CNCF end users are telling their stories to help elevate technical conversations to business objectives and challenges.
Read how our end users have leveraged cloud native technologies and CNCF projects to help their organizations.
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The Top End User winner is announced once per year at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America and is selected from Case Studies, Video Spotlights, Reference Architectures, and similar content contributed by end users. To be eligible for this year’s consideration, the contribution must have been received by Friday, September 26, 2025.
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ESnet (Energy Sciences Network)
100s of VM deployments consolidated into 2 multi-tenant clusters
Transforming Scientific Computing Infrastructure for IPv6 with Cilium at ESnet
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Cybozu
4+ Years Running Cilium in production
Delivering High Performance Workflows with Cybozu and Cilium
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Nutanix
Simplified deployment and Day 2 operations
Refactoring Nutanix Kubernetes Platform for a Consistent Experience with Cilium
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ECCO
50% reduction in networking and storage costs
Transforming Networking with Cilium at Ecco
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Michelin
-44% Reduction in Platform Costs
Michelin retools to open source Kubernetes saving time and money
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DB Schenker
7 Million + HTTP Requests/Hour
Streamlining Global Logistics with Cilium at DB Schenker
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QingCloud
5 million + Downloads of KubeSphere
QingCloud boosted performance and networking with Cilium
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200% Through-put improvement
SysEleven opted for Cilium to simplify networking, enhance observability
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Alibaba Cloud
Number One Cloud service provider in APAC
Alibaba Cloud turns to Cilium for improved network performance and scalability
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Seznam
1 MILLION HTTP requests/second
Seznam opts for Cilium to boost performance and reduce costs
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Kakao
102.5 Million Monthly active users
Kakao improves network performance and lowers costs with Cilium
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Nemlig.com
50,000 grocery boxes Delivered daily
Boosting performance and security with Cilium
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637,000 customers in 190 countries
Scaling for the future with Cilium
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PostFinance
4 Million Customer transactions/day
Enhancing performance, scalability and observability with Cilium
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Sicredi
13000+ Instant payment transactions/minute
Solving Network Stability Issues with Cilium
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WS02
60+ Trillion transactions/year
Implementing Zero Trust Security with Cilium
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G Data CyberDefense
1500+ ArgoCD applications
Migrating to Cilium for Better Networking, Visibility and Security
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SmartNews
39 EKS Clusters
SmartNews leverages Cilium to improve performance and scaling
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Rabobank
1.6 Billion Calls per month
Self-service, Zero Trust Network Security
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Form3
Billions Of packets moved securely
Building a Resilient Payments Platform with Cilium
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