Kubernetes as AI's operating system: 1.35 release signals

Kubernetes as AI's operating system: 1.35 release signals

• Posted on February 23, 2026by Angel Ramirez, CEO of Cuemby and CNCF Ambassador CNCF projects highlighted in this post Why v1.35 reads like an AI-infrastructure release Kubernetes

Why Kubernetes 1.35 is a game-changer for stateful workload scaling

Why Kubernetes 1.35 is a game-changer for stateful workload scaling

• We’re so glad you’re here. • You can expect all the best TNS content to arrive Monday through Friday to keep you on top of the news and at the top of your game. • Check

Red Hat OpenShift 4.21 brings Kubernetes to Oracle Database Appliance

Red Hat OpenShift 4.21 brings Kubernetes to Oracle Database Appliance

• Red Hat OpenShift 4.21 brings Kubernetes to Oracle Database Appliance Share Red Hat OpenShift 4.21 continues to expand the reach of enterprise Kubernetes into Oracle’s infrastruc

SAS Viya Platform with Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA)

SAS Viya Platform with Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA)

• Deploy SAS Viya on Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) using step‑by‑step technical guidance. • Reference architecture outlines security, machine management, and storage best

From notebooks to nodes: Architecting production-ready AI infrastructure

From notebooks to nodes: Architecting production-ready AI infrastructure

• Transition from Colab notebooks to production demands instant response, dynamic GPU usage, and data shifts. • Production AI workloads require infrastructure beyond training, focu

Eliminating the OS Barrier: vSphere Kubernetes Service 3.6 Now Supports RHEL 9

Eliminating the OS Barrier: vSphere Kubernetes Service 3.6 Now Supports RHEL 9

• For many enterprise platform teams, adoption isn’t blocked by Kubernetes features-it’s blocked by the operating system (OS). • You might want the automated lifecycle management o

NB561: Kubernetes Retires Ingress NGINX; Are Data Centers Headed for Orbit?

NB561: Kubernetes Retires Ingress NGINX; Are Data Centers Headed for Orbit?

• NB561: Kubernetes Retires Ingress NGINX; Are Data Centers Headed for Orbit? • Podcast:Download(31.9MB) |Embed DrewConry-Murray Johna TillJohnson Take a Network Break! • We start

Dragonfly v2.4.0 is released

Dragonfly v2.4.0 is released

• Load‑aware two‑stage scheduling improves P2P download performance across distributed nodes. • Vortex protocol (TLV‑based) cuts large file transfer time by 50% (TCP) and 40% (QUIC

Ingress NGINX: Statement from the Kubernetes Steering and Security Response Committees

• Ingress NGINX: Statement from the Kubernetes Steering and Security Response Committees In March 2026, Kubernetes will retire Ingress NGINX, a piece of critical infrastructure for

Ensuring Balanced GPU Allocation in Kubernetes Clusters with Time-Based Fairshare

Ensuring Balanced GPU Allocation in Kubernetes Clusters with Time-Based Fairshare

• NVIDIA Run:ai v2.24 introduces time-based fairshare scheduling for Kubernetes GPU clusters. • Scheduler tracks historical GPU usage, adjusting queue scores to balance long-term r

Experimenting with Gateway API using kind

• Create a single-node Kubernetes cluster with kind for local experimentation. • Install cloud-provider-kind to provide LoadBalancer and Gateway API controller. • Deploy Gateway an

Cluster API v1.12: Introducing In-place Updates and Chained Upgrades

• Cluster API v1.12 adds in-place updates and chained upgrades for smoother cluster lifecycle management. • Declarative control via KubeadmControlPlane and MachineDeployments mirro

Kubernetes Fuels AI Growth; Organizational Culture Remains the Decisive Factor

Kubernetes Fuels AI Growth; Organizational Culture Remains the Decisive Factor

• Kubernetes adoption hits 82% among container users, becoming AI inference backbone. • 66% of AI adopters use Kubernetes to scale inference workloads. • 98% of surveyed orgs have

This month at Tailscale for January 2026

This month at Tailscale for January 2026

• Workload identity federation now integrated across API, Go client, and Terraform provider. • India DERP server city name updated to Bengaluru, hosting provider and IPs unchanged.

Headlamp in 2025: Project Highlights

Headlamp in 2025: Project Highlights

• Headlamp expanded in 2025, reaching more teams, new workflows, and plugin integrations. • Officially joined Kubernetes SIG UI, aligning roadmap and design with core Kubernetes co

Announcing the Checkpoint/Restore Working Group

• New Kubernetes Checkpoint/Restore WG formed to integrate CRIU-based checkpointing into K8s. • Focus on optimizing interactive workloads like Jupyter notebooks and AI chatbots for

Uniform API server access using clientcmd

• clientcmd provides restclient.Config for Kubernetes API access, mirroring kubectl defaults. • Handles kubeconfig selection via ~/.kube, KUBECONFIG env, and CLI flags. • Supports

Kubernetes v1.35: Restricting executables invoked by kubeconfigs via exec plugin allowList added to kuberc

• Kubernetes v1.35: Restricting executables invoked by kubeconfigs via exec plugin allowList added to kuberc Did you know that kubectl can run arbitrary executables, including shel

Kubernetes v1.35: Mutable PersistentVolume Node Affinity (alpha)

• Kubernetes v1.35: Mutable PersistentVolume Node Affinity (alpha) The PersistentVolume node affinity API dates back to Kubernetes v1.10. • It is widely used to express that volume

