Max Körbächer
@mkorbi.bsky.social
Managing Director and Lead Advisor @ LiquidReply | Emeritus Lead CNCF TAG Environmental Sustainability | CNCF Ambassador | Author | LF Europe Advisory Board | 🇪🇺 born
The AI Bubble is a $ 1.4T shell game:
1️⃣ NVIDIA invests $ 100B in OpenAI
2️⃣ OpenAI buys $ 100B in NVIDIA chips
3️⃣ NVIDIA reports “record demand” → stock 🚀 → repeat
This is revenue roundtripping, same trick that sank Global Crossing in 2000. More in my newsletter:
open.substack.com/pub/mkoerbi/...
1️⃣ NVIDIA invests $ 100B in OpenAI
2️⃣ OpenAI buys $ 100B in NVIDIA chips
3️⃣ NVIDIA reports “record demand” → stock 🚀 → repeat
This is revenue roundtripping, same trick that sank Global Crossing in 2000. More in my newsletter:
open.substack.com/pub/mkoerbi/...
Creating a Trillion-Dollar House of Cards
The AI bubble and how short circular investments are creating an unprecedented investment boom, with over $1.4 trillion in committed spending across a tightly interconnected network of companies.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:36 AM
The AI Bubble is a $ 1.4T shell game:
1️⃣ NVIDIA invests $ 100B in OpenAI
2️⃣ OpenAI buys $ 100B in NVIDIA chips
3️⃣ NVIDIA reports “record demand” → stock 🚀 → repeat
This is revenue roundtripping, same trick that sank Global Crossing in 2000. More in my newsletter:
open.substack.com/pub/mkoerbi/...
1️⃣ NVIDIA invests $ 100B in OpenAI
2️⃣ OpenAI buys $ 100B in NVIDIA chips
3️⃣ NVIDIA reports “record demand” → stock 🚀 → repeat
This is revenue roundtripping, same trick that sank Global Crossing in 2000. More in my newsletter:
open.substack.com/pub/mkoerbi/...
Bye Bye Big Tech: How I Migrated to an almost All-EU Stack (and saved 500€ per year)
open.substack.com/pub/mkoerbi/...
open.substack.com/pub/mkoerbi/...
Bye Bye Big Tech: How I Migrated to an almost All-EU Stack (and saved 500€ per year)
“Bye bye bye.” It took some time, and a serious amount of research, but I have finally crossed the finish line. I have officially migrated my digital life to pure, EU-hosted solutions.
open.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Bye Bye Big Tech: How I Migrated to an almost All-EU Stack (and saved 500€ per year)
open.substack.com/pub/mkoerbi/...
open.substack.com/pub/mkoerbi/...
AI is everywhere, but something feels… off.
LLMs? Are not "intelligent."
They’re just a fancy User Interface (UI).
A probabilistic text machine that can
✅Replace management consultants (sometimes)
✅Automate no-brain tasks
❌Understand anything
Most of the hype is a hoax👇
LLMs? Are not "intelligent."
They’re just a fancy User Interface (UI).
A probabilistic text machine that can
✅Replace management consultants (sometimes)
✅Automate no-brain tasks
❌Understand anything
Most of the hype is a hoax👇
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
AI is everywhere, but something feels… off.
LLMs? Are not "intelligent."
They’re just a fancy User Interface (UI).
A probabilistic text machine that can
✅Replace management consultants (sometimes)
✅Automate no-brain tasks
❌Understand anything
Most of the hype is a hoax👇
LLMs? Are not "intelligent."
They’re just a fancy User Interface (UI).
A probabilistic text machine that can
✅Replace management consultants (sometimes)
✅Automate no-brain tasks
❌Understand anything
Most of the hype is a hoax👇
Looking at a the booth at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon we should re-name it to KubeCon + AiNaiveCon.
WDYT?
WDYT?
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Looking at a the booth at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon we should re-name it to KubeCon + AiNaiveCon.
WDYT?
