CNCF

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Definition

Cloud Native Computing Foundation - organization that promotes cloud-native technologies and open source projects. Like a governing body that sets standards for modern cloud applications.

Real-World Example

Kubernetes, Prometheus, and many other popular cloud tools are CNCF projects with community governance.

Cloud Provider Equivalencies

CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation) is a vendor-neutral open source foundation, not a cloud provider service. All major clouds support running CNCF projects (like Kubernetes, Prometheus, and Envoy) via managed services or self-managed deployments, but there is no direct 1:1 provider equivalent.

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