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
• 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
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• 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
• 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
• Transition from Colab notebooks to production demands instant response, dynamic GPU usage, and data shifts. • Production AI workloads require infrastructure beyond training, focu
• 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? • Podcast:Download(31.9MB) |Embed DrewConry-Murray Johna TillJohnson Take a Network Break! • We start
• 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 In March 2026, Kubernetes will retire Ingress NGINX, a piece of critical infrastructure for
• 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
• 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 adds in-place updates and chained upgrades for smoother cluster lifecycle management. • Declarative control via KubeadmControlPlane and MachineDeployments mirro
• 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
• 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.
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• 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
• 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 Did you know that kubectl can run arbitrary executables, including shel
• 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 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) 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 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 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 Up to and including Kubernetes v1.34, the route controller in Cloud Controller Manager (CCM) im
• 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 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 With the recent v1.35 release of Kubernetes, support for a kubelet configuration drop-in directory is ge
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• Focus on parity between sidecar and ambient modes, enabling smooth migration paths for users. • Revamp contributor experience: simplify proposals, implementation, and recognize t
• 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 now GA, streamlining Istio deployment and lifecycle in Kubernetes clusters. • Automates installation, configuration, and upgrades, reducing manual effort and
• Ambient mode delivers unmatched encrypted throughput in Kubernetes, surpassing competitors. • Zero‑trust security is built on baseline encryption, balancing complexity and perfor
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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