Productivity doesn't matter if you're working on the wrong thing.

We shouldn't try to use AI for everything. We should try to build everything so you don't need AI to use it.

Announcing the Zero Token architecture. Instead of burning AI tokens, you learn to think for yourself, and complete tasks using your brain.

All the money saved on burning tokens should be given directly to employees using their own brain.

Sending my appreciation to the entire community behind @bsky.app

Kelsey Hightower@kelseyhightower.com · 8mo ago

What I lost in Twitter, I found in Bluesky.

We are about to go from micro services running on the cloud to monoliths running on the desktop.

My daughter is killing her first talk!! I’m so proud right now.

My daughter, @kelishightower.bsky.social, killed her first talk today!

kat excellence ✨@katexcellence.io · 8mo ago

I loved it - she did a great job, and she's a natural storyteller

Just found out my daughter is going to be speaking at her first tech meetup. The dope part is @kelishightower.bsky.social made it happen on her own and sent me the link as a surprise. "What It's Like to Learn Cloud-Native Today — A Beginner's Kubernetes Story" www.meetup.com/cloud-native...

January Meetup: Observability, Kubernetes, and the Beginner’s Journey, Thu, Jan 22, 2026, 5:30 PM | Meetup

Let’s kick off 2025 with another great evening of cloud-native learning, real-world talks, and hallway conversations with Portland’s platform-engineering community. **Date

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Some companies are waiting for a new technology to unlock an imaginary innovation when everything required to build a company the size of Google was available 20 years ago.

I flew to Amsterdam and did an interview with the @jetbrains.com team. We covered everything from DevOps to AI, and why I think it's so important for people to constantly reflect on their careers to avoid having 20 years of 1 year experience.

IntelliJ IDEA, a JetBrains IDE@intellijidea.com · 10mo ago

@kelseyhightower.com on platform engineering: The deployment inputs you ask for – version, CPU, memory, disk, region – are the API your developers rely on. VMware, cloud, whatever the backend is… the API is what matters. 👉 Full interview: jb.gg/p27tj8

Kubernetes is the sum of all the shell scripts, and practices, system administrators have cobbled together over time, presented as a single system behind a declarative set of APIs.

I'm winding down what feels like a world tour in Amsterdam next week. I'll be speaking at the @cloudnativenl.bsky.social meetup hosted by @jetbrains.com on October 23rd. And the best part, it's going to be an open Q/A, which means we can cover a wide range of topics. www.meetup.com/dutch-cloud-...

Cloud Native @JetBrains with Kelsey Hightower!, Thu, Oct 23, 2025, 5:30 PM | Meetup

**What to expect?** A great evening with technical talks and networking with the cloud native community, with a special guest and a great view from the JetBrains offices! E

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Maybe I'm not dreaming big enough, but everything I've convinced myself was possible, I've found a way to make it happen.

Following up on my PlatformCon New York talk, I’ll be back for PlatformCon Live Day in Paris on October 16th in a few weeks. You know I got a discount code. Use KELSEY15 for 15% off and hopefully I'll see you there. platformconlive.fr

Met Kelsey Hightower again at #KubeCon London — and as always, it was equal parts insight, empathy, and laughter. Few people can break down Kubernetes and crack a great joke in the same breath. Always a privilege! #KelseyHightower #CloudNative #KubeConEU @kelseyhightower.com