Vendor-Neutral Excellence
We prioritize demo-focused, architectural deep-dives over product pitches. Every session is vetted against our technical standards for high-value, transferable knowledge.
Official CNCF Community Group
The Cloud Native Hub of the Silicon Hills
Cloud Native Austin brings together practitioners — from individual contributors to CTOs — for free, production-grade talks on Kubernetes and the wider cloud native ecosystem. No sales pitches. Just real architecture, real war stories, and a community that grows together.
2016
Founded in Austin
470+
Community members
$0
Cost to attend, always
100%
Vendor-neutral content
$ kubectl get community -n austin
NAME STATUS MEMBERS
k8s-austin Active 470+
$ kubectl describe group k8s-austin
Region: Central Texas
Cost: Free
Vendor-Neutral: true
CodeOfConduct: cncf
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About the group
Practitioners solving hard production problems, together
Whether you're navigating complex, multi-cluster architectures at enterprise scale, or you're an engineer deepening your foundational cloud native expertise — this is your community. We trade architectural insights and solve hard production problems in a friendly, inclusive environment where you can ask tough questions or share exactly what you're building with peers.
Our mission is to elevate the local ecosystem by hosting production-grade technical talks. We welcome speakers from every background, provided they bring engineering depth rather than sales pitches — whether you're a CNCF maintainer or a local engineer with a war story to share.
Read our speaker guidelines- Free, open meetups — every skill level welcome
- Demo-focused, architecture-first talks — not sales pitches
- A Program Committee that mentors first-time speakers
- Governed by the CNCF Code of Conduct
- Recent talks: AI infrastructure, GitOps, security hardening, observability
Our operating principles
Core values & operating principles
Five commitments that shape every meetup, every sponsorship conversation, and every accepted talk.
Open Access, High Standards
Our meetups are FREE and open to all. Top-tier content should be accessible to everyone, regardless of budget.
Community Mentorship
We don't just book expert speakers — we build them. Our content review process helps local engineers refine proposals into world-class talks.
Transparent Sponsorship
Sponsorships are strictly at-cost to cover venue and food — never a markup — so we never price out smaller innovators or open-source vendors.
Democratized Operations
Our Program Committee governs session selection, but our broader operations are fully open — anyone who wants to help run events or source sponsors is welcome.
Join the discussion
Connect between meetups on the official CNCF Slack, channel #austin-community-group — share patterns, jobs, and ideas for future sessions.
Backed by
Sponsors & venue partners
Companies that keep our meetups free by covering venue and food, strictly at-cost.
Ardan LabsSponsor
MongoDBSponsor
Station AustinVenue Partner
WSO2Sponsor
ZyngaSponsor
Got a Kubernetes story worth telling?
We're accepting proposals for scaling, securing, and troubleshooting Kubernetes in production. Our Program Committee helps you polish the narrative before you take the stage.