What Companies Are Attending KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026?
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026 takes place November 9–12, 2026 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, bringing together companies across Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, AI, platform engineering, observability, security, networking, databases, developer tools, and open-source software.
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026 at a glance
| Event detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Event | KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026 |
| Dates | November 9–12, 2026 |
| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Venue | Salt Palace Convention Center |
| Attendees | 9,000+ |
| Organizations | 2,100+ |
| Sessions | 400+ |
| Organizer | Cloud Native Computing Foundation |
| Main conference | November 10–12 |
| Pre-event programming | November 9 |
| Main areas | Kubernetes, cloud native, AI infrastructure, platform engineering, security, observability, networking and developer infrastructure |
KubeCon North America 2026 companies list
| Company | Area & participation |
|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services | Cloud infrastructure — Diamond Sponsor |
| Google Cloud | Cloud infrastructure & Kubernetes — Diamond Sponsor |
| HAProxy Technologies | Application delivery & networking — Diamond Sponsor |
| Microsoft | Cloud & Kubernetes — Diamond Sponsor |
| Nutanix | Hybrid cloud infrastructure — Diamond Sponsor |
| Oracle | Cloud & databases — Diamond Sponsor |
| Red Hat | Kubernetes & enterprise Linux — Diamond Sponsor |
| ScaleOps | Kubernetes optimization — Diamond Sponsor |
| Solo.io | Cloud networking & service mesh — Diamond Sponsor |
| Akamai | Cloud & edge infrastructure — Platinum Sponsor |
| Canonical | Linux & Kubernetes — Platinum Sponsor |
| CAST AI | Kubernetes optimization — Platinum Sponsor |
| Chainguard | Software supply chain security — Platinum Sponsor |
| ClickHouse | Database & analytics — Platinum Sponsor |
| Crusoe | AI cloud infrastructure — Platinum Sponsor |
| Dash0 | Observability — Platinum Sponsor |
| Datadog | Observability — Platinum Sponsor |
| Docker | Developer infrastructure — Platinum Sponsor |
| F5 | Application delivery & networking — Platinum Sponsor |
| Groundcover | Cloud-native observability — Platinum Sponsor |
| IBM | Cloud & enterprise technology — Platinum Sponsor |
| Kubecost | Kubernetes FinOps — Platinum Sponsor |
| Infisical | Secrets management — Platinum Sponsor |
| Isovalent | Kubernetes networking & security — Platinum Sponsor |
| Nebius | AI cloud infrastructure — Platinum Sponsor |
| PerfectScale | Kubernetes optimization — Platinum Sponsor |
| Port | Internal developer platforms — Platinum Sponsor |
| Portworx | Kubernetes storage — Platinum Sponsor |
| Postman | API development — Platinum Sponsor |
| Sedai | Cloud optimization — Platinum Sponsor |
| Sidero Labs | Kubernetes infrastructure — Platinum Sponsor |
| Splunk | Observability & security — Platinum Sponsor |
| SUSE | Linux & Kubernetes — Platinum Sponsor |
| Teleport | Infrastructure access — Platinum Sponsor |
| Traversal | AI infrastructure operations — Platinum Sponsor |
| VMware | Cloud infrastructure — Platinum Sponsor |
| Yugabyte | Distributed databases — Platinum Sponsor |
| Akuity | Kubernetes & GitOps — Gold Sponsor |
| ControlTheory | Observability — Gold Sponsor |
| CoreWeave | GPU cloud infrastructure — Gold Sponsor |
| Couchbase | Database software — Gold Sponsor |
| DevZero | Developer environments — Gold Sponsor |
| Dynatrace | Observability — Gold Sponsor |
| Elastic | Search & observability — Gold Sponsor |
| Gravitee | API management — Gold Sponsor |
| Heroku | Cloud application platform — Gold Sponsor |
| HPE | Enterprise & cloud infrastructure — Gold Sponsor |
| Intuit | Financial technology — Gold Sponsor |
| Komodor | Kubernetes operations — Gold Sponsor |
| Kong | API infrastructure — Gold Sponsor |
| New Relic | Observability — Gold Sponsor |
| NVIDIA | AI & accelerated computing — Gold Sponsor |
| Octopus Deploy | Continuous delivery — Gold Sponsor |
| OpenObserve | Observability — Gold Sponsor |
| Resolve.ai | AI operations — Gold Sponsor |
| Sysdig | Cloud-native security — Gold Sponsor |
| Tailscale | Networking — Gold Sponsor |
| Temporal | Application infrastructure — Gold Sponsor |
| Veeam | Data protection — Gold Sponsor |
| Vultr | Cloud infrastructure — Gold Sponsor |
| Wiz | Cloud security — Gold Sponsor |
| Zesty | Cloud optimization — Gold Sponsor |
| ActiveState | Software supply chain — Silver Sponsor |
| adaptive6 | Cloud software — Silver Sponsor |
| AEnix | Cloud infrastructure — Silver Sponsor |
| Aikido | Application security — Silver Sponsor |
| Aiven | Cloud data infrastructure — Silver Sponsor |
| Akamas | Performance optimization — Silver Sponsor |
| Akeyless | Secrets & identity security — Silver Sponsor |
| Antithesis | Software testing — Silver Sponsor |
| Anyscale | AI infrastructure — Silver Sponsor |
| Apollo GraphQL | API infrastructure — Silver Sponsor |
