diff --git a/content/en/blog/_posts/2020-08-25-kubernetes-release-1.19.md b/content/en/blog/_posts/2020-08-25-kubernetes-release-1.19.md index b225d720e58..8ecdf2f6256 100644 --- a/content/en/blog/_posts/2020-08-25-kubernetes-release-1.19.md +++ b/content/en/blog/_posts/2020-08-25-kubernetes-release-1.19.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ --- layout: blog -title: 'Kubernetes 1.19: ' +title: 'Kubernetes 1.19: Accentuate the Paw-sitive' date: 2020-08-25 -slug: kubernetes-release-1.19- +slug: kubernetes-release-1.19-accentuate-the-paw-sitive --- **Authors:** [Kubernetes 1.19 Release Team](https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/blob/master/releases/release-1.19/release_team.md) @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Contributors are the heart of Kubernetes, not the other way around. The Kubernet ### Increase Kubernetes support window to one year A survey conducted in early 2019 by the working group (WG) Long Term Support (LTS) showed that a significant subset of Kubernetes end-users fail to upgrade within the current 9-month support period. -This, and other responses from the survey, suggest that this 30% of users would better be able to keep their deployments on supported versions if the patch support period were extended to 12-14 months. This appears to be true regardless of whether the users are on self build or commercially vendored distributions. An extension would thus lead to more than 80% of users being on supported versions, instead of the 50-60% we have now. +This, and other responses from the survey, suggest that 30% of users would be able to keep their deployments on supported versions if the patch support period were extended to 12-14 months. This appears to be true regardless of whether the users are on self build or commercially vendored distributions. An extension would thus lead to more than 80% of users being on supported versions, instead of the 50-60% we have now. A yearly support period provides the cushion end-users appear to desire, and is more in harmony with familiar annual planning cycles. From Kubernetes version 1.19 on, the support window will be extended to one year. @@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ The milestone until which contributors implement the features was extended from * The CNCF grants Zalando, Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle, the [Top End User Award](https://www.cncf.io/announcement/2020/08/20/cloud-native-computing-foundation-grants-zalando-the-top-end-user-award/). Zalando leverages numerous CNCF projects and open sourced multiple of their own development. ## Ecosystem Updates +* The CNCF just concluded it’s very first Virtual KubeCon. All talks are [on-demand]( https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/) for anyone registered, it's not too late! * The [Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist](https://www.cncf.io/blog/2020/07/15/certified-kubernetes-security-specialist-cks-coming-in-november/) (CKS) coming in November! CKS focuses on cluster & system hardening, minimizing microservice vulnerabilities and the security of the supply chain. * CNCF published the second [State of Cloud Native Development](https://www.cncf.io/blog/2020/08/14/state-of-cloud-native-development/), showing the massively growing number of cloud native developer using container and serverless technology. * [Kubernetes.dev](https://www.kubernetes.dev), a Kubernetes contributor focused website has been launched. It brings the contributor documentation, resources and project event information into one central location.