Explore the evolving landscape of cloud computing, containers, and Kubernetes in this 30-minute conference talk from DevOpsDays NYC 2018 presented by Bridget Kromhout from Microsoft. Begin with a humorous perspective on Microsoft's changing culture toward open source, then take a comprehensive tour of the modern cloud ecosystem. Gain insights into making informed decisions about microservices, data storage solutions, and application decomposition while learning about public cloud offerings, container technologies, and Kubernetes from Microsoft's open collaboration viewpoint. The presentation challenges long-held stereotypes and welcomes viewers to embrace the new era of cross-platform cooperation in cloud technologies.