| Arpio | Disaster recovery — Silver Sponsor |
| Better Stack | Observability — Silver Sponsor |
| observIQ | Telemetry & observability — Silver Sponsor |
| Black Duck | Application security — Silver Sponsor |
| Blacksmith | CI infrastructure — Silver Sponsor |
| CIQ | Enterprise Linux & HPC — Silver Sponsor |
| Ciroos | AI operations — Silver Sponsor |
| ClearML | MLOps — Silver Sponsor |
| CloudBees | CI/CD — Silver Sponsor |
| Cockroach Labs | Distributed databases — Silver Sponsor |
| Coder | Cloud development environments — Silver Sponsor |
| Anthropic | Artificial intelligence — Silver Sponsor |
| Percona | Open-source databases — Silver Sponsor |
| IOWN Global Forum | Networking — Silver Sponsor |
| Diagrid | Distributed applications — Silver Sponsor |
| Kubermatic | Kubernetes management — Silver Sponsor |
| KodeKloud | Cloud-native training — Silver Sponsor |
| Lightbend | Distributed applications — Silver Sponsor |
| Amnic | Cloud cost management — Silver Sponsor |
| Ampere Computing | Cloud processors — Silver Sponsor |
| Anynines | Cloud platforms — Silver Sponsor |
| AppsCode | Kubernetes software — Silver Sponsor |
| Aptum | Cloud infrastructure — Silver Sponsor |
| ARMO | Kubernetes security — Silver Sponsor |
| Actualyze AI | AI infrastructure — Start-up Sponsor |
| Amutable | Cloud-native software — Start-up Sponsor |
| Aranya | Edge & cloud infrastructure — Start-up Sponsor |
| Archestra.ai | AI infrastructure — Start-up Sponsor |
| MetalBear | Developer tools — Start-up Sponsor |
| LiveKit | Real-time communications — Speaker organization |
| Harness | DevOps & software delivery — Speaker organization |
| Chronosphere | Observability — Speaker organization |
| The Access Group | Enterprise software — Speaker organization |
| Niantic | Spatial computing — Keynote organization |
| Adobe | Enterprise software — Keynote organization |
| Ericsson | Telecommunications — Keynote organization |
| CVS Health | Healthcare — Keynote organization |
| Syntasso | Platform engineering — Conference participation |
| Cloudsmith | Artifact management — Exhibitor & speaker activity |
| PlanetScale | Database infrastructure — Exhibitor |
| Redpanda | Streaming data — Exhibitor |
| Snyk | Developer security — Sponsor & exhibitor |
| Aqua Security | Cloud-native security — Sponsor & speaker |
| Testkube | Kubernetes testing — Exhibitor |
| HashiCorp | Infrastructure automation — Sponsor activity |
| VKTR | AI infrastructure — Speaker organization |
| VDURA | Data infrastructure — Exhibitor |
| Palo Alto Networks | Cybersecurity — Sponsor activity |
| Baseten | AI inference infrastructure — Sponsor |
| Tigera | Kubernetes networking & security — Conference programming |
| Obot | Agentic AI infrastructure — Sponsor & exhibitor |
| Spectro Cloud | Kubernetes management — Exhibitor |
| OVHcloud | Cloud infrastructure — Attendee & speaker activity |
| Qovery | Developer platform — Attendee & demos |
| LINBIT | Kubernetes storage — Exhibitor |
| Kedify | Kubernetes autoscaling — Exhibitor & speaker |
| Echo | Cloud-native security — Exhibitor |
| GitLab | DevSecOps — Sponsor & exhibitor |
| Cisco | Networking & infrastructure — Event participation |
| Hitachi | Enterprise technology — Sponsor & participant |
| Augment Code | AI software development — Sponsor |
| Atolio | Enterprise search — Sponsor |
| Cortex | Internal developer platform — Sponsor |
| DigitalOcean | Cloud infrastructure — Sponsor |
| Aserto | Authorization infrastructure — Sponsor |
| Aspen Mesh | Service mesh — Sponsor |
| Authzed | Authorization infrastructure — Sponsor |
| Avi Networks | Application networking — Sponsor |
| UiPath | Automation & AI — Event participant |
| Tensormesh | AI infrastructure — Event participant |
| GrackerAI | AI marketing technology — Event activity |
| Genetec | Security software — Attendee |
| Globalstar | Satellite communications — Attendee |
| Gong | Revenue technology — Attendee |
| Green Dot Corporation | Financial technology — Attendee |
| Craftsman Software | Software development — Attendee |
| Happopei | DevOps consulting — Attendee |
| Information Management Group | IT & cybersecurity — Attendee |
| Intellyx | Technology research — Attendee |
| Intercept B.V. | Cloud services — Attendee |
| Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | Retail — Attendee |
| American Honda Motor Co. | Automotive — Attendee |
| Armis | Cybersecurity — Attendee |
| Augmented Intelligence | AI software — Attendee |
| BIPROGY USA | IT services — Attendee |
| BYTE, S.A. | IT & cloud services — Attendee |
| Canai S.p.A. | Enterprise organization — Attendee |
| Canon U.S.A. | Imaging & technology — Attendee |
| CARIAD | Automotive software — Attendee |
| Codium | Software development — Attendee |
| Cohere | Enterprise AI — Attendee |
| Concentric Software | Software — Attendee |
Company profiles
Amazon Web Services
Cloud infrastructureAmazon Web Services provides cloud computing infrastructure spanning compute, storage, databases, networking, containers, Kubernetes, and AI. AWS supports cloud-native teams through services including Amazon EKS and a broad ecosystem for running distributed applications.
