It starts with a single Kubernetes cluster - clean, contained, and calm.
Then comes growth. Teams expand, workloads spread, and soon clusters bloom across edges, clouds, and on-prem worlds. What once felt like orchestration begins to sound like chaos: drifting configs, tangled policies, and reliability that rolls like dice. Innovation slows under the weight of its own sprawl.

This panel brings together a diverse mix of voices - CNCF Ambassadors, independent practitioners, and freelancers from around the globe. Together, they unpack the real pains and promise of scaling beyond one cluster.

We’ll explore open-source paths that keep freedom at the core:
1. KubeStellar and Karmada for multi-cluster federation
2. Cluster API for provisioning at scale
3. Istio for service mesh consistency