Kubernetes v1.35: A Better Way to Pass Service Account Tokens to CSI Drivers

• Kubernetes v1.35: A Better Way to Pass Service Account Tokens to CSI Drivers If you maintain a CSI driver that uses service account tokens, Kubernetes v1.35 brings a refinement y

Kubernetes v1.35: Extended Toleration Operators to Support Numeric Comparisons (Alpha)

• Kubernetes v1.35: Extended Toleration Operators to Support Numeric Comparisons (Alpha) Many production Kubernetes clusters blend on-demand (higher-SLA) and spot/preemptible (lowe

Kubernetes v1.35: New level of efficiency with in-place Pod restart

• Kubernetes v1.35: New level of efficiency with in-place Pod restart The release of Kubernetes 1.35 introduces a powerful new feature that provides a much-requested capability: th

Kubernetes 1.35: Enhanced Debugging with Versioned z-pages APIs

• Kubernetes 1.35: Enhanced Debugging with Versioned z-pages APIs Debugging Kubernetes control plane components can be challenging, especially when you need to quickly understand t

Kubernetes v1.35: Watch Based Route Reconciliation in the Cloud Controller Manager

• Kubernetes v1.35: Watch Based Route Reconciliation in the Cloud Controller Manager Up to and including Kubernetes v1.34, the route controller in Cloud Controller Manager (CCM) im

Kubernetes v1.35: Introducing Workload Aware Scheduling

• Kubernetes v1.35: Introducing Workload Aware Scheduling Scheduling large workloads is a much more complex and fragile operation than scheduling a single Pod, as it often requires

Kubernetes v1.35: Fine-grained Supplemental Groups Control Graduates to GA

• Kubernetes v1.35: Fine-grained Supplemental Groups Control Graduates to GA On behalf of Kubernetes SIG Node, we are pleased to announce the graduation of fine-grained supplementa

Kubernetes v1.35: Kubelet Configuration Drop-in Directory Graduates to GA

• Kubernetes v1.35: Kubelet Configuration Drop-in Directory Graduates to GA With the recent v1.35 release of Kubernetes, support for a kubelet configuration drop-in directory is ge

Leveling Up Kubernetes: Key DigitalOcean Managed Kubernetes Releases in 2025

Leveling Up Kubernetes: Key DigitalOcean Managed Kubernetes Releases in 2025

• Leveling Up Kubernetes: Key DigitalOcean Managed Kubernetes Releases in 2025 ByNicole Ghalwash Published:December 15, 2025 5 min read 2025 was a busy and transformative year for

How To Optimize Resource Utilization With Kubernetes Pod Scaling

How To Optimize Resource Utilization With Kubernetes Pod Scaling

• Cloud Computing Containerization How To How To Optimize Resource Utilization With Kubernetes Pod Scaling Kubernetes administrators can dynamically scale pod replicas to adapt to

Bringing AI-Aware Traffic Management to Istio: Gateway API Inference Extension Support

Bringing AI-Aware Traffic Management to Istio: Gateway API Inference Extension Support

• Istio now supports Gateway API Inference Extension, enabling model‑aware, LoRA‑aware routing for AI workloads. • AI inference requests can last seconds to minutes, making routing

Istio Roadmap for 2025-2026

Istio Roadmap for 2025-2026

• Focus on parity between sidecar and ambient modes, enabling smooth migration paths for users. • Revamp contributor experience: simplify proposals, implementation, and recognize t

Istio publishes results of ztunnel security audit

Istio publishes results of ztunnel security audit

• Istio’s ztunnel, a Rust‑based zero‑trust overlay, passes Trail of Bits audit with no critical vulnerabilities. • Audit covered L4 auth, TLS, certificate management, and inbound p

Sail Operator 1.0.0 released: manage Istio with an operator

Sail Operator 1.0.0 released: manage Istio with an operator

• Sail Operator 1.0.0 now GA, streamlining Istio deployment and lifecycle in Kubernetes clusters. • Automates installation, configuration, and upgrades, reducing manual effort and

Istio: The Highest-Performance Solution for Network Security

Istio: The Highest-Performance Solution for Network Security

• Ambient mode delivers unmatched encrypted throughput in Kubernetes, surpassing competitors. • Zero‑trust security is built on baseline encryption, balancing complexity and perfor

Revisiting Compute Scaling

Revisiting Compute Scaling

• Yelp’s node autoscaler evolved from Clusterman to AWS Karpenter to improve scaling efficiency. • Clusterman managed ASG pools via setpoints balancing requested vs allocatable res

Engineering Blogs · December 13, 2024 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 175 words
A new Phippy and Friends story: Izzy Saves the Birthday

A new Phippy and Friends story: Izzy Saves the Birthday

• First illustrated children’s book about Istio now available. • Features Izzy Dolphin, added to CNCF Phippy and Friends family. • Story set during KubeCon North America 2024, cele

Istio in Salt Lake City!

Istio in Salt Lake City!

• Attend Istio Day co-located event in Salt Lake City, featuring keynotes and networking opportunities. • Join the Maintainers’ Track session ‘Life of a Packet: Ambient Edition’ to

Scaling in the Clouds: Istio Ambient vs. Cilium

Scaling in the Clouds: Istio Ambient vs. Cilium

• Istio Ambient vs. Cilium performance evaluated at enterprise scale. • Architecture differs: Cilium uses eBPF/WireGuard; Istio relies on ztunnel in user space. • Test involved 500