Mirantis recently announced the release of Lens 2024, an early access version of their latest Lens desktop product, and the introduction of Lens Enterprise to cater to larger companies. In this episode, Miska Kaipiainen, VP of Engineering at Mirantis, talks about the company’s latest announcements and how their offerings simplify complex technologies like Kubernetes. He says, “We are on a mission to remove complexity and accelerate productivity for our users.”

Mirantis’ recent announcements and the evolution of the Kubernetes ecosystem

• Kaipiainen discusses the key discussions at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon noting that AI is a major topic of interest. He talks about the Mirantis’ booth visitors and their familiarity with their products, especially Lens.
• Mirantis has released an early access version of their latest Lens desktop product, Lens 2024. Kaipiainen explains how the new version enhances user experience and incorporates user recommendations and feature requests.
• Kaipiainen talks about the balance between user feedback and the company’s own roadmap. He explains which features were added due to user feedback and Mirantis’ overall goal to reduce complexity and boost productivity.
• Kaipiainen shares what is next on Mirantis’ roadmap saying that AI integration is a major focus and making Lens available in web browsers.
• Kaipiainen talks about the evolution of Kubernetes and its ecosystem and the wide variety of workloads they see globally. He highlights the diversity in user base and use cases indicating Kubernetes versatility and widespread adoption.

How Mirantis’ products aim to simplify complex technologies

• Mirantis has introduced Lens Enterprise in response to requests from larger enterprises for additional features like SSO, SCIM, and enhanced security. Kaipiainen explains the differences between the three tiers of Mirantis’ Lens.
• Kaipiainen discusses the role of Mirantis Lens in the Kubernetes ecosystem saying it aims to simplify Kubernetes adoption, improve connectivity and observability of cloud-native workloads, and address the complexity issues.
• Kaipiainen talks about the original problem Mirantis Lens aimed to solve and its evolution. He emphasizes that simplifying technology to make it more understandable for users is crucial and remains the ongoing mission for Mirantis.
• Mirantis’ broader efforts focus on addressing two main aspects: infrastructure deployment and consumption, and how these products support each other.

Guest: Miska Kaipiainen (LinkedIn)
Company: Mirantis (Twitter) 
Show: Let’s Talk

This summary was written by Emily Nicholls.