KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2023 news coverage

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  Veteran platform engineers share lessons learned, wish lists

  Platform engineering is the new DevOps, but few companies have reached maturity; reps from early adopter orgs shared tips, caveats and a call to action at KubeCon. Read Now

1News from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2023 in Chicago

Stay informed on all the news and announcements from the show, along with analysis and insights from our experts and news writers.

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  Key takeaways from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2023

  Over 14,000 attendees took in KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2023 from Chicago and saw major announcements across the board in observability, sustainability and more. Read Now

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  Security highlights from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2023

  KubeCon + CloudNativeCon provided valuable insights for security teams supporting cloud-native development, including securing GenAI, platform engineering and supply chains. Read Now

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  KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2023 cloud-native vendor highlights

  KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2023 served as a hub where vendors and IT pros discussed the latest advancements in cloud-native technologies.  Read Now

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  Generative AI brings changes to cloud-native platforms

  Generative AI took over tech in 2023, and cloud-native platforms are no exception. The need to support LLMs is already affecting CNCF projects, including Kubernetes. Read Now

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  Intel exec affixes OpenSSF, CNCF open source security efforts

  Intel's Arun Gupta, now governing board chair of both the CNCF and OpenSSF, discusses his plans to bring all three organizations together to improve open source security. Read Now

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  Emergent observability topics at KubeCon 2023

  New use cases like cost management, sustainability and scalability will lead observability discussions in the North American KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2023 conference. Read Now

2News to prepare for the North American conference

Attendees preparing for North America KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2023 will want some insights on the various news related to the cloud and announcements from the European version in April. Developer training and the ongoing changes in the DevOps world are at the forefront of discussions that attendees should be aware of. Since April, vendors have also made moves regarding their build versus buy discussions. Also, FinOps and generative AI are two hot topics that will be front and center for conference attendees.

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  CNCF: Developer training is key, the challenge is time & cost

  The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has conducted a survey (the team modestly called it a microsurvey of just 135 contributors, but size is not important and small is beautiful, right?) to ... Read Now

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  Now a graduated CNCF project, Istio contests complexity rep

  Boasting a broader contributor base, including Microsoft, and with service mesh on the verge of going fully mainstream, Istio advocates look to shake the project's early image. Read Now

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  What Cisco's Splunk acquisition means for app modernization

  Cisco's networking prowess and Splunk's data analytics power will now be under one roof. Here's what can IT teams expect with this mega acquisition between two tech giants. Read Now

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  Cloud-native development still a work in progress for companies

  Enterprise Strategy Group's Paul Nashawaty breaks down the research firm's latest survey on the state of cloud-native application development. The picture isn't perfect. Read Now

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  Cloud experts weigh in on the state of FinOps

  Surprised by your cloud bill? Experts weigh in on the rising popularity of FinOps, the art of building a FinOps strategy and the struggle to optimize cloud costs. Read Now

3What happened during the European conference?

CloudNativeCon featured numerous sessions on Kubernetes-related topics, such as integrations, scaling and networking. Observability, cybersecurity and GitOps were also high on the agenda, with sessions on the OpenTelemetry observability framework and software supply chain security. Also covered were talks focusing on climate and sustainability in cloud-native development, as well as community building and diversity in open source.

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  At KubeCon 2023, observability and FinOps high on the agenda

  With data sprawl increasing as IT budgets shrink, observability and FinOps were hot topics at KubeCon Europe 2023. Get an industry analyst's perspective on trends to watch. Read Now

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  KubeCon highlights open source to combat climate change

  Addressing climate change takes a community. At KubeCon Europe 2023, experts discussed how open source practices and projects can foster sustainability. Read Now

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  Takeaways and emerging trends from KubeCon Europe 2023

  An industry analyst shares key highlights and trends to watch from this year's KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe, including adoption of large language models and WebAssembly. Read Now

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  Sidecarless eBPF service mesh sparks debate

  As cloud-native service meshes expand beyond Kubernetes, open source community members raise concerns about the security and suitability of eBPF in sidecarless architectures. Read Now

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  Veritas shows off software SAN for Kubernetes at KubeCON 2023

  Veritas InfoScale aims to provide high-performance block access storage despite limitations such as a maximum node count of 16 per cluster Read Now

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  Server-side Wasm boosts K8s bonds, devx ahead of key update

  Early adopters await a WASI update this year before server-side Wasm can be ready for wider production use. For now, PaaS vendors have begun to bridge some of the gaps. Read Now

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  KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2023: Container no-brainers

  The Computer Weekly Open Source Insider team spoke with five cloud container orchestration specialists to find out what they think are the factors determining the state of Kubernetes (K8s) for developers and DevOps teams today. Read Now