AI workloads are taking over Kubernetes. Fastest-growing use case on the block. 90% of orgs expect that growth to keep climbing. 92% are betting on AI-driven ops tools to keep up. Edge Kubernetes? Up from 38% to 50% in a year. Real-time inference is pushing workloads closer to the source. System shift: AI isnβt just a use caseβitβs rewriting how Kubernetes gets deployed, tooled, and paid for.