern infrastructure.

It's not just a Kubernetes conference, it's the pulse of the cloud-native ecosystem.

Whether you're running Kubernetes at scale, building internal platforms, automating infrastructure-as-code, or exploring how AI and GitOps will shape infra workflows, this is where the future is being constructed and debated.

Why it's different from most tech conferences:

• Technical by default – No fluff. Deep dives, war stories, and architecture patterns straight from the teams deploying at a global scale.
• Community-driven – Talks are vetted by CNCF community members, not just vendors, which means you're getting real insights, not product pitches.
• A launchpad for the next big thing – Many breakout CNCF projects (like Flux, Argo, Backstage, or even OpenTofu) get their first major spotlight at KubeCon.

What to expect:

• Keynotes from leaders shaping how platforms and developer workflows are evolving
• 200+ sessions across observability, security, service mesh, GitOps, policy, and more
• Co-located, topic-specific events (e.g., OpenTofu Day, Platform Engineering Day, ArgoCon)
• Live Q&A, whiteboarding, and community meetups with the actual maintainers and builders
• An expo floor packed with demos, tools, swag, and lightning talks from both startups and incumbents

It's where deep technical talks meet hallway architecture debates.

Where you discover what will shape the next 18 months of platform engineering, often before it hits GitHub.

Suppose your team is betting on infrastructure automation, GitOps, or platform maturity. In that case, KubeCon is where the people solving those problems are gathered in one place.

When & Where?

November 10–13, 2025

Georgia World Congress Center (Building B), Atlanta, Georgia

• November 10 (Monday): CNCF-hosted co-located events
• November 11–13 (Tuesday–Thursday): Main conference, keynotes, breakouts, workshops, and expo floor

Tip: The All-Access pass includes all co-located events, making it ideal if you're focused on Terraform, GitOps, or platform engineering patterns.

Why Attend?

KubeCon isn't just a showcase; it's where the future of cloud-native computing is shaped and challenged.

• See what's next – From OpenTofu and Backstage to GitOps and AI-native infra pipelines
• Learn from real-world stories – What broke, what scaled, and what's still in progress
• Meet the community – Maintainers, contributors, and builders who are pushing cloud-native forward
• Bring back fundamental ideas – Tactical insights to secure, scale, and simplify your infra stack

Terracotta AI at Booth #1851

We're not just talking about AI for Terraform, we're shipping it.

What we're showcasing:

• AI-Powered Terraform Reviews on live infrastructure
• Full-context analysis across code, plan, state, and infrastructure
• Drift + Risk Detection
• Surfaced misconfigurations like IAM exposure, and cost spikes before the merge
• Infra-Aware Insights
• No hallucinations, we pull real data from your state, cloud environment and throughout the pipeline

We're currently focused on Terraform because that's where the complexity and risk lie. However, our foundation is designed for more GitOps-native, AI-augmented infrastructure, so you don't have to babysit.

Co-Located Events to Prioritize (Monday, November 10)

These are in-depth, topic-specific sessions hosted before the main event, featuring some of the best content of the week.

Why it matters

• Platform Engineering Day: Internal platforms, how teams are building and scaling IDPs, and developer self-service
• Cloud Native + Kubernetes AI Day AI/ML platforms Workload orchestration, LLM agents, MLOps, and observability for AI workloads
• ArgoCon GitOps & workflows Best practices for Argo CD, Workflows, Rollouts, and GitOps at scale
• BackstageCon Developer portals Improving DevEx with service catalogs and automated onboarding.
• FluxCon GitOps automation, Progressive delivery, and CI/CD patterns using Flux
• CiliumCon eBPF networking & security Next-gen networking and observability inside Kubernetes

Top Sessions to Watch

We're particularly excited about these sessions, which are relevant for platform teams, security-minded DevOps, and anyone investing in IaC or GitOps at scale.

Session Speakers With Time & Location

Platform Engineering: Day Zero, The Origin Story - Murriel McCabe, Google Tues, November 11 · 11:15–11:45 AM · B312–314

No Joke: Two Security Maintainers Walk Into a Cluster Jackie Maertens & Nilekh Chaudhari, Microsoft Tues, November 11 · 4:15–4:45 PM · B206

No Chicken Left Behind: Reliability and Observability With Service Mesh at Chick-Fil-A Christopher Lane, Chick-fil-A Wed, November 12 · 3:00–3:30 PM · B312–314

Keynote: Beyond Operations: Scaling Platform Engineering in the CNCF Community Abby Bangser, Syntasso Thurs, November 13 · 9:07–9:23 AM · Exhibit Hall B2

Travel and Accommodation Tips

Booking Hotels

• Book through the Linux Foundation portal. Early rooms sell out fast, and their negotiated rates are significantly lower than booking direct.
• Check cancellation policies; some attendees lock in early and cancel if plans shift.
• If downtown hotels are full, consider Midtown Atlanta, just 10 minutes away via MARTA.

Airport & Arrival

• Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) is the busiest airport in the world, built with buffer time, especially for TSA and customs.
• After landing, MARTA's Gold or Red lines take you directly downtown (GWCC is at the CNN Center Station).
• Avoid arriving too close to your first session, Monday morning. Uber/Lyft wait times at ATL can spike by 20–40 minutes or more.

Local Transit Tips

• Download the MARTA On the Go app to track trains in real time.
• Lyft/Uber pickup zones at GWCC can get congested. Walking a block or two off-site can speed things up.
• If you're commuting by car, pre-book parking via the GWCC Parking Portal.

Food & Coffee Nearby

• You'll find food trucks and pop-ups at GWCC, but downtown Atlanta has great walkable options:
• Breakfast/Coffee: Dancing Goats, Café Lucia, Black Coffee ATLLunch/Dinner: Park Bar, Alma Cocina, Reuben's DeliFor a team lunch or post-KubeCon dinner, The Optimist, Ponce City Market, or Eight Sushi Lounge are local favorites worth reserving.

Safety & Basics

• Downtown Atlanta is generally safe in the vicinity of the conference area, especially during the daytime hours.
• That said, avoid walking solo late at night away from the core hotel/convention center zone.
• Use hotel safes to store your laptops/passports when you're out.

Digital Connectivity

• GWCC has strong Wi-Fi, but hotspot backups (e.g., phone tethering) are recommended during high-traffic periods.
• Bring a portable charger, especially if you're tweeting, Slack-ing, or jumping between rooms all day.

TL;DR

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 is where cloud-native momentum turns into movement.

Terracotta AI is here to help platform teams automate Terraform PRs today, while building the intelligent AI GitOps infrastructure layer they'll depend on next.

Come find us at Booth #1851.

Or skip the wait and get a demo right now.