Recent advancements in new cloud-native technologies are transforming how Kubernetes applications are deployed and managed.
These cloud-native technologies simplify multicloud performance while also enabling organizations to more easily navigate complex ecosystems and foster open-source, community-driven collaboration.
Enterprises are moving beyond simply adopting multiple clouds. A new wave of multicloud strategies, such as Kubernetes technology, allows organizations to leverage the best features of different cloud platforms with services that can be moved to the edge while minimizing risks like vendor lock-in.
As organizations explore how to integrate new cloud-native technologies, challenges persist around managing complexity.
This challenge is creating the need for tools to help developers navigate the ecosystem, which is why Akamai recently announced its application platform.
The Akamai app platform simplifies Kubernetes deployment and integration with other open-source tools, according to Jenkins.
Akamai is expanding its vision of distributed cloud. Recognizing the need for support from the open-source community, the company has increased its support for the open-source ecosystem by pledging $1 million to Cloud Native Computing Foundation projects.
As organizations scale their workloads and integrate AI-driven models, sustainability has become a critical focus, according to Jenkins.
Sustainability initiatives often overlap with cost-saving measures, making this dual objective an impactful goal for enterprises.
By enabling latency-sensitive applications to run closer to users or selecting locations based on carbon emissions, organizations can balance environmental and financial priorities.