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Survey Report "CNCF Annual Cloud Native Survey: The Infrastructure of AI's Future" Released

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Published Apr 14, 2026 7:48 PM ・ Updated Jun 2, 2026 1:01 PM ・ 2 min read ・ Source: PR TIMES

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LF Research and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) have once again partnered in 2025 to conduct their annual survey of the cloud-native community, and the survey report has been released.
Key themes include the evolution of Kubernetes from a container orchestrator to an AI infrastructure platform, the maturity of cloud-native adoption, and a significant gap between AI ambitions and infrastructure realities.
The report is available for download in both Japanese and original (English) versions.

LF Research and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) have once again partnered in 2025 to conduct their annual survey of the cloud-native community, and the survey report has been released. Key themes include the evolution of Kubernetes from a container orchestrator to an AI infrastructure platform, the maturity of cloud-native adoption, and a significant gap between AI ambitions and infrastructure realities. The report is available for download in both Japanese and original (English) versions.

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Published: Apr 14, 2026

Infographic: CNCF Annual Cloud Native Survey

LF Research and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) have once again partnered in 2025 to conduct their annual survey of the cloud-native community.

The full report can be downloaded here:

Japanese version: CNCF Annual Cloud Native Survey: The infrastructure of AI's future

Original version (English): CNCF Annual Cloud Native Survey: The infrastructure of AI's future

The survey results revealed the following three main themes for this year:

Evolution of Kubernetes from a container orchestrator to an AI infrastructure platform.

Cloud-native maturity progresses predictably through four distinct stages: explorers, adopters, practitioners, and innovators.

A serious gap exists between AI ambitions and infrastructure realities.

Read the full report to learn how to address this gap.

Authors

Adrienn Lawson, the Linux Foundation

Jeffrey Sica, CNCF

Japanese translation cooperation: Takuya Kitamura

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The main themes are the evolution of Kubernetes into an AI infrastructure platform, the maturity of cloud-native adoption, and the significant gap between AI ambitions and infrastructure realities.

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