Editor's note
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2024 was held in Salt Lake City from Nov. 12 to 15.
A plethora of topics related to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation were on offer to in-person and virtual attendees, including keynotes, more than 10 tracks of conference sessions, tutorials and networking options.
As was the case for the European leg of the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon conference, there were also several colocated events for in-person attendees, such as Kubernetes on Edge Day and Cloud Native + Kubernetes AI Day.
Review news from both the North American conference and the European KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2024 event held in Paris in March.
1News from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2024 in Salt Lake City
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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AI gateways, Kubernetes multi-tenancy loop in LLMOps
There are many areas of IT infrastructure affected by the emergence of LLMOps; for each, there were products and projects rolled out this week at KubeCon. Read Now
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Intel, Nvidia vie for dominance with agentic AI blueprints
Rival sets of tools meant to better support AI apps on developer platforms have hit the market as an even bigger wave of change looms in agentic AI. Read Now
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Platform engineers call for cloud-native GenAI updates
GenAI apps put unprecedented pressure on IT infrastructure management, which has IT pros in the field looking to the open source community for reinforcements. Read Now
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OpenShift AI boosts LLMOps chops with Neural Magic deal
The acquisition of a top contributor to an open source library already linked to OpenShift AI comes as LLMOps fundamentally alters the platform engineering scene. Read Now
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Dapr dresses up for CNCF project graduation + Diagrid delights
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) used KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America this month to detail the Dapr project's graduation. Read Now
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Patent troll-busting: CNCF launches Cloud-Native Heroes Challenge
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is running a series of crowdsourced “prior art” contests in which cloud-native developers can earn “swag and prizes” by helping the technology industry to defeat patent trolls. Read Now
2Prepare for the North American conference
Get caught up on everything you need to know before hitting the show floor at KubeCon 2024.
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A software sextuplet for KubeCon Americas 2024
Computer Weekly’s Adrian Bridgwater takes a look at six of the more vocal players in open source. Read Now
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Getting started with Argo CD on Kubernetes
Argo CD can make managing Kubernetes clusters simpler and more efficient. Learn how to install Argo CD and set up an application to get started. Read Now
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How and why to run machine learning workloads on Kubernetes
Running ML model development and deployment on Kubernetes is an absolute must in a world where decoupling workloads can optimize resources and cut costs. Read Now
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Dell revamps storage with PowerStore Prime
Dell is combining programs and features into its main storage product PowerStore; this prime version brings higher performance, QLC and an Apex AI assistant. Read Now
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Enterprise Kubernetes and container storage a work in progress
Containers and Kubernetes have entirely different storage and backup needs compared with traditional IT, industry experts say, requiring stakeholder input and new vendor offerings. Read Now
3What happened during the European conference?
Review our coverage of the European KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2024 event held in Paris, March 19-22.
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AI, storage, infrastructure in focus at KubeCon Europe 2024
Takeaways at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024 included the continued prevalence of AI in infrastructure and the increasing value of Kubernetes storage management. Read Now
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Key takeaways from KubeCon 2024 in Paris
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024 offered attendees a look into the growing popularity of AI but also covered key areas such as sustainability, observability and FinOps. Read Now
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Cybersecurity highlights from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe
New AI features took the spotlight at the conference, but security teams must prepare to support AI use with the right policies, controls and access. Read Now
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Goldman Sachs discusses virtues of Kubernetes for virtual machine management
Kubernetes is not only a platform for orchestrating containers – Goldman Sachs has found it offers the same benefits when used to manage virtual machines Read Now
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Cern: Challenges of GPU datacentre management
Cern is a major user of Kubernetes. The container orchestration technology offers a way to democratise AI hardware Read Now
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Interview: Priyanka Sharma, executive director, CNCF
We speak to the Cloud Native Computing Forum chief about her own journey in software development and the continuous drive towards greater inclusivity Read Now
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Cloud Native Computing: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to Priyanka Sharma, the executive director of the Cloud Native Computing Forum about having blind faith in tech innovation Listen Now
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Sidecarless Istio Ambient Mesh clears cloud interop hurdle
Istio's Ambient Mesh is now compatible with major cloud providers' managed Kubernetes services, available as an Amazon EKS add-on and slated for beta in the next release. Read Now
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Kubecon + CloudNativeCon 2024: Flux CD tool solidified for growth
The Computer Weekly Developer Network team found itself in the city of lights this week for the Paris, France-located KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe conference. The Cloud Native Computing ... Read Now
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No slacking at #TeamCloudNative hacking: CNCF CloudNativeHacks hackathon
What’s a hard-core cloud-native focused conference without a solid fingers-to-keyboard code challenge? Well, nothing, clearly. Thankfully the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) knows this ... Read Now
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SuSE tightens bolts on container management portfolio
Whether you prefer to say Suse, SUSE or SuSE, the team at Gesellschaft für Software und Systementwicklung (Ed: surely that should GfSuS?) know a thing or two about open source enterprise software, ... Read Now
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A taste 4 open source at Kubecon CloudNativeCon Europe 2024
As already previewed here, Kubecon CloudNativeCon Europe 2024 is staged in Paris on 19-22 March this year. The Computer Weekly Open Source Insider blog took an early virtual tour of four companies ... Read Now