WDYT?
Hello MUC community!
For the Kubernetes, Cloud Native & Platform Engineering meetup, I'm looking for
• Speakers
• Sponsors/Hosts
• an active Co-Organizer
We regularly have around 50 attendees per meetup.
Next meetups will be on the 8th of October and 4th of December.
Links👇
For the Kubernetes, Cloud Native & Platform Engineering meetup, I'm looking for
• Speakers
• Sponsors/Hosts
• an active Co-Organizer
We regularly have around 50 attendees per meetup.
Next meetups will be on the 8th of October and 4th of December.
Links👇
September 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Hello MUC community!
For the Kubernetes, Cloud Native & Platform Engineering meetup, I'm looking for
• Speakers
• Sponsors/Hosts
• an active Co-Organizer
We regularly have around 50 attendees per meetup.
Next meetups will be on the 8th of October and 4th of December.
Links👇
For the Kubernetes, Cloud Native & Platform Engineering meetup, I'm looking for
• Speakers
• Sponsors/Hosts
• an active Co-Organizer
We regularly have around 50 attendees per meetup.
Next meetups will be on the 8th of October and 4th of December.
Links👇
@proton.me guys, are you planning to have an "all in" package - the whole proton stuff + meet + lumo + standard notes?
September 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
@proton.me guys, are you planning to have an "all in" package - the whole proton stuff + meet + lumo + standard notes?
Munich people, and around, we are looking for our K8s, Cloud Native and Platform Engineering Meetup in September, October and December for speakers. Ping me or drop your talk via the links at the events: lu.ma/calendar/man...
Luma
lu.ma
August 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Munich people, and around, we are looking for our K8s, Cloud Native and Platform Engineering Meetup in September, October and December for speakers. Ping me or drop your talk via the links at the events: lu.ma/calendar/man...
Speaker were well fed yesterday and we are ready to start the first day of @cnsmunich.bsky.social Cloud Native Summit Munich.
July 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Speaker were well fed yesterday and we are ready to start the first day of @cnsmunich.bsky.social Cloud Native Summit Munich.
A new short Newsletter on Sovereignty and the fragmentation challenge www.zeitgeistofbytes.com/p/sovereignt...
Sovereignty and the fragmentation challenge
I love the new born tech patriotism in Europe. I believe it was never gone, just the demand has shifted.
www.zeitgeistofbytes.com
July 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
A new short Newsletter on Sovereignty and the fragmentation challenge www.zeitgeistofbytes.com/p/sovereignt...
Platform Engineering is 40% Technology, 40% People, Mindset, and Process, and 20% your company's demands.
Where to start
• start with a cloud provider & IaC
• go down on containers & Kubernetes
• learn CI/CD & GitOps
• master security
• manage observability
www.zeitgeistofbytes.com/p/a-path-to-...
Where to start
• start with a cloud provider & IaC
• go down on containers & Kubernetes
• learn CI/CD & GitOps
• master security
• manage observability
www.zeitgeistofbytes.com/p/a-path-to-...
A Path to Platform Engineering - Beginners Guide
With the recently published Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate (CNPA) an idea and direction for how to become a platform engineering is given. But there is more to know...
www.zeitgeistofbytes.com
June 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Platform Engineering is 40% Technology, 40% People, Mindset, and Process, and 20% your company's demands.
Where to start
• start with a cloud provider & IaC
• go down on containers & Kubernetes
• learn CI/CD & GitOps
• master security
• manage observability
www.zeitgeistofbytes.com/p/a-path-to-...
Where to start
• start with a cloud provider & IaC
• go down on containers & Kubernetes
• learn CI/CD & GitOps
• master security
• manage observability
www.zeitgeistofbytes.com/p/a-path-to-...
