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What the Dev Podcast: “Bringing Open Policy Agent through its graduation from the CNCF”
What the Dev Podcast: “Bringing Open Policy Agent through its graduation from the CNCF” August 26, 2021
Getting an open-source project hosted by a foundation can provide a lot of opportunities for growth, such as through increased marketing and awareness. In this episode we spoke with Torin Sandall, VP of Open Source at Styra, about...

The New Stack: “Kubernetes-Autoscaling KEDA Moves into CNCF Incubation”
The New Stack: “Kubernetes-Autoscaling KEDA Moves into CNCF Incubation” August 24, 2021
KEDA, the Kubernetes Event-Driven Autoscaler project, has moved on from the sandbox tier at the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) this week, joining the 21 other projects in incubation, such as Argo, Falco, gRPC and Rook.

InfoWorld: “4 reasons to get Kubernetes-certified, and 4 reasons not to”
InfoWorld: “4 reasons to get Kubernetes-certified, and 4 reasons not to” August 23, 2021
Container orchestration with Kubernetes is one of the most in-demand skills in technology today, but it is also hard, with many IT professionals deciding to pursue certifications to prove their chops. But are these certifications worth the time...

SearchITOperations: KEDA project adds finesse to Kubernetes autoscaling
SearchITOperations: KEDA project adds finesse to Kubernetes autoscaling August 19, 2021
A new take on Kubernetes autoscaling gained momentum this week with promotion from sandbox to incubation within the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. To earn this promotion, Kubernetes Event-Driven Autoscaling (KEDA) passed a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) due...

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Container Journal: “Introduction to the Kubernetes Cluster API” August 3, 2021
Kubernetes use has expanded across DevOps to help with orchestrating container environments. In 2021, 68% of IT professionals increased their Kubernetes use. But as Kubernetes use rises, the next step is figuring out how to efficiently manage multiple...

IT Ops Times: “Linkerd becomes first service mesh to graduate CNCF”
IT Ops Times: “Linkerd becomes first service mesh to graduate CNCF” August 3, 2021
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) recently announced the graduation of Linkerd, which was the first project to join the CNCF Sandbox. Linkerd now becomes the first service mesh project to achieve graduated status, which indicates that the...

The New Stack: “Linkerd Graduates CNCF with Focus on Simplicity”
The New Stack: “Linkerd Graduates CNCF with Focus on Simplicity” August 2, 2021
The Linkerd service mesh, the first service mesh to join the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) back in 2017 as the foundation’s fifth project overall, has reached the graduated tier of the foundation.

SearchITOperations: “Linkerd service mesh plans expansion post-graduation”
SearchITOperations: “Linkerd service mesh plans expansion post-graduation” July 28, 2021
The project known now as Linkerd is actually the second incarnation of a service mesh first launched in 2016, built on Java and used to orchestrate virtual machines. Linkerd’s creators, some of whom hailed from Twitter, coined the...

ComputerWeekly: “From incubation-to-graduation: CNCF ‘graduates’ Linkerd service mesh”
ComputerWeekly: “From incubation-to-graduation: CNCF ‘graduates’ Linkerd service mesh” July 28, 2021
To officially graduate from incubating status, Linkerd demonstrated the project maturity expected of a stable and well-established project, including rapidly-growing adoption and a commitment to a sustainable and inclusive community.

SDxCentral: “Linkerd Nabs CNCF Diploma, Counters Istio’s ‘Empty Calories’”
SDxCentral: “Linkerd Nabs CNCF Diploma, Counters Istio’s ‘Empty Calories’” July 28, 2021
Linkerd hit graduation status at the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), marking a significant milestone as the first service mesh to earn a diploma. It also adds much-needed stability to the service mesh space that has been dogged...