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Join us at IstioCon!

IstioCon, taking place on 25 + 26 September both virtually and in Shanghai, is a community event for the industry’s most popular service mesh. 

There are TWO days left to submit a talk! Whether you’re traveling to China or prefer to present virtually - this is your chance. We encourage ALL Istio experts and enthusiasts to submit by Sunday, 23 July! 

It’s not too late to participate in KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + Open Source Summit China 2023!

The window hasn’t closed yet! There is still time to get your brand in front of 2,000+ cloud native and open source technologists at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + Open Source Summit China 2023 from 26-28 September in Shanghai. We have three unique ways to associate your brand with one of the fastest-growing tech communities:  

• Become a level sponsor 
• Purchase a Marketing Promotional Opportunity 
• Host a co-located event 

Signed contracts for all opportunities above must be received by Friday, 11 August at 23:59 PDT.

ICYMI: CNCF online programs this week

A weekly summary of CNCF online programs from this week.

Falco - A peek into the people and the latest features

Melissa Kilby & Pablo Musa, Falco team

Gateway API Plugin for Argo Rollouts 🐙

Dan Garfield, Codefresh & Rob Scott, Google

Why you need an XBOM – the eXtended Software Bill of Materials

Joe Nicastro, Apiiro

The technical

Tutorials, tools, and more that take you on a deep dive into the code.

What is Backstage + Demo! 🚀

Guy Menahem, CNCF Ambassador

Workshop recap: Running Linkerd in Production

Flynn, Buoyant

Structured authentication config in Kubernetes v1.28: What does it bring?

Maksim Nabokikh, Palark

The editorial

Articles, announcements, and more that give you a high-level overview of challenges and features.

Level up your skills! Save now on LF Bootcamp Training bundles!

The Linux Foundation

Your guide to Kubernetes air-gapping success

Deepak Goel, D2iQ

Survey about adopting Chaos Mesh

Chaos Mesh

New Spectro Cloud Palette version 4.0 helps organizations simplify and accelerate application modernization at scale, providing a unified platform to support VM, container and hybrid environments

Spectro Cloud

Kubernetes Community Days (KCDs)

Check out our new website where you can find sponsor prospectuses, written content, and upcoming KCDs at cncf.io/kcds.

Upcoming CFP deadlines:

• KCD El Salvador 2023 CFP is now open!

• KCD Sri Lanka 2023 CFP closes August 28

• KCD Texas 2023 CFP closes August 30 

Upcoming 2023 KCD Events:

• KCD Taiwan - July 29-30
• KCD Guatemala
• Virtual for students on August 18
• NOW hybrid for professionals on August 19
• KCD Australia - August 22
• KCD Washington DC - early bird tickets available through July 31
• Let the organizers know what topics you’re interested in hearing about!

Cloud Native Community Groups

Interested in connecting with your local community? Check out these upcoming community events:

• July
  • Lahore - July 22
  • Johannesburg - July 26
• August
  • Saarbrucken - August 3
  • Bangladesh - August 4
  • Graz - August 16
  • Copenhagen - August 22
  • Goteborg - August 31
  • Lahore - August 31

To request a community chapter for the CNCF project, please file a ticket to the CNCF ServiceDesk - https://servicedesk.cncf.io 

Online Programs

Cloud Native Live

• July 25: Intro to Tetragon - eBPF-based security observability & runtime enforcement Mahe Tardy, Isovalent - RSVP

• July 26: Policy based governance for Internal Developer platforms Ritesh Patel, Nirmata - RSVP

On demand webinars

• July 27: Harness the power of K8s network scanning for improved security posture Karanjot Singh, ARMO - RSVP
• July 27: Dapr - The ultimate developer API for authoring microservices Kendall Roden, Diagrid - RSVP
• July 27: Using the built in SQL database with Spin 1.4 Melissa Klein & Ryan Levick, Fermyon - RSVP

Looking for more great curated content? Visit our Online Programs playlist on YouTube.