Beyond Kubernetes - 5 Promising Cloud-Native Technologies To Watch

Kubernetes, the open source container management platform has become the anchor for cloud-native technologies. Since the time it was handed over to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), the project has received unprecedented interest from the industry. There is not a single public cloud environment that doesn’t offer a managed Kubernetes service.

Kubernetes is fast becoming the operating system for running modern, containerized applications.

The rise of Kubernetes has resulted in the creation of a brand-new ecosystem. There is a diverse set of ISVs and SaaS providers building tools for the cloud-native environment. The thriving ecosystem may be easily compared to what Microsoft or VMware enjoyed during the heydays of Windows and vSphere. The key difference is that the cloud-native products are mostly open source with a commercially hosted version available in the cloud.

Here are five open source projects that are getting the attention of the industry. These projects complement Kubernetes with additional capabilities to make it a solid platform to run web-scale as well as enterprise applications.

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