Google Cloud
Cloud infrastructure & KubernetesGoogle Cloud provides cloud infrastructure, data, AI, security, and application-platform services. Google Cloud develops Google Kubernetes Engine and works extensively across Kubernetes, cloud-native infrastructure, and production AI.
HAProxy Technologies
Application delivery & networkingHAProxy Technologies develops application delivery, load balancing, API gateway, and security technology. HAProxy Technologies helps organizations manage high-volume application traffic across Kubernetes, cloud, and hybrid infrastructure.
Microsoft
Cloud & KubernetesMicrosoft provides Azure cloud infrastructure, enterprise software, AI, data, and developer tools. Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service helps organizations operate containerized applications and cloud-native platforms at enterprise scale.
Nutanix
Hybrid cloud infrastructureNutanix provides hybrid multicloud infrastructure and application platforms. Nutanix helps enterprises run virtual machines, containers, Kubernetes, data services, and applications across private and public cloud environments.
Oracle
Cloud & databasesOracle provides cloud infrastructure, databases, enterprise applications, and Kubernetes services. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure supports containerized workloads, databases, AI infrastructure, and high-performance cloud applications.
Red Hat
Kubernetes & enterprise LinuxRed Hat develops enterprise open-source software including Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OpenShift. Red Hat OpenShift provides a Kubernetes application platform for operating cloud-native workloads across hybrid and multicloud environments.
ScaleOps
Kubernetes optimizationScaleOps provides Kubernetes resource optimization and automation technology. ScaleOps helps platform teams continuously adjust CPU and memory resources to improve application reliability and control cloud infrastructure costs.
Solo.io
Cloud networking & service meshSolo.io develops application networking and cloud-native connectivity technology. Solo.io works across service mesh, API gateways, Kubernetes networking, and AI gateway infrastructure.
Akamai
Cloud & edge infrastructureAkamai provides cloud computing, edge delivery, security, and application infrastructure. Akamai helps organizations run distributed applications closer to users while protecting workloads and APIs across cloud-native environments.
Canonical
Linux & KubernetesCanonical develops Ubuntu and infrastructure software for cloud, Kubernetes, AI, and edge computing. Canonical provides Kubernetes distributions and management tools for organizations building open-source infrastructure.
CAST AI
Kubernetes optimizationCAST AI provides Kubernetes automation and cloud optimization software. CAST AI helps teams automate resource provisioning, workload placement, autoscaling, and cost optimization across Kubernetes environments.
Chainguard
Software supply chain securityChainguard provides secure software supply chain technology, including minimal container images. Chainguard helps engineering teams reduce vulnerabilities and improve the security of software deployed across cloud-native environments.
ClickHouse
Database & analyticsClickHouse develops a high-performance columnar database for analytics and data-intensive applications. ClickHouse is used across observability, real-time analytics, AI applications, and large-scale cloud-native data workloads.
Crusoe
AI cloud infrastructureCrusoe builds cloud and data center infrastructure for AI workloads. Crusoe provides GPU computing environments designed for model training, inference, and other accelerated workloads.
Dash0
ObservabilityDash0 provides observability technology built around OpenTelemetry. Dash0 helps engineering teams monitor applications, infrastructure, logs, metrics, and traces across cloud-native environments.
Datadog
ObservabilityDatadog provides monitoring, observability, security, and application-performance technology. Datadog helps engineering teams understand Kubernetes clusters, applications, infrastructure, logs, traces, and cloud services from a unified platform.
Docker
Developer infrastructureDocker provides developer tools and container technology for building, sharing, and running applications. Docker supports cloud-native development workflows from local environments through container registries and production delivery.
F5
Application delivery & networkingF5 provides application delivery, networking, security, and API infrastructure. F5 helps enterprises manage application traffic and security across Kubernetes, data centers, public clouds, and distributed environments.
