Kubestronaut in Orbit: David Mukuzi
Get to know David This week’s Kubestronaut in Orbit, David Mukuzi, is a DevOps Engineer in Nairobi, Kenya. David is driven by a deep-rooted enthusiasm for continuous learning and exploration of emerging technologies. He enjoys working… ⌘ Read more

Managing large-scale Redis clusters on Kubernetes with an operator – Kuaishou’s approach
Member post originally published on KubeBlocks by Yuxing Liu As a popular short-form video application, Kuaishou relies heavily on Redis to deliver low-latency responses to its users. Operating on private cloud infrastructure, automating the management of… ⌘ Read more

Platform Engineering needs Observability: here’s why
Blog post originally published on the Middleware blog by Sri Krishna In the high-stakes environment of Black Friday, e-commerce platforms encounter intense traffic surges that can heavily strain system performance. For example, during Black Friday 2023, online… ⌘ Read more

Reconsidering Kubernetes deployments: when operators are overkill
Member post originally published on the Devtron blog by Prakarsh TL:DR: Kubernetes Operators are powerful but can be overkill for simple deployments. Explore alternatives like Helm, ArgoCD, and Devtron to streamline your Kubernetes deployments without sacrificing… ⌘ Read more

Continued security improvements to CNCF projects with OSTIF audits
The Open Source Technology Improvement Fund, Inc (OSTIF) is thrilled to mark another successful year of helping CNCF projects with security audits. Since this partnership began in 2021, a total of 13 projects have graduated following… ⌘ Read more

CNCF Ecosystem Continues to Drive Innovation with New Silver Members
Organizations join the ever-growing cloud native ecosystem to drive innovation across industries and geographies NEW DELHI, India – KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India – December 11, 2024 – The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable… ⌘ Read more

What is authorization? Examples and definitions
Member post originally published on Cerbos’s blog by Omu Inetimi When building a secure application, there are plenty of factors to be considered. Who is allowed into the application, how users are allowed in, measures in… ⌘ Read more

Understanding k0s: a lightweight Kubernetes distribution for the community
Ambassador post by Prithvi Raj, CNCF Ambassador and Community Manager at Mirantis As Kubernetes continues to grow as the de-facto orchestration platform for containerized applications and is massively adopted by large, medium as well as small… ⌘ Read more

k9s – manage your Kubernetes cluster and it’s objects like a pro!
Community post originally published on Dev.to by Sunny Bhambhani Introductionk9s is a terminal based GUI to manage any Kubernetes(k8s) cluster. Using this single utility, we can manage, traverse, watch all our Kubernetes objects. More information around… ⌘ Read more

Announcing Linkerd 2.17: Egress, rate limiting, and federated services
Project post originally published on the Linkerd blog by William Morgan Today we’re happy to announce the release of Linkerd 2.17, a new version of Linkerd that introduces several major new features to the project: egress… ⌘ Read more

Why we, as knowledge workers, should take care of work-life balance
Community post by Annalisa Gennaro At the beginning of this year, I fell apart. I found myself in pieces, struggling to say a single word without bursting into tears. I had severe sleep issues, suffered from… ⌘ Read more

Fluent Bit v3.2: Building on best-in-class performance and efficiency
Member post originally published on Chronosphere’s blog by Carolyn King, Head of Community & Developer at Chronosphere New release: Fluent Bit v3.2 This week Fluent Bit maintainers are excited to announce the launch of Fluent Bit… ⌘ Read more

Kubestronaut in Orbit: Eyal Zekaria
Get to know Eyal This week’s Kubestronaut in Orbit, Eyal Zekaria is a Senior Cloud Architect in Berlin, Germany. Eyal has a DevOps and SRE background and has experience operating Kubernetes clusters at scale at different… ⌘ Read more

Top 6 cloud computing trends for 2025
Member post by Sameer Danave, Senior Director of Marketing, MSys Technologies I’m excited about our new project but overwhelmed by all the technological changes,” one of our solution architects shared in an MSys Slack channel before… ⌘ Read more

AWS CloudWatch metrics explained: how to monitor and optimize your cloud resources?
Member post originally published on the Middleware blog by Sanjay Suthar As your AWS environment expands—whether in terms of resources, the number of services, or even the scale of your team—managing these elements becomes increasingly challenging. With multiple… ⌘ Read more

Why does OpenTelemetry work differently on mobile versus backend apps?
Member post by Jamie Lynch, Senior Software Engineer at Embrace OpenTelemetry has historically been adopted mainly on backend systems, where it’s a great solution for gaining insight into what’s happening in production by gathering telemetry via… ⌘ Read more

