Kubernetes virtualization approaches CNCF graduation – SiliconANGLE

With Kubernetes becoming the bedrock of modern enterprise infrastructure, Kubernetes virtualization seems to be the next logical step forward.

In fact, KubeVirt — an open-source project that brings container-native virtualization to Kubernetes — is enabling teams to run and manage virtual machines alongside containers from a single control plane. With the release of version 1.8 and the project’s first live summit, a cross-industry contributor base is pushing KubeVirt toward Cloud Native Computing Foundation graduation — a signal of production-grade maturity, according to Andrew Burden (pictured, left), community facilitator and KubeVirt maintainer at Red Hat Inc.

“Graduating for us makes it more obvious for people that [KubeVirt] is deeply embedded in the Kubernetes ecosystem [and] the CNCF ecosystem,” Burden told theCUBE. “They can see us graduate and be like, ‘That’s obviously a mature product. Let’s investigate that.’”

Burden and Ľuboslav Pivarč (right), principal software engineer and KubeVirt maintainer at Red Hat, spoke with theCUBE’s Rebecca Knight and Rob Strechay at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed Kubernetes virtualization, community governance and the path to CNCF graduation. (* Disclosure below.)

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