⚡ Lightning Talk: The CNCF Cloud Native Glossary: Trusted. Simple. Community-driven.

The Cloud Native Glossary is a Community Driven and Trusted source for Cloud Native definitions that aims to explain complex technical terms in simple words. It provides definitions that are objective, up-to-date, and vendor-neutral. The Glossary is accessible to both technical and non-technical audiences, with daily examples and localized versions in multiple languages. The Glossary is maintained by a team of contributors and is open to contributions from the community.

• The current status quo of Cloud Native definitions is biased, outdated, and not accessible to non-technical audiences.
• The Cloud Native Glossary provides a trusted, objective, and up-to-date source of definitions that is accessible to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• The Glossary uses easy language, daily examples, and localized versions in multiple languages to make it accessible to a wider audience.
• The Glossary is maintained by a team of contributors and is open to contributions from the community.

The Glossary was launched at kubeconomy last year and has since been localized into eight languages with two more in the making. The Glossary aims to be the most trusted, objective, and up-to-date Cloud Native Glossary that is accessible to both newbies and pros alike. The Glossary is a go-to resource for anyone seeking to understand Cloud Native concepts, approaches, and technologies.

During this lighting talk, Catherine Paganini, co-creator and maintainer of the Cloud Native Glossary, will explain what the Glossary is, why you should use it, and how to contribute. Officially launched at KubeCon NA 2021, the Cloud Native Glossary (glossary.cncf.io) aims at explaining complex technical terms in simple words. As cloud native becomes more mainstream, increasingly more people seek to understand what these technologies, approaches, and concepts mean. Whether searching for a service mesh definition or trying to understand what CI/CD is, we need a trusted source with definitions anyone can understand — even without a computer science degree. But even if explained in simple terms, English definitions can still be hard to grasp for non-native speakers. To address this, nine teams set out to localize the Glossary in their native languages. With seven languages partially live and two more coming soon, there is still a lot of work ahead. Join this session to learn where to find it, and how to use and contribute to it.