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.

CNCF's platform is a leading organization driving cloud-native technologies and standards, offering insights into container orchestration, microservices architecture, and cloud-native infrastructure. Through whitepapers, case studies, and community events, CNCF provides insights into adopting cloud-native practices and technologies. Developers and DevOps teams can learn about Kubernetes, Prometheus, and other CNCF projects to build and operate scalable and resilient cloud-native applications.

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CNCF End User TAB members share their top sessions from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 in Atlanta. Highlighted topics include GenAI model inference optimization on Kubernetes, observability projects like Cortex and Perses, IPv6 migration with Cilium, container runtime customization with NRI and OCI hooks, Kubernetes Long-Term Support challenges, Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA) reaching GA, GPU scheduling improvements, supply chain security, and platform API evolution for LLMs. Sessions covered both technical deep-dives from companies like TikTok, Netflix, and Spotify, and strategic discussions on scaling cloud-native infrastructure for AI/ML workloads.

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA: Top sessions from the CNCF End User TAB