Groundcover
Cloud-native observabilityGroundcover provides cloud-native observability technology designed for Kubernetes environments. Groundcover helps engineering teams analyze metrics, logs, traces, and application behavior while controlling telemetry costs.
IBM
Cloud & enterprise technologyIBM provides enterprise software, cloud, AI, infrastructure, and consulting services. IBM works across hybrid cloud and Kubernetes through Red Hat OpenShift, automation, data, AI, and application modernization technologies.
Kubecost
Kubernetes FinOpsKubecost provides cost monitoring and optimization for Kubernetes environments. Kubecost helps engineering and FinOps teams understand workload costs, allocate spend, identify waste, and improve cluster efficiency.
Infisical
Secrets managementInfisical provides secrets management and infrastructure security software. Infisical helps engineering teams securely manage credentials, certificates, keys, and configuration across cloud-native applications.
Isovalent
Kubernetes networking & securityIsovalent develops cloud-native networking, observability, and security technology around Cilium and eBPF. Isovalent helps Kubernetes teams manage network connectivity, policy, service communication, and runtime visibility.
Nebius
AI cloud infrastructureNebius provides AI-focused cloud infrastructure including GPU computing, managed Kubernetes, storage, and networking. Nebius is designed for teams building and operating large AI and machine-learning workloads.
PerfectScale
Kubernetes optimizationPerfectScale provides Kubernetes optimization technology for application reliability and infrastructure efficiency. PerfectScale analyzes workloads and recommends or automates resource configuration improvements.
Port
Internal developer platformsPort provides an internal developer portal for engineering organizations. Port helps platform teams create service catalogs, developer workflows, scorecards, self-service actions, and software ownership visibility.
Portworx
Kubernetes storagePortworx provides data storage, backup, disaster recovery, and data-management technology for Kubernetes. Portworx helps teams run stateful cloud-native applications across distributed infrastructure.
Postman
API developmentPostman provides an API development and collaboration platform. Postman helps engineering teams design, test, document, monitor, and manage APIs across the software development lifecycle.
Sedai
Cloud optimizationSedai provides autonomous cloud optimization technology. Sedai uses automation to tune cloud resources and application performance across Kubernetes and distributed infrastructure.
Sidero Labs
Kubernetes infrastructureSidero Labs develops Talos Linux and Kubernetes infrastructure technology. Sidero Labs helps teams build secure, minimal, API-managed Kubernetes environments.
Splunk
Observability & securitySplunk provides observability, security, and machine-data analytics software. Splunk helps organizations monitor applications and infrastructure, investigate operational issues, and detect security threats across distributed systems.
SUSE
Linux & KubernetesSUSE develops enterprise Linux and Kubernetes technology. SUSE's cloud-native portfolio includes Rancher, which helps organizations deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters across hybrid and multicloud environments.
Teleport
Infrastructure accessTeleport provides secure access infrastructure for engineering teams. Teleport manages identity-based access to servers, Kubernetes clusters, databases, applications, and cloud resources.
Traversal
AI infrastructure operationsTraversal develops AI-powered technology for infrastructure operations and troubleshooting. Traversal helps engineering teams investigate complex production issues across distributed systems.
VMware
Cloud infrastructureVMware provides virtualization and cloud infrastructure technology used by enterprises to operate applications across data centers and cloud environments. VMware's portfolio includes technologies for Kubernetes, networking, storage, and private cloud infrastructure.
Yugabyte
Distributed databasesYugabyte develops YugabyteDB, a distributed SQL database for cloud-native applications. Yugabyte helps organizations run resilient transactional workloads across regions, clouds, and Kubernetes environments.
Akuity
Kubernetes & GitOpsAkuity provides Kubernetes application delivery technology around Argo. Akuity helps platform teams use GitOps to deploy, manage, and govern applications across Kubernetes clusters.
ControlTheory
ObservabilityControlTheory develops observability technology for managing telemetry at scale. ControlTheory helps engineering teams control observability pipelines, route data, and improve visibility across cloud-native environments.
CoreWeave
GPU cloud infrastructureCoreWeave provides GPU cloud infrastructure for AI and accelerated workloads. CoreWeave operates infrastructure designed for model training, inference, rendering, and high-performance computing.
Couchbase
Database softwareCouchbase develops a distributed database platform for cloud and edge applications. Couchbase supports operational and AI applications requiring flexible data models, low latency, and scalable infrastructure.
DevZero
Developer environmentsDevZero provides cloud development environments for software teams. DevZero gives developers reproducible environments connected to cloud resources without requiring heavy local infrastructure.
Dynatrace
ObservabilityDynatrace provides observability and application-performance technology. Dynatrace helps teams monitor Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, applications, user experiences, and security across distributed systems.
Elastic
Search & observabilityElastic develops search, observability, and security technology built around Elasticsearch. Elastic is used for application search, logs, infrastructure monitoring, security analytics, and AI-powered search experiences.
