Do you need to know everything in Cloud native?

The cloud-native landscape has evolved significantly over the years, with the number of CNCF projects and new tools growing exponentially. With the adoption of Kubernetes and the related ecosystem of helper tools to solve complex challenges, the entire CNCF landscape revolves around these innovations.

However, the big question for evangelists, researchers, and those doing POCs is: what tools are available to solve specific challenges? For example, if you're looking for a tool to implement a particular topic, such as monitoring, there are many options to choose from. How do you learn about all these tools? Is it even necessary to know about everything?

If you're an evangelist or a DevRel working in the cloud-native ecosystem, it's beneficial to know about as many tools as possible, stay up-to-date with the landscape, and understand where innovation is happening. For that, you can use a variety of resources. One great option is, of course, following Kubesimplify’s CNCFMinutes playlist. Another is attending the CNCF Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) meetings to see the projects in the sandbox, incubating, and graduating stages. However, not all roles require this depth of knowledge. For those looking to implement or integrate specific tools, it's better to narrow your search based on the key points that matter to your project. Then, evaluate the scale at which a project has been adopted, look at the adopter list, and conduct mini POCs. These mini POCs help you understand the ease of setup, community support, day-two operations, scalability, etc., giving you an overview of whether to proceed with that project or consider another option.

In summary, you don't need to know everything - no one does. It really depends on your job role and how much you need to stay updated in a particular field.

Technology is changing rapidly as people work to solve new challenges, and open source is a great avenue for sharing those solutions with the community.

Keep following our newsletter and Kubesimplify to stay updated on the cloud-native landscape. Our YouTube channel also offers deep dives, and depending on your specific role, you can decide how much information you need to consume.

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Upcoming talks:

• I will be speaking at KubeCon NA with Saloni and trying to make it one of the best talks that I will be delivering so if you are attending Kubecon NA in person then do add this talk to your agenda.
• I will be speaking at an upcoming webinar with Sysdig on CKA and CKS with upcoming changes to these exams.

I am working on adding new videos to CNCFMinutes and also a new course is in progress :) Stay tunes, subscribe and keep commenting what content you need from us.

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Awesome Repo’s/Resources

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