Cloud Native Computing Foundation

06/18/2026

The schedule is now live for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit + PyTorch Conference China, taking place September 7-9 in Shanghai.

Under the theme Open Source for the AI Era, this year's event brings together developers, maintainers, researchers, architects, and technology leaders to share insights across cloud native technologies, AI and machine learning, open infrastructure, platform engineering, and more.

Start planning your experience today and discover the sessions, speakers, and conversations driving the future of open source innovation.

📅 Explore the schedule: https://www.lfopensource.cn/kubecon-cloudnativecon-openinfra-summit-pytorch-conference-china/program/schedule/
🎟️ Register now: https://www.lfopensource.cn/kubecon-cloudnativecon-openinfra-summit-pytorch-conference-china/

06/18/2026

Closing the cloud native skills gap just got more accessible.

CNCF, The Linux Foundation Education, and Udemy have partnered to offer cloud native training and certification as a unified, frictionless bundle on the Udemy platform. Developers, site reliability engineers, and platform engineers can now pursue CKA, CKAD, CKS, and the new Cloud Native Platform Engineer (CNPE) credential in one continuous journey, from first lesson to final performance-based exam.

Read the full release: https://www.cncf.io/news/2026/06/17/cncf-and-linux-foundation-education-partner-with-udemy-to-provide-a-unified-cloud-native-training-certification-opportunity/

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06/17/2026

Join the official gathering for the Flux community! 🛠️

FluxCon is taking place alongside KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America on November 9 in Salt Lake City. As GitOps becomes the core operating model for cloud native infrastructure, we invite you to share your real-world success stories and technical deep dives into continuous delivery with Flux.

🗓️ CFP Deadline: June 21
🎤 Apply to speak: https://bit.ly/4uVV9ls
🔗 Event Details: https://bit.ly/42HBYjg

🎟️ Grab an All-Access Pass: https://bit.ly/42IuBYI

06/17/2026

Calling the Backstage community! 🎤

BackstageCon is taking place alongside KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America on November 9 in Salt Lake City, Utah. We are creating a vendor-neutral space to learn about improving developer effectiveness through open source developer portals. Share your case studies and technical lessons on building with the Backstage framework.

🗓️ CFP Deadline: June 21
🎤 Submit your talk: https://bit.ly/3P77qEp
🔗 Event Details: https://bit.ly/3sp6C1W

🎟️ Register for an All-Access Pass: https://bit.ly/3QPZfdP

06/17/2026

Why build agentic AI on cloud native infrastructure? Because Kubernetes already speaks the same language.

CNCF Golden Kubestronaut Willem Berroubache shares lessons from building a multi-agent security platform on Kubernetes, and why the cloud native stack is the right foundation for agentic AI.

Read the full breakdown: https://bit.ly/4vdAzgG

06/17/2026

It’s finally here, Team Cloud Native India! 🙌

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India kicks off TOMORROW, 18 June, at Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. We cannot wait to see you there!

Not registered yet? There's still time 👉 https://bit.ly/3PvpWGe

🗓️ Browse the schedule: https://bit.ly/4v1s9JQ

👀 See who's attending: https://bit.ly/4aGQgVs

06/17/2026

CNCF Ambassador Hrittik Roy shares how to build sovereign cloud native platforms in 2026.

From tenant clusters to GitOps-declared jurisdiction boundaries, this is how Kubernetes-based platforms are meeting real sovereignty requirements today.

Read the full breakdown: https://www.cncf.io/blog/2026/06/16/from-data-residency-to-digital-sovereignty-architectural-patterns-for-cloud-native-platforms/

06/17/2026

Open source program offices play a critical role in helping organizations adopt, contribute to, and sustain open source successfully.

OSPOlogy + OSPO Summit China brings together OSPO leaders, community managers, legal experts, developers, maintainers, and open source advocates for a full day of learning and collaboration on September 7 in Shanghai.

Have a story to share? Submit a proposal and join the conversation.

📅 CFP closes July 12: https://bit.ly/4uvVTwI

Planning to attend? Add OSPOlogy + OSPO Summit China to your KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit + PyTorch Conference China pass before June 30 for just ¥70 (USD$10): https://bit.ly/443Y28b

06/16/2026

Jonathan Bryce joined NDTV to share his take on the SpaceX IPO and what it says about the state of AI infrastructure.

We are moving from AI research into factory-scale production, and cloud native software is helping hardware keep pace with the demand.

06/16/2026

🚨 The gRPConf North America CFP Has Been Extended!

Good news, gRPC community! We've extended the Call for Proposals deadline to TOMORROW, Wednesday, June 17! If you've been on the fence about submitting, this is your sign to go for it. Don't let this extra time go to waste!

We're still looking for sessions on:
🔹 Getting Started with gRPC
🔹 gRPC in Production
🔹 gRPC and AI
🔹 User Stories + Case Studies
🔹 Implementation
🔹 Ecosystem + Tooling
🔹 Codelabs

📅 September 3, 2026
📍 Mountain View, CA

This is your FINAL chance to claim your spot on the gRPConf stage. Submit your proposal by tomorrow, Wednesday, June 17 at 11:59 PM PDT. We can't wait to see what you've got! ⏰

🎤 Submit your talk now: https://bit.ly/4nLNXpL