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CNCF Ecosystem Continues to Drive Innovation with New Silver Members

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2 years ago

December 11, 2024

Organizations join the ever-growing cloud native ecosystem to drive innovation across industries and geographies

NEW DELHI, Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India – December 11, 2024 – The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, has announced that more than 26 new Silver CNCF members have joined this quarter, highlighting the sustained investments organizations are making as cloud native innovation accelerates.

“As cloud native technologies drive unprecedented global transformation, CNCF is expanding its reach with new KubeCon + CloudNativeCon events in India and Japan, and a partnership with Andela to cultivate engineering talent across Africa,” said Priyanka Sharma, executive director of CNCF. “These efforts reflect our commitment to fostering an inclusive global community, empowering organizations to innovate at scale, and advancing the cloud native ecosystem across the world. We are appreciative of the support these new members will bring to our expansive community and look forward to collaborating as we move into 2025.”

New and existing CNCF members are gathering this week in Delhi at the first-ever KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India. Joining the community at upcoming 2025 CNCF-hosted events, including KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe, April 1-4 in London, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China, June 10-11 in Hong Kong, the inaugural KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan, June 16-17 in Tokyo, and more.

About the newest Silver Members:

Altinity helps enterprises run open source ClickHouse® better.Armored Gate is a multi-national cybersecurity company dedicated to advancing responsible technology, like Armored Containers: The long-awaited production solution for single-layer, single-purpose, on-demand microservice containers that meet requirements of Zero Trust, NIST, ISO and other regulations.Chelsio Communications is a leader in high-performance networking solutions, providing advanced offerings for storage, cloud, and data-intensive applications to accelerate cloud-native infrastructures.Depot is a hosted Docker image build service — build container images in the cloud, with managed persistent cache and native multi-architecture support.EITCO is a product-independent digitalization partner specializing in tailored IT solutions to optimize business processes, offering comprehensive services from strategy development to implementation, with over 45 years of experience in the IT sector.Factory is an AI company, backed by Sequoia and Lux, bringing autonomy to software engineering.Fr0ntierX secures tomorrow’s enterprise, empowering businesses to innovate without limitsFrontier is a platform engineering company that focuses on building secure, resilient, and cost effective cloud and container platforms that enable clients to operate predictably and innovate safely. Automated, just as you’d expect.Kapstan gives engineers a world-class developer experience to deploy and scale microservices, databases, and jobs in their own cloud account, without the usual infrastructure complexity. We provide an abstraction over Kubernetes to make it more accessible, while still providing full configurability.Kiowy is specialized in Cloud Native practices. Since 2015, our cloud architects and SREs have been there to build your infrastructure, maintain your applications, and support you in your most innovative projects!Maven Solutions is a certified software solutions provider that helps organizations improve developer efficiency by using the platform engineering mindset to build and scale cloud-native applications with reliability and performance built-in.Metoro: Total observability for Kubernetes in less than 5 minutes with eBPF.Move2Cloud is a company driven by passionate Cloud and DevOps specialists who assist clients in transitioning their projects to the cloud through customized consulting and migration management services.Nebius is a technology company building full-stack infrastructure to service the explosive growth of the global AI industry, including large-scale GPU clusters, cloud platforms, and tools and services for developers.nOps is an end-to-end and autonomous AWS Cost Optimization Platform that simplifies and automates the tracking, allocation, and optimization of cloud resources, commitments, and costs.NudgeBee provides AI-Agents and AI-Agentic Workflows helping SRE & Platform teams automate troubleshooting, optimize cluster costs, and perform ops activities autonomously.Oodle AI offers Enterprise-grade observability at the cost of Open Source. With dashboard-less debugging, engineering and devops teams can pinpoint problems radically faster at 1/10th the cost. All with a simple 1-Click migration.Permify is an open source authorization system for creating and maintaining fine-grained user permissions while ensuring least privilege across your organization.socradev: Whether Kubernetes, DevOps or IT modernization – we offer tailor-made solutions that help your company succeed.STCLab specializes in cloud optimization, offering solutions that range from online traffic control to AI-driven resource management, all designed to maximize cost efficiency and performance.Tata Communications is a digital ecosystem enabler that powers today’s fast-growing digital economy. We enable the digital transformation of enterprises globally, including 300 of the Fortune 500.Wiz helps secure everything you build and run in the cloud with a Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) that is trusted by 45% of the Fortune 100.

