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Kubernetes v1.30 is here!

Announcing the release of Kubernetes v1.30: Uwubernetes, the cutest release!

Similar to previous releases, the release of Kubernetes v1.30 introduces new stable, beta, and alpha features. The consistent delivery of top-notch releases underscores the strength of our development cycle and the vibrant support from our community.

This release consists of 45 enhancements. Of those enhancements, 17 have graduated to Stable, 18 are entering Beta, and 10 have graduated to Alpha. Review all of the updates here.

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ICYMI: CNCF online programs this week

A weekly summary of CNCF online programs from this week.

Accelerating game assets workflows with GenAl on Kubernetes

KC Ayyagari, Google Cloud

Tetragon in action - detect and nip Kubernetes attacks in the bud

Paul Arah, Isovalent

Building your API platform with Backstage and GraphQL

Michael Watson, Apollo GraphQL

Developer experience platform- Backstage.io

Jitendra Jain, Infosys Ltd.

The Technical

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

Swapping disks in Kubernetes for fun and profit

Jakob Schultz-Falk, City Storage Systems

Graceful shutdown in Kubernetes
Daniele Polencic, Learnk8s

Benchmark results of Kubernetes network plugins (CNI) over 40Gbit/s network

Alexis Ducastel

How to ace (PCA) Prometheus Certified Associate Exam

Giorgi Keratishvili

MongoDB and Mongoose: Introduction to NoSQL databases

Romulo Gotto

Tackling GPU underutilization in Kubernetes runtimes

Keegan McCallum, SuperOrbital

The Editorial

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

A platform is not a product

James Berthoty

4 Big developments in WebAssembly

Matt Butcher, Fermyon

You get what you measure: Understanding your applications health with Grafana, Loki and Prometheus

Gabriel Lima

Training & Certification News

NEW Course: Dapr with WebAssembly (LFD233): Learn to Build Scalable, Efficient & Secure Cloud Applications Using Dapr & WebAssembly

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