In the Clouds (E43) | KubeCon EMEA Recap & the Future of Tech in Education ft. Langdon White

Across industries and business sectors, senior leadership has to execute at an ever-increasing pace, and today's technology decisions must balance short-term risk with long-term gains. Join host Stu Miniman as he leads insightful and candid discussions with a broad spectrum of experts, executives, and decision-makers on diverse and hot technology topics. After a successful KubeCon Europe this April in London - drawing over 12,000 attendees - your host Stu Miniman connected with former colleague and tech leader Langdon White. Sparks flew, and the idea for this very episode was born. Join us for a lively KubeCon review and a deep dive into the CNCF accreditation program, as well as what’s next for Open Source and education in tech. Our guest, Langdon White, is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS) and Technical Director at Boston University. With a career that spans startups, Fortune 50 companies, and nearly a decade at Red Hat—where he helped re-architect Fedora for a containerized world—Langdon brings real-world insight and serious industry chops to the table. At BU, Langdon is on a mission: to make computing and data science more accessible and inclusive. Whether he’s guiding experiential learning projects, launching initiatives like DevConf.US, or redesigning gateway courses like DS-100, Langdon is constantly rethinking how we teach, learn, and build in tech. This episode will explore: Highlights and takeaways from KubeCon Europe The role of the CNCF Accademic Accreditation Program in shaping the cloud-native future Langdon’s perspective on Open Source as a tool for equity Innovations in teaching and learning models at BU What’s new (and next) in the technological landscape and how Red Hat is helping shape this 💡 Whether you're a cloud-native enthusiast, open source contributor, or education nerd—this is a conversation you won’t want to miss. 📅 April 17 @11:30am EDT 📍 Live on YouTube & Twitch …. Want to learn more? Try Red Hat OpenShift: https://red.ht/3Haxapr Find out more about Osmium: https://www.osmiumdatagroup.com/ Follow us: Stu Miniman https://bsky.app/profile/stu.bsky.social Red Hat / red-hat Langdon White https://langd0n.com/ Subscribe to Red Hat's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/redhat/?sub_c... About OpenShift: Red Hat OpenShift is an open source container application platform based on the Kubernetes container orchestrator for enterprise application development and deployment. OpenShift on redhat.com https://red.ht/3JBaOia OpenShift on GitHub https://github.com/openshift/ #RedHat #OpenShift #HybridCloud #AI