Kristina Devochko
(She/Her)
Platform Engineer
Tietoevry
Oslo, Norway
Speaks: EnglishNorwegianUkrainianRussian
Biography
Kristina Devochko is a principal cloud engineer, tech content creator, speaker and tech community contributor based in Norway. She focuses on all things cloud native, Kubernetes, cloud security and green tech. Kristina is an owner of kristhecodingunicorn.com tech blog, a CNCF Ambassador, Microsoft Azure MVP, CNCF TAG Environmental Sustainability tech lead, Kubernetes Unpacked podcast host, co-organizer of multiple meetup groups and mentor. In her free time Kristina enjoys doing CTF challenges, reading and cuddling with her two cats. Kristina's great passion is to share her knowledge with others and provide guidance on how to build systems with sustainability, security and cloud native principles at its core. Kristina strongly believes that contributing to making the world a better place by volunteering is important, therefore being a volunteer is a big part of her life. Both when it comes to contributing back to the tech community and non-profit organizations.
Activity History
2024
Apr 19
nCast Episode 12: Optimizing for Sustainability
Kristina Devochko joins nCast podcast episode to talk all things cloud cost optimization, Kubernetes and green tech. We start by talking about the fact that many companies aren’t even using HALF of their compute resources. But does slashing your public cloud bill always mean that you’re saving the plant? We delve into cost optimization and how it aligns (or not) with sustainability. Kristina shares her insights on measuring your cloud carbon footprint and the tools you need (KEDA, Karpenter, Kepler) to increase cloud sustainability. We discuss key practical ways to get started cutting unnecessary cloud waste, from eliminating orphaned resources to utilizing spot instances and scheduling during off hours.
nCast Episode 12: Optimizing for Sustainability
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Mar 19
Debunking Myths About Environmental Sustainability in the Cloud, Building a Greener CNCF Landscape
Environmental sustainability is an increasingly important topic in general and in the cloud native and open source realm as well. However, with the steadily growing attention to the topic, misconceptions and doubts appear regarding the actual impact of proposed actions that are meant to promote environmental sustainability in the cloud. We would like to put our myth-busting hats on to address and debunk some of these misconceptions. We will provide an objective, evidence-based understanding of the real implications some actions may have on environmental sustainability in the cloud-native context. Join the Cloud Native Sustainability Mythbusters Squad, bring your open mind, discover facts, challenge assumptions, and contribute to a more informed and greener community.
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024: ⚡ Lightning Talk: Debunking Myths About...
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Mar 20
CloudNativeHacks - Panel Discussion Facilitated by The Sustainability Working Group
During CloudNativeHacks, the first-ever hackathon organized by KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024, CNCF, in collaboration with the United Nations panelists discussed the importance of sustainability in tech, how technologists can make an important impact for more sustainable software and systems. Panelists also discussed useful tools, standards and frameworks that can be used to implement green software practices, as well as how organizations like GSF and CNCF TAG ENV are contributing to more sustainable tech industry and how community members can get involved.
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024: CloudNativeHacks
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Mar 27
KubeCon Recap: Debunking Myths About Environmental Sustainability in the Cloud, Building a Greener CNCF Landscape
In this talk Kristina and Niki did a recap of their lightning talk from KubeCon+CloudNativeCon Europe 2024 where they addressed and debunked some popular misconceptions related to environmental sustainability in the cloud native and open source space, as well as tech industry in general.
Cloud Native Saar Meetup #09 | Debunking Myths About Environmental Sustainability in the Cloud
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Feb 26
Organizer of Green Software Foundation Oslo - February Meetup
Feb 26
Updates on ongoing projects and activities in green software and cloud native sustainability space
In this session Kristina provided latest updates on the ongoing activities and projects that are happening in the green software and cloud native sustainability space, including organizations like Green Software Foundation and CNCF TAG Environmental Sustainability. Kristina did a brief walkthrough of projects like SCI specification, Impact Framework from GSF and sustainability footprint assessment platform for CNCF projects by Green Reviews Working Group that operates under the TAG ENV umbrella. Also Kristina touched upon international and local sustainability-related events, interesting talks and open source projects that are looking for contributors and how anyone can get involved in any of the mentioned activities.
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Jan 25
Environment Variables Podcast - The Week in Green Software: CNCF TAG Environmental Sustainability
In this episode TWiGS host Chris Adams in talking to Kristina Devochko, tech lead of the Environmental Sustainability TAG at the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. Kristina shares her journey from economics to tech sustainability, and eventually joining this Technical Advisory Group. Further, they discuss the mission and projects of the group, as well as how anyone interested and willing is able to contribute. She elaborates on her experience of diving into this new field with no prior knowledge and acts as a reminder that no matter how scary it seems, you can do it too.
The Week in Green Software: CNCF TAG Environmental Sustainability
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2023
Dec 21
Women in Cloud Native podcast interview - Journey in Tech & all about Sustainability in Tech w/ Kristina
In this episode Kristina and Nancy talked about Kristina's journey to tech and her personal passion for sustainability, why sustainability is relevant and important in ICT as well, how organizations like GSF and CNCF TAG ENV are making an impact for a more sustainable tech space and how you can get involved.
Journey in Tech & all about Sustainability in Tech w/ Kristina
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Oct 9
Getting started with green software and cloud native sustainability
In this session, Kristina will provide an introduction to Green Software Oslo meetup group, its vision and plans, and how you can contribute. In addition Kristina will touch upon the world of green software and cloud native sustainability, why it is important, how the current green tech landscape looks like and how you can start (or continue) your tech sustainability journey.
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Oct 9
Organizer of Green Software Foundation Oslo - October Meetup
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Apr 18
Be the Change Our Planet Seeks: How YOU Can Contribute to Running Environment-Friendly Workloads on Kubernetes
Climate change affects us all and it’s impact can be seen throughout all aspects of our life, including software engineering. Reducing carbon footprint and following sustainable software engineering principles is now a part of every software company’s goal, but do you know that YOU, as a developer or a platform engineer, have all the power to contribute to making your technical platform and this world a better, greener place? Kubernetes is one of the technologies that comes in multiple flavors, but it’s up to YOU to utilize it in a way that will lessen harmful impacts of global warming. During this session Kristina will shed light on how sustainable software engineering principles can be applied to Kubernetes and it’s workloads, as well as which eye-opening insights she has gained during her Kubernetes journey and what concrete actions you can take with you and apply further in your projects after the conference in order to make your Kubernetes workloads more eco-friendly.
Be the Change Our Planet Seeks: How YOU Can Contribute to Running Environment... - Kristina Devochko
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