CNCF Releases 2026 Observability Summit North America Schedule as Cloud Native Observability Adoption Expands
CNCF Releases 2026 Observability Summit North America Schedule as Cloud Native Observability Adoption Expands
Observability Summit North America returns May 21–22 in Minneapolis, convening practitioners, contributors, and engineers to advance open observability standards and practices Key Highlights SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18, 2026—The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable...
February 18, 2026

Announcing Kyverno 1.17!
Project Post Announcing Kyverno 1.17!
Kyverno 1.17 is a landmark release that marks the stabilization of our next-generation Common Expression Language (CEL) policy engine. While 1.16 introduced the “CEL-first” vision in beta, 1.17 promotes these capabilities to v1, offering a high-performance,...
February 18, 2026 | Charles-Edouard Breteche, Nirmata

Pakistan Today: “A Prodigy in the Village: How Pakistan’s Muhammad Awab Ur Rehman Became the World’s Youngest Golden Kubestronaut”
Pakistan Today: “A Prodigy in the Village: How Pakistan’s Muhammad Awab Ur Rehman Became the World’s Youngest Golden Kubestronaut”
At just 17, Muhammad Awab Ur Rehman from Pakistan becomes the youngest Golden Kubestronaut, showcasing remarkable talent and determination in cloud technology.
February 16, 2026

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”
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.
February 13, 2026

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 Co-located Event Deep Dive: Telco Day
Community Post KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 Co-located Event Deep Dive: Telco Day
Cloud Native Telco Day returns to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 as a full-day co-located event bringing together telecommunications and cloud native communities for deep technical exchange and real-world collaboration. Originally launched in 2022 in Valencia,...
February 13, 2026 | Co-Chairs, Gergely Csatari & Philippe Ensarguet

Security Slam Returns for 2026 — Now Open to All Open Source Projects
Community Post Security Slam Returns for 2026 — Now Open to All Open Source Projects
The CNCF Technical Advisory Group for Security & Compliance is excited to announce the upcoming 2026 Security Slam at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe, in partnership with Sonatype and OpenSSF. The event will run from Friday, February...
February 11, 2026 | Eddie Knight, Sonatype

What CNCF Project Velocity in 2025 Reveals About Cloud Native’s Future
Staff Post What CNCF Project Velocity in 2025 Reveals About Cloud Native’s Future
Ten years into CNCF’s journey, one thing hasn’t changed: we still rely on real signals—open source contributions, real-world deployments, and community energy—to understand where we’re headed. Cloud native is now invisible infrastructure, quietly powering our everyday...
February 9, 2026 | Chris Aniszczyk, CTO, CNCF

Cluster API v1.12: Introducing in-place updates and chained upgrades
Member Post Cluster API v1.12: Introducing in-place updates and chained upgrades
Cluster API brings declarative management to Kubernetes cluster lifecycle, allowing users and platform teams to define the desired state of clusters and rely on controllers to continuously reconcile toward it. Similar to how you can use...
February 9, 2026 | Fabrizio Pandini, Broadcom

Dragonfly v2.4.0 is released
Project Post Dragonfly v2.4.0 is released
Dragonfly v2.4.0 is released! Thanks to all of the contributors who made this Dragonfly release happen. New features and enhancements load-aware scheduling algorithm A two-stage scheduling algorithm combining central scheduling with node-level secondary scheduling to optimize...
February 5, 2026 | epower

Conversing with Large Language Models using Dapr
Project Maintainer Post Conversing with Large Language Models using Dapr
Imagine you are running a bunch of microservices, each living within its own boundary. What are some of the challenges that come into mind when operating them? This is where Distributed Application Runtime (Dapr) comes into...
February 4, 2026 | Siri Varma Vegiraju, CNCF Project Maintainer