Community
The CNCF Community is made up of practitioners, architects, and organizations working together to advance cloud native computing. This section provides information about the groups, initiatives, and real-world patterns that help the ecosystem grow.
Start here
Not sure where to begin? The fastest way to participate is to join the
#enduser channel on CNCF Slack and introduce
yourself. From there you can find the right group, meeting, or contribution path
for your interests.
Community Groups
End User Groups and working groups are where peers with shared operational, regulatory, or industry concerns meet regularly to compare notes, share resources, and surface needs to the broader CNCF community.
End User Community
CNCF End User Community governance, groups, and ways to participate.
Community
The CNCF Community, End User TAB, and community groups
Financial Services User Group
Cloud native collaboration for financial services end users.
Research User Group
Cloud native collaboration for research computing end users.
Public Sector User Group
Cloud native collaboration for public-sector end users.
Telecom User Group
Cloud native collaboration for telecom end users.
Transportation User Group
Cloud native collaboration for transportation end users.
Cartografos Working Group
Navigate the CNCF landscape and cloud native ecosystem.
End User Community
Read the End User Community guide for TAB governance, user groups, communication channels, reference architecture submissions, and end-user metrics.
End User Awards
The organizations recognized for excellence in running cloud native in production have a dedicated Awards page.
Community Architecture Catalog
Explore the reference architectures contributed by CNCF end users. Each architecture describes how an organization applies cloud native technologies in practice, including the teams, trade-offs, tools, and lessons learned behind the design. For narrative adoption stories, see the CNCF case studies.