The State of GenAI and ML in the Cloud Native Ecosystem

This conference talk explores the current state of Generative AI and Machine Learning within the cloud native ecosystem, highlighting emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities. Dive into production-level insights as Alejandro Saucedo and Bartosz Ocytko from Zalando SE examine the standardization of tools and practices in the industry. Learn about key findings from recent ecosystem surveys that reveal significant gaps in tooling and skills. Discover best practices and open-source frameworks supporting the end-to-end LLMOps/MLOps lifecycle, including solutions for agentic workflows, AI guardrails, and efficiency requirements. The presentation covers critical aspects of pipelining, optimization, productionization, monitoring/observability, and ML safety based on real-world production use cases at scale.