Reposted by Max Körbächer
Delighted to welcome you as one of our speakers, Michel — your session is highly anticipated! ✨
#CloudNative #opensource #CNSMunich #community
#CloudNative #opensource #CNSMunich #community
June 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Delighted to welcome you as one of our speakers, Michel — your session is highly anticipated! ✨
#CloudNative #opensource #CNSMunich #community
#CloudNative #opensource #CNSMunich #community
AI Engineering is inevitable.
The question is how you will blend into your career.
Finding the right approach will be critical for the success of AI adoption.
More about it in my newsletter
open.substack.com/pub/mkoerbi/...
The question is how you will blend into your career.
Finding the right approach will be critical for the success of AI adoption.
More about it in my newsletter
open.substack.com/pub/mkoerbi/...
AI Engineering will become ubiquis
Not yet another AI newsletter, just the topic of the day "AI Engineering" and why everyone should have a look, at least.
open.substack.com
June 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
AI Engineering is inevitable.
The question is how you will blend into your career.
Finding the right approach will be critical for the success of AI adoption.
More about it in my newsletter
open.substack.com/pub/mkoerbi/...
The question is how you will blend into your career.
Finding the right approach will be critical for the success of AI adoption.
More about it in my newsletter
open.substack.com/pub/mkoerbi/...
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Cloud Native Summit 2025: Call for Speakers
On July 21st & 22nd 2025, the Kubernetes & Cloud Native community will gather at smartvillage Bogenhausen in Munich, Germany. Join us for a two-day te...
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April 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Already at Platform Engineering Day (KubeCon)?
Don’t miss our first book signing today from 14:30-15:30 at the meshcloud booth, right in front of stage F.
Hilliary Lipsig, Andreas (Andi) Grabner and my Self are waiting you :)
#platengday #kubecon
Don’t miss our first book signing today from 14:30-15:30 at the meshcloud booth, right in front of stage F.
Hilliary Lipsig, Andreas (Andi) Grabner and my Self are waiting you :)
#platengday #kubecon
April 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Already at Platform Engineering Day (KubeCon)?
Don’t miss our first book signing today from 14:30-15:30 at the meshcloud booth, right in front of stage F.
Hilliary Lipsig, Andreas (Andi) Grabner and my Self are waiting you :)
#platengday #kubecon
Don’t miss our first book signing today from 14:30-15:30 at the meshcloud booth, right in front of stage F.
Hilliary Lipsig, Andreas (Andi) Grabner and my Self are waiting you :)
#platengday #kubecon
Reposted by Max Körbächer
Getting ready for the upcoming #KubeCon? don't miss on last KubeCon's recap, led by my fellow expert Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Ambassadors. It was a fun live stream!
medium.com/p/1362959030c1
@vfarcic.bsky.social @mkoerbi.bsky.social @cncf.io
medium.com/p/1362959030c1
@vfarcic.bsky.social @mkoerbi.bsky.social @cncf.io
March 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Getting ready for the upcoming #KubeCon? don't miss on last KubeCon's recap, led by my fellow expert Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Ambassadors. It was a fun live stream!
medium.com/p/1362959030c1
@vfarcic.bsky.social @mkoerbi.bsky.social @cncf.io
medium.com/p/1362959030c1
@vfarcic.bsky.social @mkoerbi.bsky.social @cncf.io
Reposted by Max Körbächer
Platform Engineering for Architects by @mkoerbi.bsky.social @grabnerandi.bsky.social & Hilliary Lipsig
It's wonderfully detailed and well researched. Building all the right foundations for thinking about how to build and maintain platforms. A critical reference to fully think through your platform.
It's wonderfully detailed and well researched. Building all the right foundations for thinking about how to build and maintain platforms. A critical reference to fully think through your platform.
March 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Platform Engineering for Architects by @mkoerbi.bsky.social @grabnerandi.bsky.social & Hilliary Lipsig
It's wonderfully detailed and well researched. Building all the right foundations for thinking about how to build and maintain platforms. A critical reference to fully think through your platform.
It's wonderfully detailed and well researched. Building all the right foundations for thinking about how to build and maintain platforms. A critical reference to fully think through your platform.
