Cloud Native Now: “Riding the Wave: A Mid-Year Look at CNCF Project Momentum”
Cloud Native Now: “Riding the Wave: A Mid-Year Look at CNCF Project Momentum”
The latest mid-year snapshot from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), based on contributions from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2025, confirms that Kubernetes remains firmly planted on the throne with more than 3,500 authors contributing across...
July 23, 2025

From YAML to Intelligence: The Evolution of Platform Engineering 
From YAML to Intelligence: The Evolution of Platform Engineering 
The next big thing in the platform engineering ecosystem as they say is AI Agents for Platform Engineering. How to build them, how to run them on Kubernetes, best practices, the journey from microservices to microagents,...
July 22, 2025 | Prithvi Raj (CNCF Ambassador, Community Manager at Mirantis

Prometheus Labels: Understanding and Best Practices
Prometheus Labels: Understanding and Best Practices
Member post originally published on the Middleware blog by Keval Bhogayata, covering all the best practices for prometheus labels.  In observability, Prometheus is a well-known tool amongst SREs and engineers alike. What makes Prometheus so effective...
July 22, 2025 | Neel Shah, Developer Advocate Developer Advocate at Middleware

Cloud Native for Your Database as a Service
Member Post Cloud Native for Your Database as a Service
Relational databases have a long history in many organizations. Relational databases are the basis for existing applications that meet current business needs. They are supported by a rich set of tools; and there is a large...
July 21, 2025 | Ravish Rathod, Principal Technology Architect, Infosys & Ekambaram Pasham, Principal Technologist, Infosys

KCD Mexico 2025: A Celebration of Innovation and Collaboration
KCD Mexico 2025: A Celebration of Innovation and Collaboration
On Saturday, March 29, Guadalajara transformed into the hub of cloud-native technology with the grand celebration of Kubernetes Community Day 2025. This remarkable event gathered over 200 professionals, enthusiasts, and experts in Kubernetes and cloud computing,...
July 19, 2025 | Rodolfo Martinez, KCD Organizer | Kubernetes Release Team | Lyft Infrastructure Operations Engineer

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A mid-year 2025 look at CNCF, Linux Foundation, and the top 30 open source projects 
Staff Post A mid-year 2025 look at CNCF, Linux Foundation, and the top 30 open source projects 
Building upon our previous analyses, we continue to monitor trends and technologies that resonate with developers and end users. Take a look at our past timeframes from our blogs.  Here are the main takeaways I see...
July 18, 2025 | Chris Aniszczyk, CTO, CNCF

The Evolution of Virtualization Platforms: The Rise of Managed Services and Local Providers’ Edge Against Hyperscalers
Project Post The Evolution of Virtualization Platforms: The Rise of Managed Services and Local Providers’ Edge Against Hyperscalers
Hello everyone! I’m Andrey Kvapil, CEO of Ænix and developer of Cozystack – an open-source platform and framework for building cloud infrastructure. In this article, I want to share my perspective on how modern cloud patterns...
July 18, 2025 | Andrey Kvapil, CEO of Ænix and developer of Cozystack

Hyderabad 101 – KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Edition
Hyderabad 101 – KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Edition
Welcome to Hyderabad – the City of Pearls and the land of Biryani – and the destination for India’s second KubeCon + CloudNativeCon. As someone who has spent more than a decade in the city exploring...
July 17, 2025 | Atulpriya Sharma, CNCF Ambassador

Kubestronauts: Celebrating 2,000 Achievements and an Exciting New Chapter
Staff Post Kubestronauts: Celebrating 2,000 Achievements and an Exciting New Chapter
Since its launch, the Kubestronauts program has become one of CNCF’s most vibrant community initiatives. Today, we’re thrilled to announce a major milestone—over 2,000 Kubestronaut badges earned since the beginning of the mission! Thank you to...
July 16, 2025 | Christophe Sauthier

Securing Kubernetes 1.33 Pods: The Impact of User Namespace Isolation
Securing Kubernetes 1.33 Pods: The Impact of User Namespace Isolation
Kubernetes 1.33 was released on April 23, 2025, and, as usual, introduces a host of fixes and new features. Be sure to check out the release notes; I assure you, you won’t be disappointed! As the...
July 16, 2025 | Matteo Bisi, CNCF Project Maintainer