Adrian is a technology journalist with three decades of press experience. Primarily he works as a news analysis writer dedicated to a software application development ‘beat’. He has spent much of the last thirty years focusing on open source, analytics & data science, cloud computing, mobile devices & data management. He has an extensive background in communications starting in print media, newspapers and also television.
Kubernetes v1.36 Promotes Stability, Compatibility & Reproducibility
Kubernetes v1.36 (Spring 2026) introduces 70 enhancements, including major security hardening for the Kubelet API and the debut of Workload-Aware Scheduling (WAS) for AI/ML. This release focuses on fine-grained resource health, stable ...
Adrian Bridgwater | | AI/ML Infrastructure, CI/CD, cloud native security, cloud-native applications, Cluster Hardening, container security, containers, CSI Token Redaction, developers, Distributed Training, DRA, Dynamic Resource Allocation, External Token Signing, Gang Scheduling, K8s v1.36, Kubelet API Authorization, kubernetes, Kubernetes Enhancements 2026., Kubernetes v1.36, microservices, Node Logs, open source, PodGroup API, Resource Health Status, storage, Volume Group Snapshots, WAS, workload-aware scheduling
Pedal to Bare-Metal Kubernetes, Nutanix Forges NKP Metal
Nutanix extends its Cloud Platform to bare-metal infrastructure with NKP Metal. Learn how dual-native architecture simplifies Kubernetes for AI and edge workloads without sacrificing the Nutanix operating model ...
Adrian Bridgwater | | AI infrastructure, B-MK8S, bare-metal Kubernetes, Cloud Native AOS, container storage interface, Dual-Native Architecture, edge computing, GPU workloads, HCI, hybrid cloud, Kubernetes lifecycle management, Nutanix AHV, Nutanix AOS, Nutanix Kubernetes Platform, Nutanix NKP Metal
Docker Offload Unblocks Docker Desktop For Developers in Any Environment
Docker Offload is a fully managed cloud service that moves the container engine into Docker’s secure cloud, allowing developers to run Docker from any environment without changing their existing workflows ...
Istio Weaves ‘Future-Ready’ Service Mesh for AI
At KubeCon + CNC 2026, Istio unveils Ambient Multicluster and the Gateway API Inference Extension to simplify AI infrastructure. Learn how sidecar-less mesh and agentgateway secure agentic workloads and boost deployment velocity ...
Adrian Bridgwater | | agentgateway, AI infrastructure, AI Workloads, Ambient Multi-cluster, cloud native, cncf, data plane, Gateway API Inference Extension, generative AI, Istio, KubeCon 2026, kubernetes, microservices, Node Proxy, observability, platform engineering, service mesh, Sidecar-less Mesh, traffic management, Waypoint Proxy
SUSE Rancher Prime Throws a Lasso Around VM and Container Management
SUSE unveils "Liz," a context-aware AI agent for Rancher Prime, and unified VM/Container management at KubeCon Europe 2026. Discover how SUSE is redefining AI-native operations with NVIDIA MIG support, Model Context Protocol ...
Adrian Bridgwater | | agentic infrastructure, AI-Native Operations, GPU partitioning AI, Live Storage Migration, Liz AI Agent, Liz specialized agents, Model Context Protocol (MCP) SUSE, NVIDIA MIG Kubernetes, open source AI ecosystem, Peter Smails SUSE, shift-left security supply chain, SUSE green lizard AI., SUSE KubeCon Amsterdam, SUSE Rancher Prime 2026, SUSE Virtualization, Virtual Cluster Multi-Tenancy, VM and container unification, VM Auto Balance
Microsoft on Kubernetes: Chaos Will Reign Until We Embrace Shared Operational Philosophy & Interfaces
Microsoft at KubeCon Europe 202 unveils the roadmap for AI-ready Kubernetes. Explore new open-source primitives, the graduation of Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA), and the launch of AI Runway to standardize GPU-backed workloads ...
Adrian Bridgwater | | AI Runway open source, AKS Desktop GA, cloud-native AI infrastructure, cross-cluster networking, Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA) GA, Elastic SAN for AKS, GPU-backed workloads, HuggingFace Kubernetes, KubeRay integration, Kubernetes 1.36 AI, Kubernetes AI primitives, llm-d Microsoft, Microsoft KubeCon 2026, Microsoft open source strategy, shared operational philosophy
RapidFort Nutanix Collaboration Speeds Compliant Kubernetes for AI Workloads
RapidFort and Nutanix have partnered to integrate automated supply chain security into the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP). This collaboration enables enterprises to deploy hardened, near-zero CVE container images at scale, accelerating compliance ...
Adrian Bridgwater | | Automated Vulnerability Remediation, Cloud-Native Compliance, container hardening, Cryptographic Provenance, DevSecOps automation, Hybrid Multicloud Security, Infrastructure Ruggedization, KubeCon Amsterdam 2026, Kubernetes at Scale, Minimalist Container Templates, Near-Zero CVE Images, Secure-by-Design Posture, software supply chain security, Sovereign AI Security
What to Expect From Kubernetes 1.36
Kubernetes 1.36 launches April 22, 2026, marking a major shift in networking as Ingress-Nginx retires in favor of the more scalable Gateway API. Key updates include bolstered Linux User Namespaces for better ...
Adrian Bridgwater | | admission control config, CloudNativeCon, cluster security, container isolation, Deployment Stability, DRA, Dynamic Resource Allocation, EKS, fat image anti-pattern, gateway API, ingress-nginx retirement, Karpenter, KubeCon Europe, Kubernetes 1.36, Linux user namespaces, LLM weights, manifest-based admission control, OCI artifacts, platform engineering, security patches, specialized hardware, taints and tolerations, upgrade risk, VolumeSource, WatchCache
Kubernetes v1.35 Arrived, Right On Workload-Aware Schedule
Discover the latest enhancements in Kubernetes workload scheduling, including the Workload API and gang scheduling features aimed at optimizing application performance and management ...
Adrian Bridgwater | | autoscaling, cloud-native applications, Dynamic Resource Allocation, Gang Scheduling, kubernetes, Kubernetes v1.35, Multi-Node Scheduling, Opportunistic Batching, Performance Optimization, Pod Management, resource allocation, Scheduling Algorithms., Scheduling Improvements, Scheduling Latency, software engineering, Workload API, Workload Scheduling
Best of 2025: How Anthropic Dogfoods On Claude Code
Keen to eat its own dogfood (or drink its own champagne if you want to use the marketing-friendly platitude), artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is using its own Claude Code agentic coding tool ...

