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gRPC-Web is going GA
gRPC-Web is going GA
On behalf of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, I’m excited to announce the GA release of gRPC-Web, a JavaScript client library that enables web apps to communicate directly with backend gRPC services, without requiring an HTTP server to act as...
October 24, 2018 | By Luc Perkins

Now Live: First observability practitioners summit schedule is jam-packed
Now Live: First observability practitioners summit schedule is jam-packed
Are you planning to attend KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Seattle, and want a deep dive into all things monitoring and observability? Arrive early so that you can attend the first-ever Observability Practitioners Summit – sponsored by LightStep – on Monday, December 10! A...
October 18, 2018 | By Kristen Evans

CNCF and BVP host discussions with leading open source contributors and end users
CNCF and BVP host discussions with leading open source contributors and end users
This blog was originally posted on the Bessemer Venture Partners Blog. Bessemer was proud to partner with the CNCF to host an evening devoted to discussion around exciting new open source infrastructure projects and best practices for enterprises making...
October 16, 2018

Annual “CNCF Community Awards” nominations kick off – winners to be recognized at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Seattle
Annual “CNCF Community Awards” nominations kick off – winners to be recognized at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Seattle
Nominations open today for the third-annual CNCF Community Awards – sponsored by VMware – honoring those who have made the greatest impact over the last year in the cloud native space. Within our fast-growing project communities, there’s an...
October 8, 2018 | By Kristen Evans

CNCF to host Cloud Native Buildpacks in the Sandbox
CNCF to host Cloud Native Buildpacks in the Sandbox
Today, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) accepted Cloud Native Buildpacks (CNB) into the CNCF Sandbox for early stage and evolving cloud native projects. The CNCF Sandbox is a home for early stage projects; for further clarification around...
October 3, 2018 | By Kristen Evans

Schedule is LIVE for First-Ever EnvoyCon
Schedule is LIVE for First-Ever EnvoyCon
Gearing up for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Seattle? The inaugural EnvoyCon – taking place on December 10 in Seattle as part of the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Community Events Day – JUST published a jam packed speaker line-up! The program features either 30 minute sessions or 10 minute lightning talks,...
October 1, 2018 | By Kristen Evans

GSoC 2018: Extending Envoy’s fuzzing coverage
GSoC 2018: Extending Envoy’s fuzzing coverage
Google Summer of Code (GSOC) program 2018 has come to an end and we followed up with CNCF’s seven interns previously featured in this blog post to check in on how their summer project progressed. Over the summer,...
September 28, 2018

TOC votes to move Rook into CNCF incubator
TOC votes to move Rook into CNCF incubator
By Jared Watts Rook, an open source cloud native storage orchestrator for Kubernetes, was the first storage project accepted into CNCF back in January of this year. Today, roughly 8 months later, we are excited to announce that the TOC...
September 25, 2018

CNCF to host Cortex in the Sandbox
CNCF to host Cortex in the Sandbox
Today, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) announced acceptance of Cortex, a multitenant Prometheus-as-a-Service, into the CNCF Sandbox, a home for early stage and evolving cloud native projects. Developed to scale Prometheus in a multitenant fashion, Cortex provides...
September 20, 2018 | By Kristen Evans

Linkerd 2.0 now in general availability: From service mesh to service sidecar
Linkerd 2.0 now in general availability: From service mesh to service sidecar
Today, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and maintainers of Linkerd are excited to announce the general availability of Linkerd 2.0. The 2.0 release brings dramatic improvements to performance, resource consumption, and ease of use to Linkerd. It also transforms the project...
September 18, 2018 | By Kristen Evans