TFIR: “How Kubernetes AI Conformance Bridges the Gap Between Cloud Native and AI Workloads”
Alex Chircop explains how Kubernetes AI conformance bridges cloud-native and AI ecosystems, enabling portable AI workloads across major cloud providers including Akamai.
December 23, 2025
Ambassador Post
Kyverno at ContribFest: Community, collaboration, and the power of open source in action
A few weeks ago at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America in Atlanta, the Kyverno community had the opportunity to participate in ContribFest, one of the most energizing and community-driven initiatives in the cloud-native ecosystem. While ContribFest...
December 23, 2025 | Cortney Nickerson, CNCF Ambassador and Head of Community at Nirmata
Kubernetes Podcast: “Kubernetes 1.35 Timbernetes, with Drew Hagen”
Drew Hagen, the release lead for Kubernetes 1.35, discusses the theme of the release, Timbernetes, which symbolizes resilience and diversity in the Kubernetes community.
December 22, 2025
TFIR: “Crossplane Graduates: How Declarative Control Is Reshaping Cloud Infrastructure and AI Ops”
Crossplane Co-Creator Bassam Tabbara discusses the project’s CNCF graduation, its evolution into a platform engineering foundation, and why AI agents need strong APIs to move beyond code generation.
December 19, 2025
TFIR: “How CNCF Is Preparing Cloud-Native Projects for AI-First Developers | Alex Chircop”
Alex Chircop from Akamai explains how CNCF projects are evolving to support AI workloads, from Kubernetes GPU orchestration to open source infrastructure tooling.
December 19, 2025
Mentorship Post
The mentorship flywheel: How CNCF is growing the next generation of cloud native leaders
A record year for mentorship, 187 graduates contributing to the ecosystem, and one engineer’s journey from “I didn’t know about Docker” to Kyverno maintainer. In 2025, the CNCF mentorship programs hit a milestone: 187 successful mentorship...
December 18, 2025 | Nate Waddington, Head of Mentorship & Documentation at CNCF
Project Post
Cilium releases 2025 annual report: A decade of cloud native networking
A decade on from its first commit in 2015, 2025 marks a significant milestone for the Cilium project. The community has published the 2025 Cilium Annual Report: A Decade of Cloud Native Networking, which reflects on...
December 18, 2025 | epower
The New Stack: “Kubernetes 1.35 “Timbernetes” Introduces Vertical Scaling”
This release also features 60 enhancements, including a specialized KYAML format and gang scheduling for AI workloads, while phasing out legacy components like Ingress Nginx and cgroup v1.
December 17, 2025
Network World: “Kubernetes 1.35 enables zero-downtime resource scaling for production cloud workloads”
Kubernetes 1.35, dubbed ‘Treenetes,’ delivers in-place pod resource adjustments, a capability that benefits AI training workloads and edge computing deployments.
December 17, 2025
Staff Post
CNCF Welcomes 12 New Silver Members Emphasizing a Growing Need for Observability and Automation
New global members join CNCF to strengthen community contributions in observability, cloud infrastructure, and cloud native AI SAN FRANCISCO, CA – December 17, 2025 – The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for...
December 17, 2025