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Artifact management is the process of storing, organising, and securing the essential components generated throughout software development. Cloudsmith defines artifacts as the tangible outputs of the development lifecycle, including compiled source code, libraries, executables, and configuration...

We’re thrilled to share that the Cloud Native Computing Foundation has once again been accepted as a Google Summer of Code (GSoC) mentoring organization for 2025! This program is a fantastic opportunity for new contributors—especially students—to...

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has become the standard for managing cloud infrastructure, but it introduces significant challenges, particularly around security and compliance. Issues such as misconfigurations, secret management, policy enforcement, and auditing can complicate workflows. These...

We are very pleased to announce the return of StrimziCon, scheduled later this year! After the huge success of StrimziCon 2024, the Strimzi community decided to repeat the event for 2025. Like last year, this is...

The open-source container orchestration system for automating software deployment, scaling, and management has earned a bad rep for being too complicated. In this post, let’s explore whether that reputation is well deserved. The Steep Learning Curve...

Get to know Gerardo Gerardo is a passionate Cloud Native Advocate, Kubernetes expert, and Docker Captain with a strong focus on DevOps, software development, and security. Based in Costa Rica, he has earned several certifications, including...

Co-chairs: Michael Beemer, Jonathan Norris, Thomas PoignantApril 1, 2025London At the OpenFeature Summit, we want attendees to leave with a deep understanding of the latest trends and real-world use cases in feature flagging. This event is...

The rapid growth of AI applications across industries has led to significant changes, particularly with the adoption of deep learning and generative AI, which provide a competitive advantage in industries such as drug discovery in pharmaceutical...

As the de facto standard in cloud-native batch computing, Volcano has been widely adopted across various scenarios, including AI, Big Data, and High-Performance Computing (HPC). With over 800 contributors from more than 30 countries and tens...

The global cloud native community thrives on diversity and collaboration, bringing together contributors, users, and enthusiasts worldwide. As we continue to grow and expand, we are committed to creating an inclusive and effective environment for learning...

Member post originally published on the Middleware blog by Sam Suthar Observability has evolved beyond traditional monitoring, integrating AI, automation, and security. Initially, monitoring focused on collecting logs and metrics separately, often leading to silos and...

Co-chairs: Rajas Kakodkar, Ricardo Rocha, Thiago Gil, Yuan TangApril 1, 2025London Cloud Native & Kubernetes AI Day brings together a diverse range of technical enthusiasts, open source contributors, practitioners, researchers and end users, all united in...

For over a decade, the Open Networking & Edge Summit has been the premier gathering for leaders in open networking, edge, cloud, and IoT industries. It’s a unique event that fosters a neutral, collaborative environment, bringing...

The OpenTelemetry community is excited to announce the beta release of the OpenTelemetry Go Auto-Instrumentation project! This milestone brings us closer to our mission of making observability simple, accessible, and effective for Go applications. What is...

Data on Kubernetes is a growing field, with databases, object stores, and other stateful applications moving to the platform. The Data Protection Working Group focuses on data availability and preservation for Kubernetes – including backup, restore,...

Phippy and Friends have long been a beloved part of the cloud native ecosystem, making complex technologies more approachable through storytelling. As interest in these books grows, CNCF is introducing new guidelines to better support, distribute,...

Standards are only useful if they’re widely adopted, and adoption is only effective if the available tooling facilitates it. I imagine SI units would not have been too popular when they were introduced if you had to build...

The CNCF Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) has voted to accept Kubescape as a CNCF incubating project.  Kubescape is an open-source Kubernetes security project designed to offer comprehensive security coverage throughout the entire development and deployment lifecycle....

Get to know Samah This week’s Kubestronaut in Orbit is Samah Eddaoudi! As a recent graduate in networks and telecommunications, Samah transitioned into the field of DevOps and cloud engineering, building on her strong technical foundation....

The CNCF Kubernetes Policy Working group (WG) has just released the Shift Down Security paper to help educate the community about how organizations can leverage cloud native security best practices to address key business risks and...