About the newest End User Member:

Banco de Crédito del Perú is the largest bank and the largest provider of integrated financial services in Peru. Its purpose is “To be allies of our clients, collaborators and country in order to transform their plans into reality.”Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and agriculture. We design our products and services to help tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges, and to serve the most essential human needs of health and nutrition.Royal Bank of Canada is Canada’s biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization. It has a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries.

About the newest End User Supporter:

CarGurus is a multinational, online automotive platform for buying, selling, and sourcing new and used vehicles. CarGurus is one of the largest and most visited automotive shopping sites in the U.S.Tokyo Gas is an energy company that procures LNG from around the world, supplying it as city gas, and also utilizes it for power generation through its natural gas-fired facilities to provide electricity to households and businesses. By using LNG, which produces lower CO₂ emissions during combustion, Tokyo Gas ensures a stable supply of clean gas and electric energy.

With the addition of these new members, there are now over 170 organizations in the CNCF End User Community. This group regularly meets to share adoption best practices and feedback on project roadmaps and future projects for CNCF technical leaders to consider.

Additional Resources

CNCF Newsletter CNCF Twitter CNCF Blog Learn About CNCF Membership Learn About CNCF End User Supporters Join the CNCF conversation on Slack

About Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Cloud native computing empowers organizations to build and run scalable applications with an open source software stack in public, private, and hybrid clouds. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) hosts critical components of the global technology infrastructure, including Kubernetes, Prometheus, and Envoy. CNCF brings together the industry’s top developers, end users, and vendors, and runs the largest open source developer conferences in the world. Supported by more than 800 members, including the world’s largest cloud computing and software companies, as well as over 200 innovative startups, CNCF is part of the nonprofit Linux Foundation. For more information, please visit www.cncf.io.

The Linux Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see our trademark usage page. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.

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The Linux Foundation
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America’s Largest Political Group Is Getting Its Own Election Night

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47 minutes ago

October 26, 2026

A record 45% of Americans identify with neither party. On November 3, they get the first nationally televised Election Night built around the independent voter bloc, presented by United Independents, the organization behind the Independent National Convention, in partnership with DeFiance Media.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Can the country’s largest bloc of voters turn identity into representation? Independents now make up 45% of U.S. adults, a record high in Gallup’s 2025 data, yet partisan coverage continues to dominate mainstream mediums. On November 3, one broadcast will cover the election from the Independent point of view.

Broadcast live from the National Press Club’s television studio in Washington, D.C. Election Night 2026: Independent Edition is an eight-hour program hosted by Christopher Life, founder and CEO of United Independents, and Macy Gunnell, NewsForce’s White House correspondent. DeFiance Media will be producing and streaming the broadcast.

Built on live election data from The Associated Press (AP), the program will call the national races as the returns come in. Then it goes where other broadcasts don’t: race-by-race coverage of independent candidates in consequential congressional contests, and guest conversations with the strategists and organizers behind them.

Built for the Voters Both Parties Are Chasing

Two generations of Americans have come of age as independent voters, and in 74 years of nationally televised Election Night broadcasts, not one has been built around them. This one is: national results and the balance of power, dedicated coverage of the independent candidates who could tip the next Congress, and a live chat with selected viewer questions put to the hosts and guests on air.

Open to Every Newsroom

Television pool feed. U.S. television outlets, including local stations, can carry the program live, in full or in part, separate from DeFiance Media’s full-program streaming.Social streaming. The broadcast streams through participating social media partners. Channels that want to carry it can sign up at Election2026.live.Live clips and excerpts. Newsrooms, commentators, and creators can pull portions of the program for reporting and social distribution while the broadcast is underway.

Request access through the Media & Distribution Access Form at Election2026.live.

