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2019 Next-Generation Central Office Report Cloud Native Computing Foundation

NGCO - Kubernetes becomes the Universal Abstraction Layer

  • CNCF's Dan Kohn positions Kubernetes, the Linux of the cloud, for a major role in carrier infrastructures.
  • As VNFs evolve into cloud-native network functions, Kubernetes becomes the universal abstraction layer.
Full summary
Kubernetes, which is sometimes describes as "the Linux of the cloud," is poised to play a major role in next gen carrier infrastructures, says Dan Kohn, Executive Director, Cloud Native Computing Foundation, which is part of The Linux Foundation. Over time, virtual network functions (VNFs) will evolve to become cloud-native network functions (CNFs). In this world, Kubernetes can become the universal abstraction layer.