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Edera Adds Rust Library to Run Container Images on Hardened Runtime Faster

Edera this week revealed at the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe conference that it has developed a Rust library, dubbed ocirender, that assembles container images based on the Open Container Image (OCI) format ...

Mike Vizard | March 27, 2026 | containers, Edera, oci, Rust

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 ...

CNCF Report: Global Cloud Native Developer Community Nears 20 Million

A report published this week by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) estimates there are now nearly 20 million cloud native application developers, representing 39% of the worldwide developer community. Revealed at ...

Mike Vizard | March 26, 2026 | AI, Cloud Native Developer, cncf, SlashData

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 | March 26, 2026 | 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

KubeVirt Update Adds Support for Additional Backend Hypervisors

KubeVirt v1.8 debuted at KubeCon Europe 2026, introducing a Hypervisor Abstraction Layer for multi-hypervisor support. Discover new features like Intel TDX for confidential computing, PCIe NUMA for AI workloads, and the 'passt' ...

Mike Vizard | March 26, 2026 | CNCF incubating projects, ContainerPath volume, Hypervisor Abstraction Layer, incremental backup KubeVirt, Intel TDX Attestation, KubeCon Europe 2026, Kubernetes 1.35 support, KubeVirt AI applications, KubeVirt multi-hypervisor support, KubeVirt v1.8, KVM on Kubernetes, passt binding KubeVirt, PCIe NUMA Kubernetes, Ryan Hallisey NVIDIA, software-defined infrastructure 2026, virt-controller scalability, virtual machine isolation, vLLM KubeVirt

CNCF Revamps Certification Program to Simplify Renewals

CNCF announces the CARE initiative at KubeCon Europe 2026, simplifying Kubernetes recertification. Learn how advanced CKA/CKS exams now automatically renew foundational KCNA/KCSA credentials, and why AI is shifting the role of IT ...

Kubernetes Builds a Sandbox CRD for AI Agents

The Kubernetes community has launched a new project to make a home for AI agents. The Agent Sandbox project, under development by SIG Apps, is a lightweight, single-container VM environment built on ...

Joab Jackson | March 25, 2026 | Agent Sandbox, AI agents, kubernetes, Sandbox CRD

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 | March 25, 2026 | 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

CNCF Expands Efforts to Run AI Inference Workloads on Kubernetes Clusters

CNCF and Red Hat unveil major AI milestones at KubeCon Europe 2026, including the llm-d framework contribution and stricter Kubernetes AI Requirements (KARs). Learn how v1.35 benchmarks like in-place pod resizing and ...

Broadcom Extends Reach and Scope of Kubernetes Platform

Broadcom unveils major VKS updates at KubeCon Europe 2026, including F5, Kong, and Tigera integrations, the contribution of Velero to the CNCF, and support for Kubernetes 1.35. Explore how Broadcom is doubling ...