Free and Accessible Nationwide

Going live Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026, from 6 PM- 2 AM ET. Updates, guest announcements, and viewing instructions: Election2026.live.

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Pianist Michael Weinstein Wins Best Social Media Music Collaborations at the 2026 Vega Awards

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47 minutes ago

October 26, 2026

With more than a million followers across social media, Weinstein’s piano collaborations bring together vocalists from around the world to create unique musical performances and reach new audiences.

SOUTH SALEM, N.Y., Oct. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Pianist, entrepreneur and social media creator Michael Weinstein has been recognized at the 2026 Vega Digital Awards in the Social Media Collaboration category for his music collaboration series, Piano Sessions: Bringing Voices Together Through Music.

“I love collaborating with talented singers including building friendships that have become just as meaningful as the music itself.”

Weinstein has built a social media audience of more than a million followers across TikTok, Instagram and other platforms by sharing piano performances and collaborations with singers from around the world. His videos feature vocalists performing alongside his piano accompaniment, creating intimate musical performances that showcase each artist’s individual talent and style.

While Weinstein has spent much of his professional career building businesses and marketing consumer brands, music has always remained one of his greatest passions.

“Music has always been a huge part of my life and one of the things I enjoy most is collaborating with other musicians,” said Weinstein. “I’ve had the opportunity to work with so many incredibly talented singers and I love being able to play alongside them and create something special together. It’s also rewarding to introduce these artists to new audiences while building relationships and friendships that have become just as meaningful as the music itself.”

An accomplished pianist and keyboardist, Weinstein has collaborated with an impressive range of vocalists, including artists who have performed and recorded with Maroon 5, Sting, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Usher, Lauryn Hill and Jill Scott. He has also collaborated with standout performers from American Idol, America’s Got Talent and The Voice.

Weinstein is also planning a live concert in New York City in 2027, bringing together several of the talented vocalists featured on his social media channels for a special collaborative performance. Additional details will be announced in the coming months.

Outside of music, Weinstein is the Founder and CEO of JAM Direct, a marketing and advertising agency, and former Chief Marketing Officer of Allstar Products Group, where he was responsible for marketing some of the most successful products in “As Seen On TV” history, including the Snuggie, ShamWow and Shake Weight.

Watch Michael Weinstein’s performances here:

https://linktr.ee/mweinsteinmusic

About the Vega Digital Awards

The Vega Digital Awards is an international competition recognizing excellence in social media, digital marketing and brand strategy. Judged by the International Awards Associate (IAA), the competition honors work that demonstrates innovation, effectiveness and measurable impact across the global marketing landscape.

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Landis+Gyr Secures Major Contract with Leading US Utility

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2 hours ago

October 26, 2026

CHAM, Switzerland and ALPHARETTA, Ga., Oct. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Landis+Gyr Group AG (SIX: LAND), a global energy technology leader driving intelligent innovation across the grid, today announced that it has secured a major contract with a leading US investor-owned electric utility. The agreement covers more than 3 million advanced metering endpoints.

Under the agreement, Landis+Gyr will provide Revelo meters and associated network and head-end system technologies, complemented by advanced security solutions, premium support, and software maintenance and services. The deployment is expected to advance the utility’s grid modernization objectives by enhancing security, grid visibility and operational performance.

“This important win reflects the strong momentum of our Grid Edge Intelligence portfolio and the trust customers place in Landis+Gyr to support large-scale grid modernization programs. By combining advanced metering, integrated technology, security and support capabilities, we look forward to helping this utility enhance grid visibility, reliability and operational performance,” said Peter Mainz, Chief Executive Officer of Landis+Gyr.

About Landis+Gyr

Landis+Gyr is a global energy technology leader, delivering intelligent solutions that connect devices, data, and decisions across the grid. Trusted by more than 2,000 utilities worldwide, we transform traditional devices into intelligent, networked sensors, giving utilities real-time grid visibility and system control. With these combined insights, electric, gas, and water companies can anticipate demand, optimize operations, and deliver energy that’s more reliable, resilient, accessible, safe, and sustainable for everyone. For more information, please visit our website www.landisgyr.com.

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