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So, it finally happened! The first-ever KubeCon in India took place at Yashobhoomi, Delhi, on the 11th and 12th of December!
Loft Labs was proud to be one of the sponsors for this historic event. The excitement and enthusiasm I witnessed were next level. There were so many WOW moments, and I’d like to highlight a few!
Let’s start with SOSS Community Day – Secure Open Source Software Community Day was held as a co-located event with KubeCon India on the 10th of December, focusing on the rising tooling to solve supply chain security challenges. The program kicked off with Arun Gupta, a board member of OpenSSF, who shared insights into the need for OpenSSF, the current landscape, and where the work is happening. Next was our talk, where we discussed supply chain security using BuildSafe and how to achieve SLSA compliance with Hermetic builds, eventually leading to reproducible builds.
There were so many other amazing talks throughout the day!
Now, let’s move on to KubeCon India!
The opening remarks by Chris revealed that India ranks number 4 in overall CNCF project contributions. They also launched the Golden Kubestronaut Program, a title given to those who complete ALL CNCF certifications. Another big announcement was the establishment of Linux Foundation India, which promises a lot more open-source events and contributions in the coming year. Open Source Summit will also be held alongside KubeCon India 2025.
Loft was one of the proud sponsors, and we had a booth that saw a crazy rush of attendees. Our team had incredible conversations about vCluster and how it addresses cost and multi-tenancy challenges. We had long, meaningful discussions, conducted demos at the booth, and even booked post-KubeCon demos. Overall, the experience was amazing, and the entire team enjoyed staffing the booth and connecting with such an incredible community.
Coming to my talk at KubeCon India – I had the honor of delivering a talk on the main stage alongside Shweta Vohra. Shweta explained the Cell-Based Architecture in Kubernetes context, and I showcased one of its implementations using vCluster.
This diagram represents a cell-based architecture in Kubernetes, where the host cluster provides shared resources such as ingress controllers, runtime security (e.g., Falco), and policy enforcement tools (e.g., Kyverno) to all cells. Each cell operates independently, leveraging a virtual cluster (vCluster) to manage its own deployments and services in isolation. This design ensures secure multi-tenancy, scalability, and flexibility, as workloads within each cell are decoupled from others while benefiting from shared governance and operational efficiencies. It’s ideal for managing multiple teams or applications while maintaining strong isolation and centralised control.
Another incredible talk was by Expedia, led by Shivani Mehrotra and Mohit Kumar, which highlighted their GitOps journey with ArgoCD and showcased the scalability of managing 30,000+ applications. Using the open-source tool vCluster, they conducted extensive testing across 300 virtual clusters, tailoring scenarios to different application flavors.
If you want to know more about vCluster, book a demo with us and make sure to check out vCluster. We create a lot of content on YouTube, so don’t forget to check out our channel too.
Last but not least, the food at KubeCon India was the best ever compared to any KubeCon! I bet no one would disagree.
