Cloud Native

Cloud-Native AI Platform Engineering: How Kubernetes Powers Production AI and What Network Engineers Must Know

Kubernetes is no longer just a container orchestrator — it is the production operating system for AI. According to the CNCF Annual Cloud Native Survey (January 2026), 82% of container users now run Kubernetes in production, and 66% of organizations hosting generative AI models use Kubernetes to manage some or all of their inference workloads. For network engineers, this convergence of cloud-native infrastructure and AI workloads represents the most significant architectural shift since the move from hardware-defined to software-defined networking. ...

F5 Elevates to CNCF Gold Member: What It Means for Network Engineers and Kubernetes Infrastructure

F5 upgraded to Gold Membership in the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) on March 26, 2026, during KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe in Amsterdam. This move signals F5’s deepening investment in Kubernetes-native networking, open source application delivery, and AI inference infrastructure — areas where network engineers increasingly need hands-on expertise. Key Takeaway: F5’s CNCF Gold Membership accelerates the convergence of traditional application delivery controllers with Kubernetes-native networking, making Gateway API, OpenTelemetry, and service mesh skills essential for network engineers in 2026 and beyond. ...

Samsung and AMD Expand Beyond the RAN: What Their AI-Powered Network Partnership Means for Service Provider Engineers

Samsung and AMD have officially expanded their strategic partnership beyond the Radio Access Network into 5G Core, private networks, and edge AI — marking a pivotal shift from lab verification to commercial deployment. Announced at MWC 2026 in Barcelona, this collaboration now puts AMD EPYC processors at the heart of Samsung’s entire telecom software stack, delivering commercial-grade AI-powered vRAN performance without dedicated hardware accelerators. For service provider engineers, this signals that cloud-native, software-defined architecture is no longer a future roadmap item — it is the production reality operators are deploying today. ...