Gravitee
API managementGravitee provides API management and event-driven application technology. Gravitee helps organizations design, secure, govern, monitor, and manage APIs across cloud-native environments.
Heroku
Cloud application platformHeroku provides a cloud application platform for deploying and operating software. Heroku abstracts infrastructure management so development teams can focus on building and shipping applications.
HPE
Enterprise & cloud infrastructureHPE provides enterprise infrastructure, networking, cloud, storage, and computing technology. HPE supports organizations operating hybrid environments, AI infrastructure, and modern application platforms.
Intuit
Financial technologyIntuit develops financial software including QuickBooks, TurboTax, Credit Karma, and Mailchimp. Intuit operates large-scale cloud and software platforms supported by modern infrastructure and developer tooling.
Komodor
Kubernetes operationsKomodor provides Kubernetes troubleshooting and operations software. Komodor helps engineering teams understand changes, incidents, dependencies, and cluster behavior across Kubernetes environments.
Kong
API infrastructureKong develops API gateway and API management technology. Kong helps organizations connect, secure, govern, and observe APIs and services across Kubernetes and distributed application architectures.
New Relic
ObservabilityNew Relic provides observability software for applications and infrastructure. New Relic helps teams monitor Kubernetes, application performance, logs, traces, errors, and digital experiences.
NVIDIA
AI & accelerated computingNVIDIA develops GPUs, networking technology, AI software, and accelerated computing infrastructure. NVIDIA technology supports Kubernetes environments running production AI training and inference workloads.
Octopus Deploy
Continuous deliveryOctopus Deploy provides continuous delivery and deployment automation software. Octopus Deploy helps software teams coordinate releases across applications, Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, and complex deployment environments.
OpenObserve
ObservabilityOpenObserve develops observability software for logs, metrics, and traces. OpenObserve helps engineering teams collect and analyze telemetry while reducing the infrastructure required for large observability workloads.
Resolve.ai
AI operationsResolve.ai develops AI technology for production operations and incident response. Resolve.ai helps engineering teams investigate problems and automate parts of troubleshooting across modern infrastructure.
Sysdig
Cloud-native securitySysdig provides cloud-native security and runtime visibility. Sysdig helps organizations secure Kubernetes, containers, cloud workloads, identities, and software supply chains.
Tailscale
NetworkingTailscale provides secure networking built on WireGuard. Tailscale helps teams connect users, machines, services, and infrastructure through identity-based private networks.
Temporal
Application infrastructureTemporal provides durable execution infrastructure for distributed applications. Temporal helps developers build workflows that continue operating reliably through failures, retries, and infrastructure disruptions.
Veeam
Data protectionVeeam provides backup, recovery, and data-protection software. Veeam supports virtualized, cloud, SaaS, and Kubernetes environments where organizations need resilient application and data recovery.
Vultr
Cloud infrastructureVultr provides cloud compute, GPU infrastructure, Kubernetes, storage, and networking services. Vultr serves developers and businesses deploying applications across globally distributed cloud regions.
Wiz
Cloud securityWiz provides cloud security technology for identifying risks across cloud infrastructure. Wiz helps security teams understand vulnerabilities, identities, configurations, data exposure, and attack paths across cloud environments.
Zesty
Cloud optimizationZesty provides automated cloud-cost optimization technology. Zesty helps infrastructure teams reduce spending by dynamically adjusting cloud resources to match application demand.
ActiveState
Software supply chainActiveState provides software supply chain and open-source dependency management technology. ActiveState helps engineering teams build and manage secure runtime environments for application development.
AEnix
Cloud infrastructureAEnix provides cloud-native engineering and Kubernetes services. AEnix works with organizations on infrastructure automation, platform engineering, and open-source cloud technologies.
Aikido
Application securityAikido provides application and cloud security software for development teams. Aikido brings code, dependency, cloud, container, and runtime security into a unified developer-focused platform.
Aiven
Cloud data infrastructureAiven provides managed open-source data infrastructure. Aiven helps teams run technologies such as Kafka, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, and other data services across public clouds.
Akamas
Performance optimizationAkamas provides AI-powered application performance optimization. Akamas helps teams continuously tune infrastructure and application settings to improve efficiency and performance.
Akeyless
Secrets & identity securityAkeyless provides secrets management, machine identity, and access-security technology. Akeyless helps teams protect credentials and sensitive access across cloud, Kubernetes, and DevOps environments.
Antithesis
Software testingAntithesis provides autonomous software testing technology. Antithesis helps engineering teams discover difficult bugs by repeatedly testing distributed systems under changing conditions.
Anyscale
AI infrastructureAnyscale provides an AI computing platform built around Ray. Anyscale helps teams scale machine-learning, inference, and distributed Python workloads across cloud infrastructure.
