Explore the challenges and solutions of deploying complex, interconnected workloads across geographically distributed Kubernetes clusters in this insightful conference talk. Delve into key considerations such as workload placement, site-specific configuration, policy conformance, and config delivery. Learn about preventing configuration drift, managing site additions, and automating reconfiguration processes. Discover how the Linux Foundation's Nephio project leverages Kubernetes-based automation to address these challenges, offering an extensible platform for large-scale, multi-site workload orchestration and configuration management. Gain valuable insights into cutting-edge approaches for managing distributed Kubernetes environments and interconnected applications.