Reposted by Max Körbächer
Join us for the next 10 weeks at the CNCF Kubernetes Book Club as we dive into the insights of Platform Engineering for Architects 📚
Authors @mkoerbi.bsky.social, Hilliary Lipsig and @grabnerandi.bsky.social will join us
📆 First event Friday March 14th RSVP here
community.cncf.io/events/detai...
Authors @mkoerbi.bsky.social, Hilliary Lipsig and @grabnerandi.bsky.social will join us
📆 First event Friday March 14th RSVP here
community.cncf.io/events/detai...
March 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Join us for the next 10 weeks at the CNCF Kubernetes Book Club as we dive into the insights of Platform Engineering for Architects 📚
Authors @mkoerbi.bsky.social, Hilliary Lipsig and @grabnerandi.bsky.social will join us
📆 First event Friday March 14th RSVP here
community.cncf.io/events/detai...
Authors @mkoerbi.bsky.social, Hilliary Lipsig and @grabnerandi.bsky.social will join us
📆 First event Friday March 14th RSVP here
community.cncf.io/events/detai...
Are service meshes still a thing? Does someone use them for a really use full use case? Just discussed on our latest meetup about it and I couldn’t give a clear answer as I actually haven’t seen any relevant implementation out in the wild. WDYT?
December 7, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Are service meshes still a thing? Does someone use them for a really use full use case? Just discussed on our latest meetup about it and I couldn’t give a clear answer as I actually haven’t seen any relevant implementation out in the wild. WDYT?
Reposted by Max Körbächer
📢 Tickets are available now! 📢
🎫 Grab your early bird ticket for the Cloud Native Summit Munich 2025 today!
We can't wait to see you in Munich this July! 🎊
📎 cnsmunich.de
#cnsmunich #cloudnative #opensource #community #earlybird
🎫 Grab your early bird ticket for the Cloud Native Summit Munich 2025 today!
We can't wait to see you in Munich this July! 🎊
📎 cnsmunich.de
#cnsmunich #cloudnative #opensource #community #earlybird
November 26, 2024 at 11:45 AM
📢 Tickets are available now! 📢
🎫 Grab your early bird ticket for the Cloud Native Summit Munich 2025 today!
We can't wait to see you in Munich this July! 🎊
📎 cnsmunich.de
#cnsmunich #cloudnative #opensource #community #earlybird
🎫 Grab your early bird ticket for the Cloud Native Summit Munich 2025 today!
We can't wait to see you in Munich this July! 🎊
📎 cnsmunich.de
#cnsmunich #cloudnative #opensource #community #earlybird
You haven't missed anything on KubeCon, sorry
Or have you?
My most exciting discoveries on #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon Salt Lake City:
• Kueue is just beyond mighty
• Security is so monotonous - we are heading to Quantum-safe apps on K8s
• Platform Engineering is the ground #GenAI is built on
Or have you?
My most exciting discoveries on #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon Salt Lake City:
• Kueue is just beyond mighty
• Security is so monotonous - we are heading to Quantum-safe apps on K8s
• Platform Engineering is the ground #GenAI is built on
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA 2024 Recap — LIQUID Reply
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA was a strong statement that Platform Engineering is the foundation for GenAI.
liquidreply.net
November 22, 2024 at 10:28 AM
You haven't missed anything on KubeCon, sorry
Or have you?
My most exciting discoveries on #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon Salt Lake City:
• Kueue is just beyond mighty
• Security is so monotonous - we are heading to Quantum-safe apps on K8s
• Platform Engineering is the ground #GenAI is built on
Or have you?
My most exciting discoveries on #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon Salt Lake City:
• Kueue is just beyond mighty
• Security is so monotonous - we are heading to Quantum-safe apps on K8s
• Platform Engineering is the ground #GenAI is built on
Reposted by Max Körbächer
Did you enjoy the #KubeCon recap live stream? We sure did!
