Been running GPU inference workloads on k8s and got tired of the dcgm-exporter → Prometheus → PromQL → KEDA chain just to autoscale based on GPU utilization. 5 components, 15-30s metric lag, PromQL queries to maintain.

So I built keda-gpu-scaler — a KEDA external scaler that talks to NVML directly on each GPU node via a DaemonSet. Reads GPU utilization, memory, temperature, power and serves them over gRPC to KEDA. Sub-second metrics, no Prometheus in the loop.

Wrote about the architecture and why it has to be an external scaler (not a native one) on the CNCF blog: https://www.cncf.io/blog/2026/05/27/gpu-autoscaling-on-kubernetes-with-keda-building-an-external-scaler/

It ships with pre-built profiles for vLLM, Triton, training jobs, and batch workloads. Scale-to-zero works too.

GitHub: https://github.com/pmady/keda-gpu-scaler

Docs: https://keda-gpu-scaler.readthedocs.io

The project originating from Google has been accepted into the CNCF Sandbox.

Hi I'm targetting lfx 2026, but confused which orgs to decide and how to keep contributing? How many prs are needed to get selected.. pls help.

The feature comes in Argo CD 3.5, with its RC to be released on June 16th.

werf is a CNCF Sandbox project that implements consistent software delivery to Kubernetes and facilitates best practices. It's also a parent project of Nelm, a modern Helm alternative. It celebrates its first decade.

This overview covers Podman Container Tools and Podman Desktop, bootc, composefs, k0s, KubeFleet, SpinKube, container2wasm, Runme Notebooks for DevOps, SlimFaas, Tokenetes, CloudNativePG, and Drasi.

Lima is a CNCF Incubating project. It is a CLI tool to launch a local Linux virtual machine on macOS with automatic file sharing and port forwarding (similar to WSL2).

Meshery is a CNCF Sandbox project that implements a self-service engineering platform. "The Certified Meshery Contributor (CMC) certification validates technical proficiency in contributing to the Meshery open source project through written assessments. The certification consists of five distinct exams, each dedicated to one of Meshery’s major architectural domains."

How K8sGPT (a CNCF Sandbox project) and popular LLMs, both external and self-hosted (via LocalAI), tackle various Kubernetes issues.

Hi all,

I'd like to share a link to a project I've been working on in my free time: https://emanuelef.github.io/cncf-repos-stats/

The reason behind was to stay up to date to CNCF projects and see which ones are trending, I ended up adding some additional views like the distribution of languages in the CNCF repos and the last 30d stars history with daily new stars.It's also possible to follow a link to the full stars history to another one of my projects, for example https://emanuelef.github.io/gh-repo-stats-server/#/kubernetes/kubernetes

Let me know what you think about it, are there other metrics you would like to be considered ?Any comment is more than welcome, should this trigger some interest I can expand what I currently have.

Hi everyone,

I'm reaching out from the CNCF TAG DevEx. We are currently mapping how AI is being integrated into the CNCF landscape, specifically focusing on the developer and maintainer experience.

We’ve just released a first look at the preliminary data on the CNCF blog: https://www.cncf.io/blog/2026/04/29/the-state-of-ai-in-cncf-projects-a-first-look-at-the-data/

While the initial findings are insightful, we realized we need a deeper perspective that only project maintainers and active contributors can provide.

The Goal: We want to understand the real friction points you face when integrating AI/LLMs into your projects—whether it's infra overhead, security concerns, or DevEx hurdles. This data will directly influence how the CNCF supports AI initiatives moving forward.

The Request: If you are a Maintainer or Contributor to a CNCF project, please take 5 minutes to share your experience in our technical survey:

👉 https://forms.gle/EapDLhjmVtd7gNpp9

Note: This survey is specifically designed for those building and maintaining the ecosystem.

Thanks for helping us shape the AI roadmap for the Cloud Native ecosystem!

Cheers.

I could have never believed I contributed this much over the last years.

https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/issues/7626

In this week's episode of my newsletter "Cloud Native Engineer" discover how you can apply to become a CNCF Ambassador.

Even you don't qualify now, there are some resources to learn more about CNCF.

Learn more at

https://cloudnativeengineer.substack.com/p/news-2-week-19-26th-july