KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026
Kubernetes without another operational silo.
Give developers self-service Kubernetes while IT maintains visibility and control across VMs, infrastructure, and clouds.
Date: November 9-12
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Visit HPE at Booths 151 and 145
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America brings together cloud native and AI experts to solve real-world challenges across Kubernetes, cloud native technologies, and AI infrastructure.
KUBECON 2026—HPE BOOTH 151
Live sessions for building, operating, and protecting hybrid cloud and AI workloads
November 10–12, 2026 • Booth 151 • Live sessions throughout each expo day
Schedule and presenters are subject to change. Sessions begin 15 minutes after the expo floor opens. Visit HPE Booth 151 for the latest information.
- Tuesday, Nov 10
- Wednesday, Nov 11
- Thursday, Nov 12
- 10:45 a.m.
HPE CloudOps Software: The Ultimate Kubernetes toolkit for your hybrid cloud
What you'll see: One platform to provision, observe, and protect hybrid-cloud workloads.
- 11:30 a.m.
From vSphere to HVM + HKS in 10 minutes
What you'll see: Two practical lanes beyond vSphere—migrate VMs or modernize on Kubernetes.
- 12:15 p.m.
Distributed Inference with HKS
What you'll see: See distributed AI inference deployed and operated consistently on HKS.
- 1:00 p.m.
Just plug it in!: The OpsRamp and Morpheus connection
What you'll see: Connect provisioning and monitoring with integrated CloudOps software.
- 1:45 p.m.
HPE CloudOps Software: The Ultimate Kubernetes toolkit for your hybrid cloud
What you'll see: One platform to provision, observe, and protect hybrid-cloud workloads.
- 2:30 p.m.
From vSphere to HVM + HKS in 10 minutes
What you'll see: Two practical lanes beyond vSphere—migrate VMs or modernize on Kubernetes.
- 3:15 p.m.
Distributed Inference with HKS
What you'll see: See distributed AI inference deployed and operated consistently on HKS.
- 4:00 p.m.
Just plug it in!: The OpsRamp and Morpheus connection
What you'll see: Connect provisioning and monitoring with integrated CloudOps software.
- 4:45 p.m.
HPE CloudOps Software: The Ultimate Kubernetes toolkit for your hybrid cloud
What you'll see: One platform to provision, observe, and protect hybrid-cloud workloads.
- 5:30 p.m.
From vSphere to HVM + HKS in 10 minutes
What you'll see: Two practical lanes beyond vSphere—migrate VMs or modernize on Kubernetes.
- 6:15 p.m.
Distributed Inference with HKS
What you'll see: See distributed AI inference deployed and operated consistently on HKS.
- 7:00 p.m.
File, Block and Object with HPE Alletra Storage MP for Kubernetes
What you'll see: Explore scalable hybrid-cloud storage for Kubernetes with HPE Alletra Storage MP, CSI, and COSI.
- 10:15 a.m.
HKS provisioning and management
What you'll see: Walk through HKS deployment choices and day-two cluster management.
- 11:00 a.m.
Application Onboarding on HKS Clusters using Blueprints and Service Catalogs
What you'll see: Onboard applications in one click without manual manifest work.
- 11:45 a.m.
Running Data Services on HKS
What you'll see: Run resilient stateful services with persistent data and day-two operations.
- 12:30 p.m.
Observing Kubernetes based AI inferencing environments—challenges and perspectives
What you'll see: Use AI-powered insight to observe complex inferencing environments.
- 1:15 p.m.
My favorite 3 Tier application: Build it, protect it, observe it
What you'll see: Build, protect, and observe a three-tier app across containers and VMs.
- 2:00 p.m.
HKS provisioning and management
What you'll see: Walk through HKS deployment choices and day-two cluster management.
- 2:45 p.m.
Application Onboarding on HKS Clusters using Blueprints and Service Catalogs
What you'll see: Onboard applications in one click without manual manifest work.
- 3:30 p.m.
File, Block and Object with HPE Alletra Storage MP for Kubernetes
What you'll see: Explore scalable hybrid-cloud storage for Kubernetes with HPE Alletra Storage MP, CSI, and COSI.
- 4:15 p.m.
Observing Kubernetes based AI inferencing environments—challenges and perspectives
What you'll see: Use AI-powered insight to observe complex inferencing environments.
- 10:15 a.m.
Running Agentic AI Workloads on HKS
What you'll see: Watch an AI agent reason, call tools, and scale securely on HKS.
- 11:00 a.m.
Managing complex applications across HVM and HKS
What you'll see: Manage one application across VMs and Kubernetes from a unified experience.
- 11:45 a.m.
All about your workload: HPE Morpheus and the HPE Kubernetes Service (HKS)
What you'll see: Deploy container and VM workloads with the same skills and tools.
- 12:30 p.m.
Making Kubernetes a First-Class Operating Model for Supercomputing
What you'll see: Bring cloud-native AI workflows to Cray systems without sacrificing performance.
- 1:15 p.m.
Running Agentic AI Workloads on HKS
What you'll see: Watch an AI agent reason, call tools, and scale securely on HKS.
- 2:00 p.m.
File, Block and Object with HPE Alletra Storage MP for Kubernetes
What you'll see: Explore scalable hybrid-cloud storage for Kubernetes with HPE Alletra Storage MP, CSI, and COSI.
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