Thanks @vfarcic.bsky.social and @mkoerbi.bsky.social for joining me on this adventure.
#CNCF Ambassador team FTW! 🙌
community.cncf.io/events/detai...
Thanks @vfarcic.bsky.social and @mkoerbi.bsky.social for joining me on this adventure.
#CNCF Ambassador team FTW! 🙌
community.cncf.io/events/detai...
November 19, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Did you enjoy the #KubeCon recap live stream? We sure did!
Thanks @vfarcic.bsky.social and @mkoerbi.bsky.social for joining me on this adventure.
#CNCF Ambassador team FTW! 🙌
community.cncf.io/events/detai...
Thanks @vfarcic.bsky.social and @mkoerbi.bsky.social for joining me on this adventure.
#CNCF Ambassador team FTW! 🙌
community.cncf.io/events/detai...
What could be better than Kubeflix and chill?
Join my fellow #CNCF Ambassadors and #CloudNative experts @vfarcic.bsky.social , @abangser.bsky.social and me - @mkoerbi.bsky.social, at this special Live Stream event hosted by @horovits.bsky.social
Join my fellow #CNCF Ambassadors and #CloudNative experts @vfarcic.bsky.social , @abangser.bsky.social and me - @mkoerbi.bsky.social, at this special Live Stream event hosted by @horovits.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 1:55 PM
What could be better than Kubeflix and chill?
Join my fellow #CNCF Ambassadors and #CloudNative experts @vfarcic.bsky.social , @abangser.bsky.social and me - @mkoerbi.bsky.social, at this special Live Stream event hosted by @horovits.bsky.social
Join my fellow #CNCF Ambassadors and #CloudNative experts @vfarcic.bsky.social , @abangser.bsky.social and me - @mkoerbi.bsky.social, at this special Live Stream event hosted by @horovits.bsky.social
Reposted by Max Körbächer
📣 We’re thrilled to announce a new chapter for our beloved #community event! After three years of gathering, growing, and creating together, it’s time to introduce a fresh look!
✨ Introducing Cloud Native Summit Munich ✨
#cnsmunich #Community #opensource #CloudNative
✨ Introducing Cloud Native Summit Munich ✨
#cnsmunich #Community #opensource #CloudNative
November 18, 2024 at 6:34 PM
📣 We’re thrilled to announce a new chapter for our beloved #community event! After three years of gathering, growing, and creating together, it’s time to introduce a fresh look!
✨ Introducing Cloud Native Summit Munich ✨
#cnsmunich #Community #opensource #CloudNative
✨ Introducing Cloud Native Summit Munich ✨
#cnsmunich #Community #opensource #CloudNative
Reposted by Max Körbächer
I'm honored to host the Cloud Native Computing Foundation's special live stream recap of last week's #KubeCon 🤩
I'll host my fellow #CNCF Ambassadors and #cloudnative experts @vfarcic.bsky.social @abangser.bsky.social @mkoerbi.bsky.social
📆 November 19th
🌐 community.cncf.io/j/74nwbaq35k...
@cncf.io
I'll host my fellow #CNCF Ambassadors and #cloudnative experts @vfarcic.bsky.social @abangser.bsky.social @mkoerbi.bsky.social
📆 November 19th
🌐 community.cncf.io/j/74nwbaq35k...
@cncf.io
November 17, 2024 at 7:59 AM
I'm honored to host the Cloud Native Computing Foundation's special live stream recap of last week's #KubeCon 🤩
I'll host my fellow #CNCF Ambassadors and #cloudnative experts @vfarcic.bsky.social @abangser.bsky.social @mkoerbi.bsky.social
📆 November 19th
🌐 community.cncf.io/j/74nwbaq35k...
@cncf.io
I'll host my fellow #CNCF Ambassadors and #cloudnative experts @vfarcic.bsky.social @abangser.bsky.social @mkoerbi.bsky.social
📆 November 19th
🌐 community.cncf.io/j/74nwbaq35k...
@cncf.io