Apollo GraphQL
API infrastructureApollo GraphQL provides GraphQL infrastructure for building and operating APIs. Apollo helps development teams connect services into a unified data layer for applications.
Arpio
Disaster recoveryArpio provides disaster recovery technology for cloud applications. Arpio helps organizations protect AWS and Kubernetes workloads and recover infrastructure after outages or security incidents.
Better Stack
ObservabilityBetter Stack provides observability and incident-management technology. Better Stack combines logs, monitoring, uptime checks, status pages, and incident response for software teams.
observIQ
Telemetry & observabilityobservIQ develops telemetry management technology including Bindplane. observIQ helps engineering teams collect, transform, route, and control observability data across OpenTelemetry environments.
Black Duck
Application securityBlack Duck provides application security and software composition analysis. Black Duck helps development teams identify open-source, dependency, and software supply chain risks.
Blacksmith
CI infrastructureBlacksmith provides high-performance CI infrastructure for GitHub Actions. Blacksmith helps development teams run software builds and tests faster on managed compute.
CIQ
Enterprise Linux & HPCCIQ develops enterprise Linux and infrastructure software around Rocky Linux and related technologies. CIQ serves organizations operating cloud, HPC, AI, and large-scale Linux environments.
Ciroos
AI operationsCiroos develops AI technology for IT and infrastructure operations. Ciroos helps teams investigate production issues by connecting operational data and engineering context.
ClearML
MLOpsClearML provides MLOps infrastructure for developing and operating machine-learning systems. ClearML helps AI teams manage experiments, data, model training, orchestration, and compute resources.
CloudBees
CI/CDCloudBees provides software delivery and CI/CD technology for enterprises. CloudBees helps engineering organizations automate builds, releases, governance, and application delivery.
Cockroach Labs
Distributed databasesCockroach Labs develops CockroachDB, a distributed SQL database designed for resilient cloud applications. CockroachDB supports transactional workloads across regions and infrastructure environments.
Coder
Cloud development environmentsCoder provides cloud development environments for engineering teams. Coder allows developers to work in standardized remote environments running on an organization's own infrastructure.
Anthropic
Artificial intelligenceAnthropic develops Claude and related AI models and platforms. Anthropic operates at the intersection of AI applications, cloud infrastructure, developer tooling, and production model deployment.
Percona
Open-source databasesPercona provides open-source database software, support, and services. Percona works across MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kubernetes operators, and database infrastructure.
Diagrid
Distributed applicationsDiagrid provides distributed application infrastructure based around technologies such as Dapr. Diagrid helps developers build reliable cloud-native applications without managing every distributed-system primitive directly.
Kubermatic
Kubernetes managementKubermatic provides Kubernetes automation and management software. Kubermatic helps organizations operate Kubernetes clusters across public cloud, private infrastructure, edge, and hybrid environments.
KodeKloud
Cloud-native trainingKodeKloud provides hands-on technology training across Kubernetes, DevOps, cloud, Linux, and infrastructure engineering. KodeKloud combines courses with interactive labs for technical learning.
Lightbend
Distributed applicationsLightbend develops distributed application technology around Akka. Lightbend helps engineering teams build responsive, resilient applications across cloud and Kubernetes infrastructure.
Amnic
Cloud cost managementAmnic provides cloud cost-management and FinOps technology. Amnic helps engineering and finance teams understand infrastructure spend and identify opportunities to optimize cloud usage.
Ampere Computing
Cloud processorsAmpere Computing develops cloud-native processors based on Arm architecture. Ampere CPUs are designed for scalable, energy-efficient cloud and data center workloads.
AppsCode
Kubernetes softwareAppsCode develops software for Kubernetes data management, databases, backup, and infrastructure operations. AppsCode helps teams operate stateful applications in cloud-native environments.
ARMO
Kubernetes securityARMO provides Kubernetes security technology around Kubescape. ARMO helps teams identify misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, compliance issues, and runtime risks across Kubernetes clusters.
MetalBear
Developer toolsMetalBear develops mirrord, a developer tool for testing local code in the context of remote Kubernetes environments. MetalBear helps engineers develop against real cloud services without deploying every change.
LiveKit
Real-time communicationsLiveKit provides real-time audio, video, and AI communications infrastructure. LiveKit helps developers build voice, video, and agent experiences that require low-latency distributed systems.
Harness
DevOps & software deliveryHarness provides software delivery technology across CI/CD, feature management, cloud cost, reliability, and developer workflows. Harness helps engineering teams automate how applications are built, tested, deployed, and operated.
Chronosphere
ObservabilityChronosphere provides observability technology for cloud-native environments. Chronosphere helps engineering teams manage high-volume telemetry and understand application performance across distributed infrastructure.
Adobe
Enterprise softwareAdobe provides creative, document, marketing, commerce, and digital-experience software. Adobe operates large cloud services and engineering platforms supporting enterprise and consumer applications at global scale.
