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Authenticity
We show the trade-offs, the rough edges, and the decisions we'd still make again.
News
Cloud Native News
Curated stories from across the cloud native ecosystem.
Mar 30, 2026
Kubernetes 1.36 Sneak Peek: DRA Goes GA, Ingress-NGINX Retires, HPA Scales to Zero
Kubernetes v1.36, releasing April 22, finalizes DRA to GA, graduates User Namespaces, enables HPA scale-to-zero by default, and formally retires Ingress-NGINX.
Mar 25, 2026
Istio Ships Ambient Multicluster Beta and Gateway API Inference Extension
Istio's ambient mode gains multicluster support in beta with sidecar-free cross-cluster routing, and integrates the Gateway API Inference Extension for model-aware traffic management.
Mar 25, 2026
KubeVirt v1.8: Hypervisor Abstraction Layer, Confidential VMs, and the Push Toward CNCF Graduation
KubeVirt v1.8 introduces a hypervisor abstraction layer decoupling it from KVM, Intel TDX attestation for confidential VMs, and PCIe NUMA topology awareness for near-native GPU performance.
Mar 24, 2026
Kyverno Graduates from CNCF — Policy-as-Code Goes Mainstream
Kyverno reaches CNCF Graduated status with full CEL adoption, completing its journey from Kubernetes admission controller to a broader policy engine for the cloud native stack.
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Videos
New sessions, reviews, and walkthroughs from the sharp end of cloud native engineering.
Interview Dec 18, 2025 39:59
Navigating Kairos: Immutable Operating Systems with a Cloud Native Twist
Exploring Kairos: Turning Linux Distributions into Immutable Operating Systems In this episode, we dive into the Kairos project, a CNCF initiative aimed at converting any Linux dis…
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Tutorial Dec 12, 2025
Kubernetes Security Scanning: The 4 Tools You Actually Need
When it comes to Kubernetes tooling, the landscape is noisy and doesn't always have your back.
Editorial Dec 11, 2025
Fuck you, Hashicorp ... an IBM Company.
HashiCorp archived the repo without warning.
Tutorial Dec 10, 2025
Replace Your GitHub Actions YAML with CUE
Are you tired of copy-pasting YAML between repositories only to be bitten by typos after pushing?
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Writing
Architecture notes, breakdowns, and context for the parts that need more than a runtime.
Article Dec 2, 2025
Introducing the Technology Matrix
A curated, interactive guide to the Cloud Native ecosystem
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Article Dec 1, 2025
Introducing cuenv: Type-Safe Environments and Parallel Tasks with CUE
Type-safe environments, secrets that never leak, and parallel tasks
Article Nov 27, 2025
Building a Production-Ready CUE Library for Rust
FFI, memory safety, and production-grade architecture
Article Aug 7, 2025
Wassette: A New Era of Security for AI Agent Tooling
How Microsoft's new toolkit revolutionizes MCP server sandboxing
Values
How we teach
We teach in public, in context, and close to the sharp edges.
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Organic Content
Much of the curriculum comes from problems we're solving in public, not invented demos.
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Embracing Failure
Mistakes stay in the session because the recovery is usually more useful than the perfect path.
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Hands-On
Less slideware, more terminal time, real code, and live builds you can follow end to end.
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Forward Thinking
We test new tools early, evaluate them honestly, and show where they fit.
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Open & Closed Source
We cover open source and vendors with the same standard: what works, what costs, and what saves time.
Community Signal
What Our Viewers Say
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“Rawkode Academy is the perfect place for mid to senior level engineers looking for content in the Cloud Native space. The videos act as a perfect guide for anyone looking to go beyond basics and becoming an expert in the field. The Klustered series is a must watch for anyone involved in operating Kubernetes clusters. The channel often has other industry experts joining and sharing their knowledge as well apart from Rawkode. I would definitely recommend and have recommended the channel in the past for anyone looking to skill up in the Cloud Native ecosystem. ”
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Platform & DevOps Engineer at Platformatory
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