In this special episode of Cloud Native Chronicles, recorded live at Red Hat Summit: Connect 2025, Robert Kloosterhuis sits down with Luca Berton, engineer, author and Ansible expert, to explore the evolution of automation, AI-powered platform engineering and how technologies such as Ansible, Kubernetes and OpenShift AI are shaping the future of IT.

Luca shares insights from his work at Red Hat, his experience in highly regulated industries and his journey from writing Ansible by Examples to exploring AI-driven automation. Together, they discuss how organizations can combine open source innovation with enterprise reliability and scale.

In this conversation you will learn more about:

  • How Ansible integrates with modern DevOps tools including Terraform, Argo CD and Tekton
  • The role of GitOps and configuration management in hybrid and multi-cloud environments
  • Red Hat’s Ansible Automation Platform and OpenShift AI in enterprise-scale environments
  • The importance of aligning open source innovation with commercial support
  • Luca’s upcoming projects, including his new book on AI and automation

This episode is for anyone interested in the intersection of AI, automation and cloud native engineering, from developers and SREs to architects and platform engineers.

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About Luca Berton

Freelance Consultant at his own company
Luca is an AI and Cloud Native Consultant, author of several books and creator of video courses on automation and cloud technologies. He designs Kubernetes, Ansible and Terraform based DevOps, DevSecOps and MLOps pipelines across hybrid AWS, Azure and GCP environments, turning cloud and AI ambitions into measurable business results. By automating infrastructure end to end, he helps organisations launch features faster, reduce infrastructure costs by up to 40 percent and meet ISO 27001 and SOC 2 compliance. His GPU optimised MLOps toolchain transforms data science prototypes into production ready, revenue generating services that also support sustainability goals. From proof of value to full rollout, Luca ensures every technical decision aligns with strategic business outcomes such as faster time to market, lower operational costs and new AI driven revenue.
Luca Berton