Ericsson
TelecommunicationsEricsson develops telecommunications networks, cloud software, and infrastructure for communications providers. Ericsson uses cloud-native architectures across network functions and distributed telecom platforms.
CVS Health
HealthcareCVS Health operates health care, pharmacy, insurance, and digital health businesses. CVS Health runs large-scale digital and enterprise systems supported by modern cloud and platform infrastructure.
Syntasso
Platform engineeringSyntasso develops platform engineering technology around Kratix. Syntasso helps organizations build internal platforms that give developers self-service access to infrastructure and application capabilities.
Cloudsmith
Artifact managementCloudsmith provides cloud-native artifact management for software packages and containers. Cloudsmith helps development teams securely distribute, govern, and manage software artifacts across engineering environments.
PlanetScale
Database infrastructurePlanetScale provides database infrastructure designed for developer-focused cloud applications. PlanetScale helps teams operate highly available relational databases without managing traditional database infrastructure.
Redpanda
Streaming dataRedpanda develops a streaming data platform compatible with Kafka APIs. Redpanda helps organizations process real-time data for applications, analytics, and AI systems.
Snyk
Developer securitySnyk provides developer security technology for code, open-source dependencies, containers, and cloud infrastructure. Snyk integrates security checks into development workflows so teams can identify risks earlier.
Aqua Security
Cloud-native securityAqua Security provides cloud-native application protection across containers, Kubernetes, serverless, and software supply chains. Aqua helps security teams protect workloads from development through runtime.
Testkube
Kubernetes testingTestkube provides cloud-native test orchestration for Kubernetes. Testkube helps engineering teams run and manage tests as part of application delivery and platform workflows.
HashiCorp
Infrastructure automationHashiCorp develops infrastructure automation products including Terraform, Vault, Consul, and Nomad. HashiCorp technology is widely used for infrastructure provisioning, secrets management, networking, and cloud operations.
VDURA
Data infrastructureVDURA develops high-performance data infrastructure for AI and HPC workloads. VDURA focuses on storage environments requiring high throughput and scalable access to large datasets.
Palo Alto Networks
CybersecurityPalo Alto Networks provides cybersecurity technology across cloud, networks, endpoints, and security operations. Its cloud portfolio helps enterprises secure infrastructure, applications, and workloads across distributed environments.
Baseten
AI inference infrastructureBaseten provides infrastructure for deploying and serving machine-learning models. Baseten helps AI teams operate inference workloads with managed compute, scaling, and model-serving tooling.
Tigera
Kubernetes networking & securityTigera provides Kubernetes networking, security, and observability technology around Calico. Tigera helps teams secure workloads and manage network policy across cloud-native environments.
Obot
Agentic AI infrastructureObot develops infrastructure for enterprise AI agents. Obot focuses on managing tools, models, permissions, and control around agentic systems.
Spectro Cloud
Kubernetes managementSpectro Cloud provides Kubernetes lifecycle and platform-management technology. Spectro Cloud helps enterprises operate Kubernetes across cloud, edge, data center, and disconnected environments.
OVHcloud
Cloud infrastructureOVHcloud provides public and private cloud infrastructure, bare metal, storage, networking, and Kubernetes services. OVHcloud serves organizations deploying cloud-native workloads across global infrastructure.
Qovery
Developer platformQovery provides an internal developer platform for deploying applications on cloud infrastructure. Qovery abstracts Kubernetes and infrastructure workflows behind self-service developer experiences.
LINBIT
Kubernetes storageLINBIT develops software-defined storage technology including DRBD. LINBIT provides storage and data-replication infrastructure for Kubernetes, Linux, and highly available systems.
Kedify
Kubernetes autoscalingKedify develops Kubernetes autoscaling technology based around KEDA. Kedify helps engineering teams dynamically scale workloads based on application demand and operational signals.
GitLab
DevSecOpsGitLab provides a DevSecOps platform covering source code, CI/CD, security, software planning, and deployment. GitLab helps engineering teams manage software delivery across cloud and Kubernetes environments.
Cisco
Networking & infrastructureCisco provides networking, security, observability, collaboration, and data center technology. Cisco's cloud-native portfolio spans network infrastructure, Kubernetes connectivity, application visibility, and security.
Hitachi
Enterprise technologyHitachi develops industrial, digital, infrastructure, and enterprise technology. Hitachi works across data, cloud, AI, infrastructure, and large-scale digital transformation.
Augment Code
AI software developmentAugment Code develops AI coding tools for professional software teams. Augment Code helps developers understand large codebases, generate software, and accelerate engineering workflows.
Cortex
Internal developer platformCortex provides an internal developer portal and engineering intelligence platform. Cortex helps organizations manage service ownership, standards, scorecards, developer workflows, and software operations.
DigitalOcean
Cloud infrastructureDigitalOcean provides cloud computing, managed Kubernetes, databases, storage, and AI infrastructure for developers and growing technology companies.
Aserto
Authorization infrastructureAserto provides authorization infrastructure for software applications. Aserto helps developers implement fine-grained permissions and access policies across distributed applications.
