Kubernetes Cloud Native Ecosystem Set to Advance in 2021 The real potential for growth in 2021 rests in the components that will boost the deployment and operations of containerized workloads across on-premises and multi-cloud environments. The open source Kubernetes platform has seen no shortage of hype in recent years as cloud providers, vendors and organizations of all sizes embraced the cloud-native ecosystem model. Kubernetes had its first official release in 2014, and in 2015, it became the first project at the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). Over the last six years, Kubernetes' capabilities have expanded beyond the initial container orchestration platform: With Kubernetes, organizations can now manage the deployment and operations of containerized workloads across on-premises and multi-cloud environments. There's a whole cloud native ecosystem of technologies, like service meshes and microservices, building around Kubernetes, and it could change the cloud game for enterprises in 2021 and beyond – provided the right parts come along.