Kubernetes at the edge using LINBIT SDS for persistent storage
Member post originally published on Linbit’s blog by Matt Kereczman Edge computing is a distributed computing paradigm that brings data processing and computation closer to the data source or “edge” of the network. This reduces latency… ⌘ Read more

Kubernetes for databases: weighing the pros and cons
Member post originally published on The New Stack by Kate Obiidykhata, Percona Over the past few decades, database management has shifted from traditional relational databases on monolithic hardware to cloud native, distributed environments. With the rise of microservices… ⌘ Read more

The ultimate KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2024 recap: the CNCF ambassadors’ edition
Ambassador post originally published on Medium by Dotan Horovits This is a summary of the CNCF’s KubeCon+CloudNativeCon NA 2024 recap live stream event hosted on November 19th. Want to catch up on KubeCon’s highlights and takeaways? Take it… ⌘ Read more

How to enter the Kubestronaut orbit and beyond 🚀
Certifications & Training post originally published on Medium by Giorgi Keratishvili Introduction Most probably, your LinkedIn feed is full of posts from people speaking about the Kubestronaut program or even becoming one of them, and you… ⌘ Read more

Open source spirit: elevating team collaboration and innovation
Ambassador post by Leo Pahlke, CNCF Ambassador and CNCF TAG Environmental Sustainability Chair Open source is a fascinating space, where you are surrounded by emerging technologies and where you can directly engage with and have an… ⌘ Read more

Konveyor AI: supporting application modernization
Member post by John Matthews, and Savitha Raghunathan, Red Hat Migrating legacy software to modern platforms has long been a challenging endeavor for businesses. Companies often need to move decades-old systems to newer technologies without causing… ⌘ Read more

How Fastly used Kubernetes to scale our platform engineering practice
Member post originally published on Fastly’s blog by Hannah Aubry About five years ago, Fastly had a problem with scale. No, not our network. Fastly’s network continues to scale effortlessly, including recently breezing past a 353… ⌘ Read more

Unlock growth and talent: why maintainers should mentor with CNCF
By Nate Waddington, Head of Mentorship and Documentation, CNCF Open source projects rely on strong communities. Mentorship programs like LFX Mentorship and Google Summer of Code offer maintainers a chance to bring new contributors into their… ⌘ Read more

APIOps and an API gateway: Get your development groove back
Member post originally published on the ngrok blog by Joel Hans Developers love a groove. No, I don’t mean a touch of jazz to class up your workday, but the specific patterns you rely on for… ⌘ Read more

Cloud Neutral Postgres Databases with Kubernetes and CloudNativePG
Member post by Gabriele Bartolini, VP Chief Architect of Kubernetes at EDB Abstract This article delves into the concept of cloud neutrality— a term I prefer over agnosticism— in PostgreSQL deployments. It highlights the transformative impact… ⌘ Read more

Emerging trends in the cloud native ecosystem
Member post by Jatinder Singh Purba, Principal, Infosys; Krishnakumar V, Principal, Infosys; Prabhat Kumar, Senior Industry Principal, Infosys; and Shreshta Shyamsundar, Distinguished Technologist, Infosys Emerging Trends in the Cloud-native Ecosystem In the last quarter of 2024,… ⌘ Read more

Keycloak completes fuzzing audit
Community post by Adam Korczynski, ADA Logics The Keycloak has completed its fuzzing audit. The audit was carried out by Ada Logics, a UK-based security firm with deep expertise in fuzz testing, and the audit was… ⌘ Read more

Kubestronaut in Orbit: Dmitri Telinov
Get to know Dmitri This week’s Kubestronaut in Orbit, Dmitri Telinov, a Senior DevOps Engineer in Chișinău, Moldova, is a curious and avid learner and considered himself a complete beginner in Kubernetes only 3 years ago…. ⌘ Read more

The technical complexities of externalized authorization
Member post originally published in the Cerbos blog by James Walker If you want to make your authorization more scalable, easier to maintain, and simpler to integrate with your components – externalized authorization is the way… ⌘ Read more

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2024 Day 3: Keynotes, announcements and more
It’s fitting that on the last day of KubeCon it was time to celebrate the community and the 10th anniversary of Kubernetes. A packed ballroom at the Salt Palace Convention Center was treated to a lot… ⌘ Read more

Cloud Native Computing Foundation Expands Certification to Platform Engineering and More
As cloud native technologies become increasingly essential to organizations, CNCF is focused on certifications that resonate with developers Salt Lake City, Utah – KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America – November 15, 2024 – The Cloud Native… ⌘ Read more

Internal Developer Platforms at scale with the Certified Backstage Associate (CBA) certification
Announcing a New CNCF Certification for Backstage Backstage is an open-source framework for building developer portals, created by Spotify, designed to streamline the process of building software and digital products. Backstage restores order to microservices and… ⌘ Read more

