Cloud Native Weekly

#1 — December 18th, 2025
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This week we're diving deep into eBPF-powered networking and observability. Plus some exciting service mesh updates and CI/CD pipeline improvements.

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Tools & Projects

Cilium 1.15: Gateway API and Mesh Improvements

The eBPF-based networking solution adds full Gateway API support, improved service mesh capabilities, and enhanced Hubble observability features.

Cilium

Dagger 0.9: Programmable CI/CD Engine

Write your CI/CD pipelines in Go, Python, or TypeScript. Dagger 0.9 brings improved caching, better error messages, and a new module system.

Dagger

Istio 1.20: Ambient Mesh Goes Beta

The sidecar-less service mesh mode reaches beta status. Lower resource overhead and simpler operations for high-scale deployments.

Istio

Articles

Understanding eBPF: The Future of Linux Networking

A deep dive into eBPF technology, how it works at the kernel level, and why it's revolutionizing observability and security in cloud native environments.

eBPF.io

Optimizing GitHub Actions: Caching Strategies

Practical guide to reducing CI/CD build times by 50% or more using effective caching strategies for Docker layers and dependencies.

GitHub Docs

FinOps for Kubernetes: Managing Cloud Costs at Scale

Learn how to implement FinOps practices in Kubernetes environments. Covers resource requests/limits and tools like Kubecost.

CNCF