In the rapidly evolving world of cloud native technologies, new projects and paradigms are constantly emerging. To keep up with this momentum, platforms built on Kubernetes and cloud native ecosystem must continuously evolve as well. Choosing technologies and architectures is no longer a one-time decision—it requires continuous reevaluation and adaptability. By embracing flexibility and continuously adopting better solutions as they become available, end-users can maintain the competitive edge. This session will highlight the importance of continuously evolving platforms within the open-source ecosystem and introduce the powerful extensibility of Kubernetes that enables such evolution. Attendees will gain insights into how to keep competitive through continuous evolution, and we'll explore the next actions of early adopters and the trends in the upstream Just as the sun continues to rise in the Land of the Rising Sun, the evolution of your platform will illuminate the path to a brighter future for you, your company and your country.
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About me
Masaya Aoyama
CyberAgent, Inc.
Senior Software Engineer, KaaS Product Owner
Masaya Aoyama is a Co-Chair for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan 2025, and He is Senior Software Engineer and Product Owner of a managed Kubernetes platform at CyberAgent, Inc. He also serves as a Technical Advisor to 3-shake, Inc. and CREATIONLINE, Inc., both of which are CNCF member companies. Since 2017, he has been an active leader and contributor in Japan’s Cloud Native communities, organizing numerous conferences and meetups throughout the country. Notably, he has served as a Co-Chair of “CloudNative Days”, Japan’s largest conference series in this field, for more than seven years. As a Co-Founder and Co-Organizer of the CNCF Japan Chapter (CNCJ), he continues to foster and grow the local community. He is also the author of the highly acclaimed “Kubernetes Perfect Guide”, widely regarded as the most popular Kubernetes book in Japan.