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Get Ready for Cloud Foundry Day 2025

The Cloud Foundry Foundation has officially announced that Cloud Foundry Day will take place on May 14, 2025, in Palo Alto, California. This one-day event aims to unite developers, contributors, maintainers, and end-users of the popular open source cloud application platform. Attendees can expect a full agenda of technical sessions focused on the latest innovations in cloud development and best practices for enhancing developer experiences across diverse businesses.

Event Highlights

Cloud Foundry has long been recognized as the leading open source cloud application platform. With recent advancements including Korifi and Paketo Buildpacks, it continues to redefine the developer experience in the Kubernetes ecosystem. The upcoming event is set to foster collaboration among various stakeholders, including technical experts and member companies.

Chris Clark, program manager for Cloud Foundry at the Linux Foundation, commented, "Bringing the Cloud Foundry community together at this event highlights the importance of personal interactions in promoting open source innovation." This commitment to face-to-face connections underscores the event's value in facilitating knowledge sharing within the vast global community.

Additionally, this year also marks the announcement of a European Cloud Foundry Day, which will be held on October 7, 2025, in Frankfurt, Germany, expanding the outreach of the Cloud Foundry community.

Call for Proposals - Get Involved!

The call for session proposals is now open, inviting submissions from individuals and organizations skilled in Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes, Paketo Buildpacks, Korifi, and allied technologies. The submission deadline is February 23, 2025. Accepted contributors will receive notifications by March 4, 2025. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase ideas, technical sessions, panels, or compelling case studies relevant to Cloud Foundry developments.

For those interested in the guidelines and topics for submission, more information can be found on the event's dedicated CFP page.

Supporting the Event

The Cloud Foundry Foundation has opened sponsorship opportunities for organizations wishing to support Cloud Foundry Day. The registration fee for attendees is set at $50, and details regarding registration and further event information can be found on the official event website.

Cloud Foundry's Global Reach

Cloud Foundry continues to be a powerhouse in the tech industry, backed by a coalition of major technology firms such as SAP, VMware, Comcast, and Bloomberg. This platform is used extensively in sectors like manufacturing, telecommunications, and financial services. It provides businesses the agility and velocity required for constant app updates, capitalizing on its container-based architecture that allows deployment across multiple cloud platforms, including AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, and OpenStack.

With its rich services ecosystem and seamless integration capabilities, Cloud Foundry stands as a modern standard for deploying critical applications globally. Its projects include Paketo Buildpacks, Korifi, BOSH, and many others, all hosted under the umbrella of The Linux Foundation.

For further information about Cloud Foundry and the event, check out www.cloudfoundry.org.

Join the community this May to exchange knowledge and propel open source innovation forward!