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Istio Weaves ‘Future-Ready’ Service Mesh for AIÂ
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 ...
Kubernetes Release Cycles and Vendor Support Harbor Freedoms–and Sacrifices
Analysis of the "lag gap" between upstream Kubernetes releases and vendor GA availability, comparing release cadence, support windows, and lifecycle cost tradeoffs across hyperscalers, VMware VCF, and Red Hat OpenShift to guide ...
Red Hat Makes Available Supported Version of Podman Desktop Tool for Containers
Red Hat this week made available an enterprise-supported version of the open source Podman tool it created for developing, managing and running containers. James Labocki, senior director of product management for Red ...
CNCF Chief: AI Inference Will Drive Increased Cloud Native Software Consumption
AI inference models are set to drive significant cloud-native software consumption, according to CNCF's executive director. With more AI models on Kubernetes, there's a shift towards backend services without graphical interfaces. While ...
CNCF Survey Surfaces Widespread Adoption of Kubernetes Clusters
A global survey of 628 IT professionals finds a full 82% work in organizations that are running Kubernetes clusters in production environments. Conducted by Linux Foundation Research on behalf of the Cloud ...
Best of 2025: CNCF Survey Surfaces Steady Pace of Increased Cloud-Native Technology Adoption
A survey of 689 IT professionals published this week by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) finds 80% of respondents work for IT organizations that have deployed Kubernetes in a production environment, ...
Best of 2025: Riding the Wave: A Mid-Year Look at CNCF Project Momentum
At this point, it’s almost cliché to say Kubernetes is king in the cloud native world. But sometimes clichés exist for a reason — and the data doesn’t lie. The latest mid-year ...
What I’m Thankful for in Cloud Native This Year: A Community That Keeps Building the Future
Alan reflects on a turbulent but triumphant year in cloud native, celebrating the CNCF and Linux Foundation’s stewardship, Kubernetes’ continued maturity, OpenTelemetry’s breakout moment, open-source collaboration, and the rise of platform engineering—while ...
Cracks in KubeCon’s Invincibility Shield
To the casual observer walking the polished halls of the Georgia World Congress Center this week, KubeCon North America 2025 looked every bit the unstoppable juggernaut it has always been. The sponsor ...