Automate Kubernetes Security and Operations with Kyverno Certified Associate (KCA)
Announcing a New CNCF certification for Kyverno Kyverno is an open-source policy engine designed for Kubernetes that allows teams to validate, mutate, and generate configurations, enabling the automation of security policies as code, beyond just audit… ⌘ Read more

CNCF and Andela Announce Partnership to Train 20,000+ African Tech Professionals
The partnership will upskill African tech talent on Kubernetes basics; extend opportunity as global borderless workforces grow Salt Lake City, UT. – KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America – November 15, 2024 – The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®),… ⌘ Read more

An insider look at how we schedule KubeCon + CloudNativeCon events across the globe
CNCF Event Venue & Date Selection Process Planning a large conference like KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe or North America is a complex endeavor that begins years in advance. The venue and date selection process is an… ⌘ Read more

Drumroll, please… announcing the CNCF 2025 event lineup
2025 is right around the corner, and we’re thrilled to announce the CNCF 2025 lineup of events! Next year, we are expanding our reach and will host our first-ever KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in Japan. Mark your… ⌘ Read more

Announcing the first-ever KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan 2025 on June 16-17 in Tokyo
Following a successful KubeDay Japan, CNCF will be bringing its flagship conference to Tokyo to continue advancing cloud native technologies  Salt Lake City, UT. – KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2024 – November 15, 2024  –… ⌘ Read more

Gain insights into cloud native applications with the OpenTelemetry Certified Associate (OTCA)
Announcing a New CNCF certification for OpenTelemetry OpenTelemetry (also known as OTel) is an open-source observability framework with tools, libraries, APIs, and SDKs for collecting, processing, and exporting rich telemetry data such as traces, metrics, and… ⌘ Read more

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2024 Day 2: keynotes, announcements and more
On the second day of KubeCon, nearly 9,200 attendees had the opportunity to focus on the theme of the day – security – while attending sessions, visiting the Sponsor Showcase, and networking. The mood was upbeat,… ⌘ Read more

Inside Argo: a new documentary on the tool simplifying Kubernetes deployments through automation
GitOps provides a pathway to stable, dependable, and predictable cloud native infrastructure and workflows. Over the past few years GitOps and Argo have grown hand in hand as ArgoCD has become a reliable solution for consolidating… ⌘ Read more

Cloud Native Computing Foundation Announces the 2024 Community Awards Winners
Since 2016, these awards celebrate the incredible community members who make the cloud native ecosystem thrive Salt Lake City, UT. – KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2024 – November 14, 2024 – The Cloud Native Computing… ⌘ Read more

CNCF Launches Technology Landscape Radar, Reference Architectures to Address Gaps in Cloud Native Ecosystem
CNCF’s End User Technical Advisory Board has compiled new materials to promote best practices and simplify the adoption of cloud native technologies  SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America – November 14, 2024… ⌘ Read more

CNCF Presents Top End User Award to Adobe
A global digital media and marketing solutions leader has contributed to 46 CNCF projects and shared a reference architecture for its Internal Developer Platform SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America – November… ⌘ Read more

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2024 Day One: Keynotes, sessions, announcements and more
More than 9,000 people convened at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City for the first day of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America. The mood was energetic and lively and the audience was primed… ⌘ Read more

LitmusChaos gains adoption in lower environments
Project post from the LitmusChaos CommunityAs enterprises continue to scale their systems, resilience and stability remain crucial. Testing these under real-world failure scenarios without impacting production environments is essential. Over recent months, LitmusChaos has gained remarkable… ⌘ Read more

Announcing the Cloud Native Heroes Challenge
Today at KubeCon+CloudNativeCon North America 2024, CNCF announced the Cloud Native Heroes Challenge, a patent troll bounty program in which cloud native developers and technologists can earn swag and win prizes by helping protect our ecosystem… ⌘ Read more

Announcing the inaugural contest for the Cloud Native Heroes Challenge
We’re thrilled to share the details of the inaugural contest in our Cloud Native Heroes Challenge program, a series of crowdsourced “prior art” contests in which cloud native developers can earn swag and prizes by helping… ⌘ Read more

Announcing the release of KubeVirt v1.4
Project post from the Kubevirt Community The KubeVirt Community is proud to announce the release of v1.4. This release aligns with Kubernetes v1.31 and is the sixth KubeVirt release to follow the Kubernetes release cadence. What’s… ⌘ Read more

Scalable authentication across organizations with Keycloak 26
Project post by Alexander Schwartz, Keycloak Maintainer Keycloak brings scalable and customizable authentication to your environment! The team is thrilled to announce the release of Keycloak 26 which again improves its authentication features for its growing… ⌘ Read more