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The '''Cloud Native Computing Foundation''' ('''CNCF''') is a [[Linux Foundation]] project that was founded in 2015 to help advance [[Operating-system-level virtualization|container technology]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cncf.io/announcement/2015/06/21/new-cloud-native-computing-foundation-to-drive-alignment-among-container-technologies/ |title=New Cloud Native Computing Foundation to Drive Alignment Among Container Technologies |date=2015-06-21 |website=Cloud Native Computing Foundation |language=en-US |access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref> and align the tech industry around its evolution.

It was announced alongside [[Kubernetes]] 1.0, an open source container cluster manager, which was contributed to the Linux Foundation by [[Google]] as a seed technology. Founding members include [[Google]], [[CoreOS]], [[Mesosphere, Inc.|Mesosphere]], [[Red Hat]], [[Twitter]], [[Huawei]], [[Intel]], [[Cisco]], [[IBM]], [[Docker (software)|Docker]], [[Univa]], and [[VMware]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/cloud-native-computing-foundation-seeks-to-bring-more-cloud-and-container-unity/ |title=Cloud Native Computing Foundation seeks to forge cloud and container unity |last=Vaughan-Nichols |first=Steven J. |website=ZDNet |language=en |access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2015/07/21/new-foundation-to-drive-docker-container-interoperability |title=Cloud Giants Form Foundation to Drive Container Interoperability |date=2015-07-21 |website=Data Center Knowledge |language=en |access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref> Today, CNCF is supported by over 450 members. In order to establish qualified representatives of the technologies governed by the CNCF, a program was announced at the inaugural CloudNativeDay in Toronto in August, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/3114747/cloud-native-ambassadors-and-docker-captains-navigate-users-through-the-container-ecosystem.html |title=Cloud Native Ambassadors and Docker Captains navigate users through the container ecosystem |last=Calcote |first=Lee |date=2016-09-06 |website=InfoWorld |language=en |access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref>

[[Dan Kohn]] (who also helped launch the Core Infrastructure Initiative) led CNCF as [[executive director]] until May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lightreading.com/services/cloud-services/cncf-names-kohn-as-executive-director/d/d-id/723826 |title=CNCF Names Kohn as Executive Director |website=Light Reading |language=en |access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref><ref name="Sharma">{{Cite web|title=Priyanka Sharma takes over the leadership of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2020/06/01/priyanka-sharma-takes-over-the-leadership-of-the-cloud-native-computing-foundation/|access-date=2020-06-07|website=TechCrunch|date=June 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> The foundation announced Priyanka Sharma, director of Cloud Native Alliances at GitLab, would step into a general manager role in his place.<ref name="Sharma"/> Sharma describes CNCF as "a very impactful organization built by a small group of people but [within] a very large ecosystem" and believes that CNCF is entering into a "second wave" due to increased industry awareness and adoption.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meyer|first=Dan|date=July 6, 2020|title=CNCF Leadership Change Targets Cloud Native 'Second Wave'|url=https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/cncf-leadership-change-targets-cloud-native-second-wave/2020/07/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124032011/https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/cncf-leadership-change-targets-cloud-native-second-wave/2020/07/ |archive-date=2022-01-24 |access-date=July 12, 2020|website=SDxCentral}}</ref>