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OSTIF is proud to share the results of our security audit of NATS.  NATS is an open source project made by Synadia Communications for secure always-on messaging for a variety of digital formats and clients. With...

Passes with flying colors Istio’s ambient mode splits the service mesh into two distinct layers: Layer 7 processing (the “waypoint proxy”), which remains powered by the traditional Envoy proxy; and a secure overlay (the “zero-trust tunnel”...

At the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), we celebrate organizations that turn cloud native technologies into real-world impact. AuthZed, a CNCF Silver member, is one such story—a company built from the ground up on open source,...

Kubernetes is exceedingly powerful for orchestrating containerized applications at scale. But without proper monitoring and observability—especially in self-managed infrastructure—it can quickly become a security disaster waiting to happen. This is not due to inherent flaws in...

Running AI inference workloads on Kubernetes has some unique characteristics and challenges, and the Gateway API Inference Extension project aims to solve some of those challenges. I recently wrote about these new capabilities in the kgateway...

Want a hands-on way to explore Kubernetes and ClickHouse®—without spinning up cloud VMs? In this post, we’ll build a home-lab cluster of Raspberry Pi 5 boards that mimics a high-availability setup. Whether you’re a cloud-native developer...

The Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) provides technical leadership to the cloud native community. Strong TOC participation at this year’s KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe in London enabled in-person discussions and strategic planning for CNCF project technical priorities...

Solving Cloud Native Operation Challenges with AI Agents Oh no! Your application is unreachable, buried under multiple connection hops—how do you pinpoint the broken link? How do you generate an alert or bug report from Prometheus...

Cloud native infrastructure continues to scale, and with it, so does operational overhead. Kubernetes has become the backbone of modern platforms, but as cluster sizes grow past 100 nodes and thousands of workloads, the operational load...

As enterprises run ever-more-complex workloads on Kubernetes, they’re facing a new set of challenges: how to ensure security requirements are met, budgets are deployed efficiently and operational complexity is, well, not as complex. Many are finding...

We are thrilled to announce the addition of three esteemed industry leaders to our Technical Advisory Board (TAB): Ahmed Bebars from The New York Times, Ben Somogyi from Lockheed Martin, and Kenta Tada from Toyota. Their...

WebAssembly components offer a new way to deploy microservices and other applications in cloud native environments. This naturally raises the question: is the upstart component out to replace containers? Or is this one of those situations...

Deciding between managing Kubernetes in-house or partnering with a managed service provider can be a difficult choice for organizations seeking to optimize their cloud infrastructure. Over the past several years, I’ve been part of the decision...

In today’s world, where security risks and breaches are growing daily, it is crucial to maintain our applications and infrastructure’s compliance with security standards and that is where CIS benchmarks from CIS (Center for Internet Security)...

In this blog you will learn about:  Introduction Logs are essential for monitoring and debugging applications, but not all logs are created equal. While most logs follow a simple line-by-line format, others span multiple lines to...

Get to know Iliyan His fascination with computers and electronics began early, sparked by his father and fueled by various games and sci-fi movies. Over the years, he developed a passion for open-source technologies, system administration,...

The last day of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 dawned bright and sunny again, with attendees streaming in to learn the latest about cutting edge topics including LLMs, 5G and 6G, and more. Here’s a snapshot...

Over 12,000 attendees streamed into the ExCel Arena for the second day of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025, enjoying yet another sunny day in London and primed to hear real world stories of cloud innovation. Here’s...

On a bright sunny London day, attendees from all over the world flocked to the ExCel Arena for the first day of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2025. Here’s a quick recap of the keynotes. The crowd was...

If you are attending the upcoming KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 conference in London, check out the CNCF End User Technical Advisory Board (TAB) member recommendations for their top talk recommendations! 🙂 Ahmed Bebars: With the...