Kubernetes 1.19 extended support to one year, delivered Ingress GA, polished CSI and CRD features, and introduced API Priority and Fairness for enterprise stability.
OpenEBS 2.0 introduces enhanced storage engines, improved performance, and better Kubernetes integration for container-native storage solutions.
Kubernetes 1.19 graduates HPA v2 to GA, marking the maturity of custom metrics autoscaling. This post covers production patterns, metrics pipelines, and real-world deployment strategies.
AWS Bottlerocket 1.0 debuts a container-optimized operating system with transactional updates and API-driven configuration for Kubernetes nodes.
Cluster API v1alpha4 introduces API stability improvements, enhanced provider maturity, and migration patterns that set the foundation for production readiness.
k0s reaches general availability, delivering a single-binary, zero-friction Kubernetes distribution optimized for edge computing and CI/CD environments.
Helm 3.3 experiments with OCI registries, atomic installs, and deprecates stable/incubator repos to modernize chart delivery.
Microsoft introduces Open Service Mesh (OSM) 1.0, a lightweight and extensible service mesh for Kubernetes that implements the Service Mesh Interface (SMI) specification.
Argo CD 1.7 introduces ApplicationSets, resource health plugins, and progressive delivery workflows for multi-cluster GitOps.
Minikube 1.12 introduces multi-node GA, image caching, and runtime switching that mirror production clusters for local developers.