As Kubernetes surged in popularity in 2017, it created a vibrant ecosystem
Summary
We are starting to see this in a big way with Kubernetes as companies begin to build products based on the open source that deliver a more a packaged approach that makes it easier to use and implement without having to learn all of the tool’s nuances.By naming it more broadly, they are encouraging the open source community to build tools to expand the ability to manage infrastructure in a cloud native fashion.If you look at the top 10 contributors to the project, it involves some major technology players, some of whom cross over into OpenStack, Linux and other open source projects.These include Google, Red Hat, CoreOS, FathomDB, ZTE Corporation, Huawei, IBM, Microsoft, Fujitsu, and Mirantis.Dan Kohn, the CNCF’s executive director, says these companies have recognized that it’s easier to cooperate around the base technology and compete on higher level tools.Beyond finding ways to commercialize the core open source version of Kubernetes, there are a range of other tools being developed from host management and secure images to logging and monitoring to name but a few.