KubeCon 2025 Spotlight: Heroku, OVHcloud & Spacelift Spotlight | Cloud-Native Innovation

As KubeCon + CloudNativeCon approaches with over 10,000 cloud-native professionals gathering in Atlanta, VMblog's third Spotlight video showcases three innovative companies leading the way in cloud infrastructure and platform services. From AI-powered development platforms to global hybrid cloud solutions and natural language infrastructure management, these exhibitors are bringing cutting-edge technology to the show floor. Here's what you need to know about Heroku, OVHcloud, and Spacelift before you visit their booths.

Heroku - Booth 305
Heroku continues to evolve its AI platform-as-a-service offering, making cloud application development more seamless than ever. The company is showcasing enhanced developer tooling with AI integrated directly into workflows, helping developers focus on code rather than infrastructure management. As a long-time supporter of cloud-native buildpacks, Heroku will have live demos at their booth and is partnering with LearnCube on "Kubernetes World: Finding Your Path," a resource designed to help newcomers navigate their cloud-native journey. Stop by booth 305 for demos, games, and prizes—look for the team in purple.

OVHcloud - Booth 1043
OVHcloud brings a unique global perspective to hybrid cloud delivery. Operating since 1999 with 44 data centers across four continents, the company offers a distinctive dual-entity structure: OVHcloud serves international customers while OVHcloud US handles American clients, providing data sovereignty protection from regulations like the Cloud Act. What sets OVHcloud apart is their ownership of over 100 terabit-per-second fiber network infrastructure and their VRack technology—a layer 2 private network connecting services globally with no ingress or egress bandwidth charges. The company delivers comprehensive hybrid cloud solutions spanning public cloud, private cloud, and VMware environments. Kubernetes community leader Aurélie Vache will be presenting three talks during the conference, and OVHcloud is giving away 100 free signed copies of her Kubernetes book at their booth.

Spacelift - Booth 541
Spacelift is reimagining infrastructure management with two distinct deployment models. Their traditional IaC platform includes policy-as-code, drift detection, and comprehensive management features for production workloads. But their new Spacelift Intent offering takes a revolutionary approach: AI-driven infrastructure management through natural language. By providing an MCP server that connects to your existing LLM, Intent lets teams deploy EC2 instances, S3 buckets, and other infrastructure across any cloud using conversational commands—perfect for rapid prototyping and troubleshooting without traditional pipeline delays. The system maintains policy enforcement and guardrails while eliminating code generation, enabling infrastructure deployment at the speed of thought. Visit booth 541 to learn more and potentially walk away with some surprises.

Don't miss these innovations at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 in Atlanta!