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CNCF Cloud Native Survey 2021: Part 2 is open now!
Staff Post CNCF Cloud Native Survey 2021: Part 2 is open now!
The Cloud Native Survey 2021 – Part 2 is now open! We want to extend a HUGE thank you to everyone who completed Part 1. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us and the whole of #TeamCloudNative. We...
August 11, 2021

Inside the Numbers: The KubeCon + CloudNativeCon selection process for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2021
Staff Post Inside the Numbers: The KubeCon + CloudNativeCon selection process for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2021
As part of our commitment to transparency within the cloud native community, we are providing an inside look into the work that goes on behind the scenes to bring the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon schedule to life. Note that...
August 4, 2021

Keeping KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Los Angeles 2021 Safe for Onsite Attendees
Staff Post Keeping KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Los Angeles 2021 Safe for Onsite Attendees
We are looking forward to connecting with many of you in the cloud native community in Los Angeles (after quite a long hiatus!) at the upcoming KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2021 from October 11-15.  In order to...
August 4, 2021

Update on CNCF and Open Source Project Velocity 2020
Staff Post Update on CNCF and Open Source Project Velocity 2020
Back in 2017, we provided insight into the top 30 highest velocity open source projects at the time and the findings were very interesting. This year, we want to look at both CNCF’s project velocity as well as...
August 2, 2021 | By Chris Aniszczyk

Success Story: Preparing for Kubernetes Certification Improves a Platform Development Engineer’s Skill Set
Staff Post Success Story: Preparing for Kubernetes Certification Improves a Platform Development Engineer’s Skill Set
Guest post from LF Training & Certification Faseela K. is a platform development engineer with a background in open source networking. As she saw the use of containers growing more than the VMs she was working with, she...
July 30, 2021

Learn how to simplify application management with Operators with the CNCF Operator White Paper from TAG App Delivery
Staff Post Learn how to simplify application management with Operators with the CNCF Operator White Paper from TAG App Delivery
Kubernetes defines operators as software extensions that make use of custom resources to manage applications and their components. They have quickly become one of the most popular ways for users to adopt and extend Kubernetes as their infrastructure...
July 16, 2021

Spring Term LFX Program: Largest graduating class with 28 successful CNCF interns!
Staff Post Spring Term LFX Program: Largest graduating class with 28 successful CNCF interns!
Post by Ihor Dvoretskyi 28 interns have just successfully graduated from the latest LFX mentorship program funded by CNCF. 16 CNCF Graduated, Incubating and Sandbox projects joined this round with projects from Crossplane, Kubernetes, Thanos, Tremor and Volcano. ...
July 13, 2021 | By Ihor Dvoretskyi

FinOps for Kubernetes: Insufficient – or nonexistent – Kubernetes cost monitoring is causing overspend
Staff Post FinOps for Kubernetes: Insufficient – or nonexistent – Kubernetes cost monitoring is causing overspend
With the help of the FinOps Foundation, CNCF recently conducted a microsurvey of the extended community to see how organizations are managing Kubernetes and cloud costs with FInOps or Cloud Financial Management The survey found that cloud and...
June 29, 2021

CNCF celebrates LGBTQ+ month: diversity-powered resilience in action
Staff Post CNCF celebrates LGBTQ+ month: diversity-powered resilience in action
Happy Pride Month, Everyone! This June we’re celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month, recognizing the incredible resilience and determination of the LGBTQ+ community. This blog post is a little bit later than we planned, because we were gathering some incredible...
June 24, 2021 | By Priyanka Sharma

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2021 – Virtual Conference Transparency Report
Staff Post KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2021 – Virtual Conference Transparency Report
With the challenges that have been brought on in the last year, and as we shift into new routines, cloud native has remained front and center of the digital transformation efforts keeping everyone connected. As CNCF GM Priyanka...
June 11, 2021