Oracle Joins Cloud Native Computing Foundation, Doubles Down Further on Kubernetes Joining the CNCF as a Platinum member is a logical next step for Oracle, as customers are seeking an open, cloud-neutral, and community-driven container-native technology stack that avoids cloud lock-in and enables them to run in a true hybrid mode—the same stack in any cloud as the one they run on-premises.
Fueled by the Docker phenomenon, using Linux containers has gone mainstream as the easiest way to deploy software applications, packaged as bite-size services, in the cloud. But developers now face new questions, such as how to orchestrate all these containerized applications, how to manage containers across multiple clouds, and whether serverless computing will make all of this obsolete.
Oracle joined the Hyperledger consortium because of its approach to blockchain with open source collaboration, modular architecture, horizontal/cross-industry technology support, and support for enterprise needs.
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