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* Kubernetes: [[Kubernetes]] is an open source framework for automating deployment and managing applications in a containerized and clustered environment. "It aims to provide better ways of managing related, distributed components across the varied infrastructure."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/an-introduction-to-kubernetes |title=An Introduction to Kubernetes |website=DigitalOcean |language=en |access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref> It was originally designed by Google and donated to The Linux Foundation to form the Cloud Native Computing Foundation with Kubernetes as the seed technology.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/21/as-kubernetes-hits-1-0-google-donates-technology-to-newly-formed-cloud-native-computing-foundation-with-ibm-intel-twitter-and-others/ |title=As Kubernetes Hits 1.0, Google Donates Technology To Newly Formed Cloud Native Computing Foundation |website=TechCrunch |date=21 July 2015 |language=en-US |access-date=2020-01-20 |archive-date=2022-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331021525/https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/21/as-kubernetes-hits-1-0-google-donates-technology-to-newly-formed-cloud-native-computing-foundation-with-ibm-intel-twitter-and-others/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The "large and diverse" community supporting the project has made its staying power more robust than other, older technologies of the same ilk.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/3118345/why-kubernetes-is-winning-the-container-war.html |title=Why Kubernetes is winning the container war |last=Asay |first=Matt |date=2016-09-09 |website=InfoWorld |language=en |access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref> In January 2020, the CNCF annual report showed significant growth in interest, training, event attendance and investment related to Kubernetes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-ecosystems/cncf-annual-report-shows-kubernetes-growth/ |title=CNCF Annual Report Shows Kubernetes Growth |date=2020-01-21 |website=Container Journal |language=en-US |access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref>

* Linkerd: Linkerd is CNCF's fifth member project, and the project that coined the term “"[[service mesh]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=A Brief Introduction to Linkerd |url=https://glasnostic.com/blog/an-introduction-to-what-is-linkerd-service-mesh |website=Glasnostic blog |publisher=Glasnostic |access-date=2019-01-22}}</ref> Linkerd adds observability, security, and reliability features to applications by adding them to the platform rather than the application layer,<ref>{{cite web |title=Linkerd: A Different Kind of Service Mesh |url=https://vmblog.com/archive/2021/01/05/linkerd-a-different-kind-of-service-mesh.aspx#.YHn7n6lKhqs |website=VMblog.io |access-date=2021-01-05}}</ref> and features a "micro-proxy" to maximize speed and security of its data plane.<ref>{{cite web |title=Why Linkerd doesn't use Envoy |url=https://linkerd.io/2020/12/03/why-linkerd-doesnt-use-envoy/ |website=Linkerd.io |access-date=2020-12-03}}</ref> Linkerd graduated from CNCF in July 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last=Morgan |first=William |date=2021-07-28 |url=https://linkerd.io/2021/07/28/announcing-cncf-graduation/ |title=Announcing Linkerd's Graduation |department=Blog |website=Linkerd |access-date=2022-02-08}}</ref>

* Open Policy Agent: Open Policy Agent (OPA) is "an open source general-purpose policy engine and language for cloud infrastructure."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://securityboulevard.com/2019/10/fugue-adopts-open-policy-agent-opa-for-its-policy-as-code-framework-for-cloud-security/ |title=Fugue Adopts Open Policy Agent (OPA) for its Policy-as-Code Framework for Cloud Security |last=Schalm |first=Deb |date=2019-10-08 |website=Security Boulevard |language=en-US |access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref> It became a CNCF incubating project in April 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.infoq.com/news/2019/04/open-policy-agent-cncf/ |title=Open Policy Agent Accepted as CNCF Incubation Level Project |website=InfoQ |access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref> OPA graduated from CNCF in February 2021.<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-02-04 |url=https://www.cncf.io/announcements/2021/02/04/cloud-native-computing-foundation-announces-open-policy-agent-graduation/ |title=Cloud Native Computing Foundation Announces Open Policy Agent Graduation |department=Announcements |website=Cloud Native Computing Foundation |access-date=2022-02-08}}</ref>