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

LF Research and CNCF partnered again in 2025 to field their annual survey in the cloud native community. Survey insights revealed three main themes for this year: Kubernetes’ evolution from container orchestrator to AI infrastructure platform; Cloud native maturity’s predictable progression through four distinct stages: explorers, adopters, practitioners, and innovators; and A profound gap between AI ambition and infrastructure reality. Read the full report to learn how to address this gap!