The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s flagship conference – ‘KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA’ kicked off today with more than 22000 attendees. I was very impressed with the virtual event platform, which allows you to attend sessions, network with other attendees, and network with event sponsors in the Expo hall. Attending these large-scaled events virtually is a very different experience, but I found it very convenient to attend sessions of my choice and talk with a few of the sponsors based on my availability.

In this article, I would like to summarize the key CNCF announcements made today and provide you with links having blog posts/press releases with additional information.

Links for more details on CNCF announcements from yesterday and today are listed below:

• Envoy Mobile Joins the CNCF

• Cloud Native Survey 2020: Containers in production jump 300% from our first survey

• Kubernetes Security Specialist Certification Now Available

• CNCF and FinOps Foundation Collaborate to Advance Cloud Financial Management

• Cloud Native Computing Foundation Welcomes Cox Communications as Gold Member

• Cloud Native Computing Foundation Welcomes Kasten by Veeam as Platinum Member

• Cloud Native Computing Foundation Adds 46 New Members

• Cloud Native Network Functions Conformance Launched by CNCF

• CNCF End User Technology Radar: Database Storage, November 2020

• Announcing Significant Training Benefits to CNCF’s End User Community

• TOC Approves Cloud Native Buildpacks from Sandbox to Incubation

• Announcing the Cloud Native Security White Paper

Please also check out the news that has come out from the CNCF/LF community, including:

• HAProxy Technologies: HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress Controller Surpasses 2.5 Million Downloads 

• Commvault: Commvault Unveils Latest Enhancements for Containers, Launches Metallic BaaS for Kubernetes 

• Red Hat: Red Hat Drives Hybrid Cloud Ubiquity with OpenShift Innovation Across Architectures, Applications and Infrastructure 

• Red Hat: Red Hat Extends Open Hybrid Cloud to the Edge with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat OpenShift

• StackRox: StackRox Secures Cybrary’s Fast-growing Cybersecurity Education Platform Running on Google Kubernetes Engine 

• Trilio: Trilio Launches TrilioVault for Kubernetes v2.0 with New Management Console to Manage Data Protection and Migration Across Clouds 

• Diamanti: Diamanti Announces Support for AWS at KubeCon North America

• CodeFresh: Launching the Future of DevOps: GitOps 2.0

• MayaData: MayaData launches Kubera Propel and Kubera Chaos 

• Arrikto: MiniKF, the all in one Kubeflow, is now available on the AWS Marketplace

• Mirantis: Mirantis Lens Adds Extension API, Offering Seamless Integration with any Kubernetes Integrated Component, Toolkit, or Service 

• Elastisys: Elastisys Announces General Availability of Compliant Kubernetes 

• NeuVector: NeuVector Announces Promo for New Customers: Switch to NeuVector and Improve ROI with Full Lifecycle Container Security

• Sysdig: Sysdig and IBM Embed Sysdig Secure for Container Security 

• Sysdig: Sysdig Introduces Low-Touch Zero Trust Network Security for Kubernetes 

• Zettaset: New Research Confirms Enterprise Organizations Have Embraced Containers and Kubernetes but are Struggling to Properly Secure Data Stored in Cloud-Native Environments

• Oracle: Two Priorities for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: Interoperability and Cloud Native

• CD Foundation: Welcome to the Tekton Hub! Public Invitation from CD Foundation

• Dynatrace: Dynatrace announces PurePath 4 with OpenTelemetry and advanced cloud support

• Reblaze: New Envoy Extension Provides WAF, Bot Protection, and More

• BroBridge: Brobridge launches micro-service data caching and provisioning platform “GRAVITY”, making the micro-service journey of enterprises suddenly clear

• Opsani: Optimizing Code Delivery, Performance, and Budget Too Complex for Humans

• Instana: Instana Allows Kubernetes-Based Deployment and Management of Self-Hosted On-Prem Version of Application Performance Management Solution

• Cloud 66: Skycap v2 makes Kubernetes usable

• Cloud 66: Maestro: a simple and flexible deployment platform for Web Development Agencies Cloud 66: Introducing Multiple Database Support for Kubernetes

• Accurics: Open Source Software Terrascan Extends Policy as Code Support to Helm, Kustomize 

• Styra: Styra Expands Declarative Authorization Service with Free and Mid-tier Offerings to Manage Open Policy Agent at Scale

• Veritas: Veritas Empowers Customers with Enterprise-Class Availability for Containers Managed by Kubernetes

• Garden: Garden Exits Stealth with €3.1M in Funding to Transform the Future of Cloud Native Development 

• Cloudical: VanillaCloud announced – the open source cloud based on Kubernetes

• Lenses.io: Simplified data streaming to AWS S3 with new free connector for Apache Kafka 

• Lenses.io: First data catalog for Apache Kafka built by Lenses.io

• Zerto: Zerto Continues Momentum with Data Protection and Disaster Recovery Capabilities for Containerized Applications 

• Kinvolk: Kinvolk expands Flatcar Container Linux offerings to meet enterprise Kubernetes requirements

• Hammerspace: Knock-out the Persistent Data Dilemma with Storageless Data from Hammerspace

• Puppet: Puppet Invests in Platform Approach, Extends Self-Service Automation to the Global 5000

• KIOXIA America, Inc.: KIOXIA’s KumoScale Software Brings Faster NVMe-oF Storage to Containers 

• Intuit: Running TurboTax on Kubernetes: Lessons Learned on Our Journey 

• Kubecost: Kubernetes spend: Getting the complete picture

• Humio: Humio accelerates cloud management and extends security with Humio Operator 

• Section: Section’s Adaptive Edge Engine Performs up to 7x Faster than Cloud

• Cloudify: Cloudify Rolls Out  v5.1 ft Extensive Kubernetes & Cluster Support

• Kublr: Kublr 1.19 Includes New User Interface, Full Support for External Clusters, AWS Configurability Improvements and Kubernetes Chaos Engineering

• KubeMQ: KubeMQ Control Center is Upgraded with Automatic Network Creation Functionalities 

• Kubermatic: Kubermatic Releases KubeOne 1.1: Optimized Resource Usage With New Autoscaler 

• RX-M: RX-M Announces First CKS Boot Camp Training Course at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2020

• Lablup Inc.: Backend.AI v20.09 RC will be released in NOV. 17, 2020

• Gremlin: Gremlin Soundproofs Kubernetes by Helping DevOps Teams Isolate Noisy Neighbors within a Cluster

• Ambassador Labs: Ambassador Labs Accelerates Developer Workflows on Kubernetes with $18M Investment from Insight Partners

• Kubernative GmbH: SINA – the new rising star of Kubernative

• Replicated: Replicated Announces Troubleshoot As a Stand-Alone Open Source Project

• CircleCI: CircleCI extends CI cloud with self-hosted solution, CircleCI runner

• Magalix Corporation: Magalix launches KubeAdvisor 2.0 with dozens of policies for SecOps & DevOps 

• HAProxy Technologies: HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress Controller Surpasses 2.5 Million Downloads 

• Equinix: Equinix Doubles Down on Investment in CNCF Community Infrastructure Lab to Fuel Open Source Innovation

I am looking forward to Day 2 of the event. See you there!

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