
CoreDNS 1.2: Kubernetes’ Default DNS Becomes Production Default
CoreDNS 1.2 readies Kubernetes clusters for the kube-dns handoff with improved autoscaling, plugin polish, and smarter metrics.

CoreDNS 1.2 readies Kubernetes clusters for the kube-dns handoff with improved autoscaling, plugin polish, and smarter metrics.

Heptio rebrands Ark to Velero and ships 0.11, delivering cluster backup, restore, and migration workflows powered by Kubernetes-native controllers.

Kubernetes 1.11 graduates IPVS load-balancing, CoreDNS, kubeadm and CRD versioning, while upgrading etcd and polishing multi-cloud integrations.

Envoy Proxy 1.7 focuses on resilient xDS discovery, improved gRPC/HTTP handling, and richer observability to anchor modern service meshes.

Falco provides runtime security monitoring for Kubernetes, detecting anomalous behavior and security threats in real-time through system call monitoring.

Contour 0.1 introduces an Envoy-based ingress controller with IngressRoute CRDs, providing advanced routing and TLS management for Kubernetes edge traffic.

Helm 2.9 unlocks chart testing automation, granular Tiller RBAC, and new repository tooling—perfect for GitOps-ready Kubernetes teams.

Prometheus 2.3 introduces subquery support, experimental remote read improvements, and smarter staleness handling—leveling up Kubernetes observability.

Google open sources gVisor, a userspace kernel that sandboxes containers with stronger isolation than runc—useful for multi-tenant clusters, CI runners, and serverless-style workloads.

Cilium 1.0 graduates to production with Kubernetes policy enforcement, transparent encryption, and Envoy-powered L7 load-balancing built on eBPF.