Announcements

Cloud Native Computing Foundation Announces Karmada Graduation
Cloud Native Computing Foundation Announces Karmada Graduation
Multi-cluster, multi-cloud Kubernetes orchestration project reaches production maturity as global enterprises scale AI training and inference across hybrid infrastructure Key Highlights SHANGHAI, China – KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit + PyTorch Conference China 2026 –...
September 7, 2026

CNCF Welcomes New Silver Members as Enterprises Scale AI From Training to Inference
CNCF Welcomes New Silver Members as Enterprises Scale AI From Training to Inference
New members including SoftBank Corp. and Crusoe join the cloud native community to help build cost-efficient, sovereign infrastructure SHANGHAI, China – KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit + PyTorch Conference China 2026 – September 8, 2026...
September 7, 2026

China Merchants Bank Wins CNCF End User Case Study Contest for Unifying AI Training and Inference on Kubernetes
China Merchants Bank Wins CNCF End User Case Study Contest for Unifying AI Training and Inference on Kubernetes
New cloud native platform lifted average accelerator compute utilization from 35% to more than 60% and cut inference cost per 1 million tokens by more than 60% Key Highlights SHANGHAI, China – KubeCon + CloudNativeCon +...
September 7, 2026

CNCF and SlashData Report Highlights China’s Cloud Native Momentum as AI Moves to Inference
CNCF and SlashData Report Highlights China’s Cloud Native Momentum as AI Moves to Inference
New research finds China’s IIoT developers (48%) outpace the global average (42%) in cloud native adoption as AI infrastructure matures Key Highlights: SHANGHAI – KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit + PyTorch Conference China —Sept. 8,...
September 7, 2026

CNCF Announces Kubeflow’s Graduation, Solidifying a Standard for Cloud Native AI Operations
CNCF Announces Kubeflow’s Graduation, Solidifying a Standard for Cloud Native AI Operations
Milestone marks widespread enterprise adoption for automating end-to-end AI and machine learning lifecycles on Kubernetes Key Highlights SAN FRANCISCO — August 17, 2026 — The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud...
August 17, 2026

CNCF Announces Graduation of Cloud Native Buildpacks, Advancing the Standard for Container Builds
CNCF Announces Graduation of Cloud Native Buildpacks, Advancing the Standard for Container Builds
Project reaches broad production adoption for transforming application source code into OCI-compliant container images across cloud environments Key Highlights: SAN FRANCISCO — Aug. 11, 2026 — The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems...
August 11, 2026

CNCF Reveals KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026 Schedule, Adds New AI Inference + Agentic Track
CNCF Reveals KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026 Schedule, Adds New AI Inference + Agentic Track
Flagship event returns November 9–12 with sessions on production AI, platform engineering and cloud native security Key Highlights SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7, 2026 – The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud...
August 10, 2026

K8gb becomes a CNCF incubating project
Staff Post K8gb becomes a CNCF incubating project
The CNCF Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) has voted to accept Kubernetes Global Balancer (K8gb) as a CNCF incubating project.  About K8gb K8gb is an open source, cloud native Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) solution designed specifically...
August 5, 2026

Subaru Wins CNCF End User Case Study Contest for Accelerating AI Development with Cloud Native Infrastructure
Subaru Wins CNCF End User Case Study Contest for Accelerating AI Development with Cloud Native Infrastructure
New architecture reduced AI container image pull times by 60x while automating workflows for next-generation driver assistance systems Key Highlights YOKOHAMA – KUBECON + CLOUDNATIVECON JAPAN — July 29, 2026 — The Cloud Native Computing Foundation®...
July 28, 2026

CNCF and SlashData Report Finds Japan’s Cloud Native Community Reaches Nearly 1 Million Developers
CNCF and SlashData Report Finds Japan’s Cloud Native Community Reaches Nearly 1 Million Developers
New research finds 100,000 of Japan’s AI developers now leverage cloud native technologies Key Highlights: YOKOHAMA – KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan —July 29, 2026— The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud...
July 28, 2026