Update on CNCF and Open Source Project Velocity 2020
Back in 2017, we provided insight into the top 30 highest velocity open source projects at the time and the findings were very interesting. This year, we want to look at both CNCF’s project velocity as…
The 30 highest Velocity open source projects
Open Source projects exhibit natural increasing returns to scale. That’s because most developers are interested in using and participating in the largest projects, and the projects with the most developers are more likely to quickly fix…
Scaling organizational structure with Meshery’s expanding ecosystem
As a high velocity project and one of the fastest-growing projects in the CNCF ecosystem, Meshery’s increasing scale and community contributions necessitates this recognition, which requires a revision to its governance and organizational structure that better…
State of cloud native 2026: CNCF CTO’s insights and predictions
We’ve just celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), the foundation behind Kubernetes and so many other successful open source projects we all rely on. That alone was a good reason to…
OpenTelemetry Collector vs agent: How to choose the right telemetry approach
As cloud-native architectures continue to mature, observability has become a foundational requirement rather than an optional add-on. According to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, OpenTelemetry continues to grow its contributor base and remains the second highest…
The autonomous enterprise and the four pillars of platform control: 2026 forecast
The promise of DevOps and Platform Engineering is to balance developer velocity with enterprise governance. In 2026, AI Agents move from being simple assistance tools to the core mechanisms that automate this balance. Recent publications, such…
Kubernetes Fuels AI Growth; Organizational Culture Remains the Decisive Factor
The CNCF Annual Cloud Native Survey confirms a long-developing trend: Kubernetes has moved from container orchestration to becoming the backbone of modern infrastructure—including AI. Production usage of Kubernetes now stands at 82% among container users, and…
New CNCF Annual Cloud Native Survey reveals near-universal adoption of Kubernetes Key highlights: SAN FRANCISCO, CA, January 20, 2026 —The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, today released its…
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA: Top sessions from the CNCF End User TAB
2025 brought significant developments in the cloud native landscape, with a strong focus on AI but new projects and end user reports in many other areas. As always, KubeCon is one of the key places we…
The solution: A unified GitOps framework The turning point came when we decided to stop managing clusters and start engineering a platform. We chose Argo CD as the centerpiece of our strategy, moving toward a declarative,…