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Kubernetes
An open source container orchestration platform for managing containerized workloads and services
Kubernetes is an open source container orchestration platform for managing containerized workloads and services. When you deploy to Kubernetes, you have a framework to run distributed systems resiliently in a production environment. You can manage the containers that run the applications and ensure that there is no downtime because Kubernetes addresses issues like scaling requirements, failover, and deployment patterns.
13 January 2026
Tutorial
Build a Site Reliability Agent (SRA) for Red Hat OpenShift with watsonx Orchestrate
Learn how to use external LLMs with watsonx Orchestrate AI Gateway, which allows for more flexibility and choice in building AI-powered agents.
13 January 2026
Article
Why cloud-native Java developers love Liberty
Explore the open source cloud-native runtime, Open Liberty, and the features and tools it offers that make cloud-native developers' lives easier - from getting started through to coding, testing, deployment and monitoring in production.
13 January 2026
Article
Beyond the 12 factors: 15-factor cloud-native Java applications
Investigate the revised 15-factor app methodology and examine why it suggests an additional three factors to build truly cloud-native applications.
13 January 2026
Article
Creating cloud-native applications: 12-factor applications
The 12-factor app methodology provides guidelines to help developers design and build cloud-native apps. Explore how to take advantage of each of these factors to create apps, using open source technologies, that thrive in the cloud.
06 January 2026
Article
Optimizing GPU accelerated VMs with KubeVirt
Learn how to configure KubeVirt sidecar annotations and ConfigMaps to map NVIDIA GPUs to the correct NUMA nodes, boosting bandwidth and reducing latency in virtual machines."
19 December 2025
Tutorial
Boost Java performance with OpenJ9 JITServer in Kubernetes
Explore how to use OpenJ9 JITServer in Kubernetes to optimize Java performance, improve startup time, reduce container memory usage, and scale cloud-native Java applications on IBM Cloud, OpenShift, and Kubernetes clusters for enterprise workloads.
19 September 2025
Open Project
Operator Framework
The Operator Framework is an open source toolkit to manage Kubernetes native applications, called Operators, in an effective, automated, and scalable way.
19 September 2025
Open Project
operator-sdk
SDK for building Kubernetes applications. Provides high level APIs, useful abstractions, and project scaffolding.
19 September 2025
Open Project
Operator Lifecycle Manager
A management framework for extending Kubernetes with Operators
18 June 2025
Article
IBM's approach to open technology
Learn about our approach to open source, including where we focus our contributions in projects and communities, how we push innovation upstream, and what you should consider when embracing open source in your enterprise.
