cncf 2024 annual report scaling new heights! contents membership5 end user community6 events8 education13 project updates and satisfaction15 cncf project velocity16 security18 phippy and friends18 community & diversity engagement18 18 adopting a stance of political neutrality18 mentoring18 funding18 introduction 2024 was an enormous year for the cloudnative computing foundation, fromkubernetes turning 10 (#kubertenes), to ourfirst kubecon cloudnativecon conference inindia, to launching the kubestronaut program,increasing the number of kcds around theworld, and of course continuing to push theboundaries of cloud native technologies innearly every technology sector. 728 cncf members 270,000 contributors with over 200 projects representing 189 countries and over270,000 contributors world wide, cloud native momentum -and use cases - continue to grow at an unprecedented rate. 100,000 community.cncf.iogroup members this year saw cncf continue its support for diversity andinclusion:we supported 529 speakers and scholarship recipientswith travel funding to attend cncf events. “i’m heading to kubecon,which is like a familyreunion for me. the techis cool, but the people areextra dope.” we also tackled an industry-wide problem - patent trolls - bylaunching our cloud native heroes challenge, an opportunity forour community to help stop nuisance lawsuits and win cash prizes,swag, conference tickets and more. -kelsey hightower,bluesky please enjoy this look back through our eventful year! chris aniszczyk, cto, cncf 2024 momentum “there certain communities that exist that makes my developer heart leap for joy, one ofthem is #kubecon. we @fimioxyz have completely embraced k8s and are happy to bebuilding on it.”- omoju miller, x cncf is an open source software foundation dedicated to making cloudnative computing ubiquitous. since we were founded in 2015, we’vepioneered cloud native technologies – hosting and growing some of theworld’smost successfulopen source projects including kubernetes,prometheus, envoy, containerd, andmany others. today we are a powerhouse for visionary projects and people, hosting 200 projects with270,000 contributors representing 189 countries, and there are no signs of this growthslowing down. membership the cncf ecosystem continues to grow across vendorand end user memberships, making cncf one of themost successful open source foundations ever. in fact, wewelcomed more than 140 new members to cncf this year. today, cncf has over 720 participating organizations,including the world’s largest public and private cloudcompanies, along with the world’s most innovative softwarecompanies and end user organizations. investment fromthese leading organizations signifies a strong dedicationto the advancement and sustainability of cloud nativecomputing for years to come. organizations that sell cloud native technologies built on, or integrated with,cncf projects are eligible to join as general members. join as a cncf member cncf membership growth cloud native heroes challenge in 2024 we launched apatent troll bounty programin which cloud native developers and technologists canearn swag and win prizes by helping protect our eco-system from patent trolls. patent trolls are increasinglytargeting cloud native open source due to its successand broad ubiquity. our first challenge had 3 winners,and more challenges are planned for 2025. end user community the cloud native ecosystem is getting bigger and better; end users’ trust in open sourceis steering it forward!- aparna subramanian, director of production engineering, shopify the cncf end user community is a group of innovative, forward-thinking organizations thatconstantly push the boundaries of cloud native technology. these organizations use cloudnative architectures to power their operations and are not limited to the cloud native serviceindustry. they are different from vendors, consultancies, training partners, or telecommuni-cations companies because their primary goal is to harness the power of cloud native archi-tectures to solve real-world problems rather than to sell cloud native services externally. the people leading these efforts within the end user companies are tech-savvy and cloudnative enthusiasts. they face challenges and opportunities presented by cloud native archi-tectures with great enthusiasm and devise self-service solutions that promote inclusivity andan iterative process. this culture of self-service empowers teams, catalyzes innovation, andaccelerates the iterative feedback loop, which is essential for agile and resilient operations. end user awards we were thrilled to grant cern and adobe our top end user awards this yearin recognition of their notable contributions to the cloud native ecosystem. spring 2024 winner cern - cern’s laboratory has also embraced cncf projects, in-cluding prometheus, argo, fluentd, coredns, and harbor, whichhave supported the management of over 500 clusters w