Authzed
Authorization infrastructureAuthzed develops permissions infrastructure based on relationship-based access control. Authzed helps developers build scalable authorization systems for complex applications.
UiPath
Automation & AIUiPath provides enterprise automation and agentic software. UiPath helps organizations automate workflows across applications, business processes, testing, and AI-assisted operations.
Cohere
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What types of companies are at KubeCon North America 2026?
| Category | Representative companies |
|---|---|
| Cloud platforms | AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Oracle, Vultr, DigitalOcean, OVHcloud |
| Kubernetes platforms | Red Hat, SUSE, Sidero Labs, Spectro Cloud, Kubermatic, Canonical |
| AI infrastructure | NVIDIA, CoreWeave, Anthropic, Baseten, Anyscale, Crusoe, Nebius |
| Platform engineering | Port, Cortex, Qovery, Syntasso, Harness, Coder |
| Observability | Datadog, Dynatrace, New Relic, Chronosphere, Dash0, Groundcover |
| Cloud security | Wiz, Sysdig, Aqua Security, Snyk, Chainguard, Aikido, ARMO |
| Networking & service mesh | HAProxy Technologies, Solo.io, Isovalent, Tailscale, F5, Tigera |
| Databases & data infrastructure | ClickHouse, Couchbase, Cockroach Labs, Yugabyte, PlanetScale, Percona, Redpanda |
| Kubernetes optimization & FinOps | ScaleOps, CAST AI, PerfectScale, Kubecost, Zesty, Amnic |
| CI/CD & developer tools | GitLab, CloudBees, Octopus Deploy, Blacksmith, Testkube, Augment Code |
| API infrastructure | Kong, Gravitee, Postman, Apollo GraphQL |
| Storage & data protection | Portworx, Veeam, VDURA, LINBIT |
| Enterprise end users | Adobe, CVS Health, Intuit, Ericsson, CARIAD, Honda, Abercrombie & Fitch |
Why KubeCon North America 2026 matters
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America brings together the companies building cloud-native infrastructure and the engineering teams running it at scale.
The 2026 company lineup shows how Kubernetes is expanding beyond container orchestration. AI inference, agentic applications, platform engineering, observability, security, networking, databases, developer tooling, and cloud cost optimization are increasingly being built around the same cloud-native stack.
For sales and partnership teams targeting cloud infrastructure, DevOps, platform engineering, AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, observability, databases, or developer tools, KubeCon activity can help surface companies building, adopting, and investing in these technologies.
How we built this list
Agent Jesse searched the live web for companies showing clear activity around KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026, including sponsorships, exhibiting, speaking, keynote appearances, company announcements, and participation in co-located events.
The result is a focused view of companies active across Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, AI, platform engineering, observability, security, networking, databases, and developer tools.
Last reviewed: September 25, 2026
Frequently asked questions
When and where is KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026?
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026 takes place November 9–12, 2026 in Salt Lake City, Utah, with the main conference running November 10–12.
Who attends KubeCon North America?
KubeCon attracts platform engineers, DevOps teams, SREs, software engineers, cloud architects, security teams, AI infrastructure teams, Kubernetes maintainers, enterprise technology leaders, and cloud-native vendors.
Which major cloud and Kubernetes companies are at KubeCon North America 2026?
Companies represented include Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Red Hat, Oracle, Nutanix, Canonical, SUSE, Sidero Labs, Spectro Cloud, Kubermatic, DigitalOcean, OVHcloud, and Vultr.
Which AI infrastructure companies are at KubeCon North America 2026?
AI infrastructure companies include NVIDIA, CoreWeave, Anthropic, Anyscale, Baseten, Crusoe, Nebius, ClearML, Archestra.ai, Obot, Tensormesh, and VKTR.
Which platform engineering and developer infrastructure companies are at KubeCon North America 2026?
Companies represented across platform engineering and developer infrastructure include Port, Cortex, Harness, GitLab, Syntasso, Coder, Qovery, Akuity, CloudBees, Octopus Deploy, Komodor, and Testkube.
Which observability and cloud security companies are at KubeCon North America 2026?
Observability and security companies include Datadog, Dynatrace, New Relic, Chronosphere, Dash0, Groundcover, Splunk, Wiz, Sysdig, Aqua Security, Snyk, Chainguard, Tigera, and Palo Alto Networks.
Which database and data infrastructure companies are at KubeCon North America 2026?
Companies represented include ClickHouse, Couchbase, Cockroach Labs, Yugabyte, PlanetScale, Percona, Redpanda, Aiven, Portworx, VDURA, and LINBIT.
What are the main themes at KubeCon North America 2026?
Key themes include Kubernetes operations, production AI, AI inference, agentic applications, platform engineering, cloud-native security, observability, internal developer platforms, networking, databases, software supply chain security, and infrastructure efficiency.
Find companies showing active business signals
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