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TFiR: CNCF’s Jonathan Bryce: 2026 Is the Year AI Moves from the Lab to the Factory
TFiR: CNCF’s Jonathan Bryce: 2026 Is the Year AI Moves from the Lab to the Factory February 26, 2026
The AI industry has spent the last two years obsessing over training — building ever-larger models, assembling massive data sets, and racing to benchmark supremacy. But according to Jonathan Bryce, Executive Director of the Cloud Native Computing...

Cloud Native Now: “CNCF Chief: AI Inference Will Drive Increased Cloud Native Software Consumption”
Cloud Native Now: “CNCF Chief: AI Inference Will Drive Increased Cloud Native Software Consumption” February 13, 2026
The executive director of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is predicting that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) inference models is about to spur a massive increase in the consumption of cloud-native software.

Forbes: “10 Signals From CNCF 2025 Report That Cloud Native Has Entered Its Next Era”
Forbes: “10 Signals From CNCF 2025 Report That Cloud Native Has Entered Its Next Era” January 25, 2026
Cloud native is no longer a bet. It is the operating baseline for modern software and it is increasingly the substrate for AI.

The New Stack: CNCF: Kubernetes is ‘foundational’ infrastructure for AI
The New Stack: CNCF: Kubernetes is ‘foundational’ infrastructure for AI January 23, 2026
From where the Cloud Native Computing Foundation sits, Kubernetes is no longer experimental but foundational. Soon, it will be essential to AI as well.

The New Stack: “CTO Chris Aniszczyk on the CNCF push for AI interoperability”
The New Stack: “CTO Chris Aniszczyk on the CNCF push for AI interoperability” January 22, 2026
In this episode of The Makers, CNCF CTO Chris Aniszczyk discusses what AI agents and microservices have in common.

HyperFRAME Research: “Is Kubernetes just a glorified host for AI models?”
HyperFRAME Research: “Is Kubernetes just a glorified host for AI models?” January 22, 2026
Analysis of the CNCF 2026 survey showing Kubernetes hitting 82% production usage while cultural friction replaces technical debt as the top blocker.

B2B Daily: “Kubernetes Dominates Cloud-Native and Powers AI Workloads”
B2B Daily: “Kubernetes Dominates Cloud-Native and Powers AI Workloads” January 22, 2026
A comprehensive analysis of a new survey from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) confirms that the once-niche container orchestration tool known as Kubernetes has unequivocally become the central nervous system for modern digital infrastructure and is...

SDxCentral: “Is Kubernetes set for an AI bump?”
SDxCentral: “Is Kubernetes set for an AI bump?” January 21, 2026
Kubernetes remains king of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) hierarchy, a position the open source-focused cloud native group expects will only accelerate with growing AI opportunities.

TechDay: “Kubernetes cements role as AI & cloud native backbone”
TechDay: “Kubernetes cements role as AI & cloud native backbone” January 20, 2026
Kubernetes use in production has reached 82% among container users, according to new survey data from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, which also points to wider use of Kubernetes for generative AI workloads.

Techzine: “Culture, not code, is the biggest challenge for Kubernetes”
Techzine: “Culture, not code, is the biggest challenge for Kubernetes” January 20, 2026
Every year, the CNCF takes stock of cloud native computing, the technology to which it owes its existence. Whether it’s cloud native computing as a whole, Kubernetes, or containerization, the entire ecosystem has matured. However, the...