KubeCon + CloudNativeCon is a semi-annual conference hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). The conference targets technologists from leading open source and cloud native communities for education and advancement of cloud native computing with an emphasis on the Kubernetes community. OpenSearch customers and partners send employees to KubeCon to learn best practices and evolving trends from the cloud native community. This is the first year that OpenSearch has sponsored KubeCon in an effort highlight our thought leadership for Kubernetes and support for the open source community.