Post by UpCloud

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 Amsterdam 2026 is a wrap — and what a week it was! A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth. We had insightful, in-depth, and sometimes challenging conversations around cloud, services, open source, community, and data sovereignty. We’re back at work with our heads full of new ideas and concepts to explore. Our key takeaways: - Sovereignty took centre stage at this years event, coming up in most discussions further highlighting it’s clearly a priority across the ecosystem. - AI conversations are maturing. We’re seeing more technical depth, especially around GPUs (architecture, sharing, and optimization). - The open source community is thriving. It continues to grow in both size and impact. - The CNCF landscape is expanding rapidly. New projects are emerging, supported by highly active contributors. - And yes… Lego still draws a crowd 🙂 Our raffle brought people together and created some great moments — especially for our first prize winner! See you next year in Barcelona!