| Type | Subsidiary |
| Parent Company | Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Website | kubernetes.io |
| Cybersecurity rating | CMore |
Kubernetes was founded in 2014
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Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2014 |
Total Funding | $9 m |
Investors | Google Cloud Platform |
In total, Kubernetes had raised $9 m. Kubernetes is a subsidiary of Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
Kubernetes Operating Metrics
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Containers Downloaded | 1 m | 5.52 m | 9.25 m | 12.50 m | 16.92 m | 22.91 m | 29.10 m | 28.76 m | 29.09 m | 34.96 m | 42.44 m | 42.68 m | 58.43 m | 67.40 m | 84.32 m | 71.24 m | 78.40 m | 73.88 m | 57.80 m | 63.25 m | 97.54 m | 88.34 m | 101.23 m | 144.22 m | 161.15 m | 135.12 m | 90.16 m | 88.40 m | 91.07 m | 118.44 m | 114.63 m | 134.53 m | |||
Training Partners (Kubernetes) | 18 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certified Partners (Kubernetes) | 44 | 76 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Certified Service Providers (Kubernetes) | 28 | 109 |
Kubernetes Cybersecurity Score
Kubernetes Online and Social Media Presence
227.36k Twitter followers
Kubernetes has 227.36k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 1% month over month and increased 3.4% quarter over quarter
Kubernetes's Trends
Twitter Engagement Stats for @kubernetesio
2.1k
Tweets
86
Following
227.4k
Followers
18
Tweets last 30 days
40.8
Avg. likes per Tweet
100%
Tweets with engagement
Kubernetes News and Updates
February 04, 2021
Newly detected malware targets Kubernetes clusters for cryptocurrency mining
A newly detected form of malware has been detected in the wild targeting Kubernetes clusters for cryptocurrency mining. Detailed by security researchers at Palo Alto Networks Inc.’s Unit 42, the malware, dubbed “Hildegard” was first detected in January and is believed to have been designed by the T…
February 01, 2021
Rapid7 Acquires Leading Kubernetes Security Provider, Alcide
Acquisition will strengthen Rapid7’s cloud security offering, providing customers with a more holistic, unified experience for managing the challenges of cloud-native application security Acquisition will strengthen Rapid7’s cloud security offering, providing customers with a more holistic, unified …
February 01, 2021
Rapid7 acquires Kubernetes security startup Alcide for $50M
Rapid7, the Boston-based security operations company, has been making moves into the cloud recently and this morning it announced that it has acquired Kubernetes security startup Alcide for $50 million. As the world shifts to cloud native using Kubernetes to manage containerized workloads, it’s tric…
January 21, 2021
Fairwinds Experiences Significant Customer Growth in 2020; Commitment to Kubernetes and Rapid Adoption in Open Source Community Fuel 2021 Plans
Company also launched two major releases of its configuration validation SaaS offering
Kubernetes Frequently Asked Questions
When was Kubernetes founded?
Kubernetes was founded in 2014.
Who are Kubernetes competitors?
Competitors of Kubernetes include Red Hat OpenShift, Sonatype and Tlon.
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