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2024 year in review of CNCF and top 30 open source project velocity 
Staff Post 2024 year in review of CNCF and top 30 open source project velocity 
By Chris Aniszczyk  By consistently tracking open source project velocity, we are able to see the trends and technologies resonating with developers and end users. We have been tracking these trends since 2017; all previous blogs...
January 29, 2025
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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

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

Konnichiwa, Yokohama! KubeCon + CloudNativeCon returns to Japan in 2026
Staff Post Konnichiwa, Yokohama! KubeCon + CloudNativeCon returns to Japan in 2026
The inaugural KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan 2025 was an overwhelming success. There were more than 700 speaking session submissions. Registrations and sponsorships completely SOLD OUT.  This is why I’m thrilled to share KubeCon + CloudNativeCon will...
July 8, 2025 | Chris Aniszczyk

CNCF Slack Workspace Changes Coming on Friday, June 20
Staff Post CNCF Slack Workspace Changes Coming on Friday, June 20
We’ve received notice from Salesforce that our Slack workspace WILL NOT BE DOWNGRADED on June 20th. Stand by for more details, but for now, there is no urgency to back up private channels or direct messages. The...
June 16, 2025 | Daniel Krook

Introducing the Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate (CNPA): Community-Driven Certification for Platform Engineers
Staff Post Introducing the Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate (CNPA): Community-Driven Certification for Platform Engineers
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and Linux Foundation Education are excited to announce the launch of the Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate (CNPA) certification! Why CNPA, and why now? At recent KubeCon + CloudNativeCon,...
June 15, 2025 | Katie Greenly

Thank You, Equinix Metal: The CNCF Community Bids Farewell to the Bare Metal Cluster
Staff Post Thank You, Equinix Metal: The CNCF Community Bids Farewell to the Bare Metal Cluster
To our incredible open source community, Today, we’re announcing the sunset of the CNCF Community Cluster at the end of 2025. As Equinix Metal sunsets its offering, support for community initiatives like ours is also being...
June 4, 2025 | Daniel Krook and Ihor Dvoretskyi

Protecting NATS and the integrity of open source: CNCF’s commitment to the community
Staff Post Protecting NATS and the integrity of open source: CNCF’s commitment to the community
Updated May 1, 2025: CNCF and Synadia have come to an agreement to ensure that NATS continues to thrive as a healthy open source project within CNCF, with Synadia’s continued support and involvement. Please see our...
May 1, 2025

Welcoming new members to our Technical Advisory Board
Staff Post Welcoming new members to our Technical Advisory Board
We are thrilled to announce the addition of three esteemed industry leaders to our Technical Advisory Board (TAB): Ahmed Bebars from The New York Times, Ben Somogyi from Lockheed Martin, and Kenta Tada from Toyota. Their...
April 10, 2025

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025: Day Three Keynote Recap
Staff Post KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025: Day Three Keynote Recap
The last day of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 dawned bright and sunny again, with attendees streaming in to learn the latest about cutting edge topics including LLMs, 5G and 6G, and more. Here’s a snapshot...
April 7, 2025

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025: Day Two Keynote Recap
Staff Post KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025: Day Two Keynote Recap
Over 12,000 attendees streamed into the ExCel Arena for the second day of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025, enjoying yet another sunny day in London and primed to hear real world stories of cloud innovation. Here’s...
April 3, 2025

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025: Day One Keynote Recap
Staff Post KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025: Day One Keynote Recap
On a bright sunny London day, attendees from all over the world flocked to the ExCel Arena for the first day of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2025. Here’s a quick recap of the keynotes. The crowd was...
April 2, 2025

Get to Know KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Co-Chair Faseela K.
Staff Post Get to Know KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Co-Chair Faseela K.
Faseela Kundattil is one of those people who just seems to do a lot of things: Cloud Native Developer, project maintainer, CNCF Ambassador, LFX mentor, Technical Oversight Committee member, new mom, and now KubeCon + CloudNativeCon...
March 31, 2025

Announcing Two New Cloud Native Heroes Challenges
Staff Post Announcing Two New Cloud Native Heroes Challenges
Help us defeat a patent troll claiming methods for “manipulation of complex hierarchical data” and “analysis of hierarchical data” were invented in 2005. We’re excited to launch 2 additional Cloud Native Heroes Challenge contests in which...
March 31, 2025

Explore our DEI Community Hub at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025
Staff Post Explore our DEI Community Hub at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025
The CNCF community is truly global; our contributors, members and ambassadors span the world. We invest heavily in community-driven initiatives to fuel sustained momentum, expansion, growth and adoption. Importantly, we continued to support DEI initiatives to...
March 24, 2025

What to do in London near the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 venue, part one
Staff Post What to do in London near the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 venue, part one
London’s calling and our local CNCF Ambassadors have answered with some great ideas of things to do close to the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 venue. Cross the river Since our event is going to be...
March 21, 2025

CNCF & OpenSSF Announce Open Source SecurityCon 2025
Staff Post CNCF & OpenSSF Announce Open Source SecurityCon 2025
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) are thrilled to introduce Open Source SecurityCon 2025—a premier event focused on strengthening cloud-native and open source software security. This one-day conference, set...
March 17, 2025

CNCF Joins Google Summer of Code 2025 – Calling All Contributors!
Staff Post CNCF Joins Google Summer of Code 2025 – Calling All Contributors!
We’re thrilled to share that the Cloud Native Computing Foundation has once again been accepted as a Google Summer of Code (GSoC) mentoring organization for 2025! This program is a fantastic opportunity for new contributors—especially students—to...
March 10, 2025

Aligning Language Practices for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan and KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China
Staff Post Aligning Language Practices for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan and KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China
The global cloud native community thrives on diversity and collaboration, bringing together contributors, users, and enthusiasts worldwide. As we continue to grow and expand, we are committed to creating an inclusive and effective environment for learning...
March 5, 2025

New Phippy Book Guidelines: Enhancing Community Access & Engagement
Staff Post New Phippy Book Guidelines: Enhancing Community Access & Engagement
Phippy and Friends have long been a beloved part of the cloud native ecosystem, making complex technologies more approachable through storytelling. As interest in these books grows, CNCF is introducing new guidelines to better support, distribute,...
March 3, 2025

Kubescape becomes a CNCF incubating project
Staff Post Kubescape becomes a CNCF incubating project
The CNCF Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) has voted to accept Kubescape as a CNCF incubating project.  Kubescape is an open-source Kubernetes security project designed to offer comprehensive security coverage throughout the entire development and deployment lifecycle....
February 26, 2025