Kubernetes Growth, Releases, and Recognition from October 2016 to June 2017

- Launch of [kubeadm](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2016/09/how-we-made-kubernetes-easy-to-install), a tool that makes Kubernetes dramatically easier to install - [Pokemon Go](https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/google-dealt-pokemon-go-traffic-50-times-beyond-expectations/2016/09/) - one of the largest installs of Kubernetes ever October 2016 - Introduced [Kubernetes service partners program](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2016/10/kubernetes-service-technology-partners-program) and a redesigned [partners page](https://kubernetes.io/partners/) November 2016 - CloudNativeCon/KubeCon [Seattle](https://www.cncf.io/blog/2016/11/17/cloudnativeconkubecon-2016-wrap/) - Cloud Native Computing Foundation partners with The Linux Foundation to launch a [new Kubernetes certification, training and managed service provider program](https://www.cncf.io/blog/2016/11/08/cncf-partners-linux-foundation-launch-new-kubernetes-certification-training-managed-service-provider-program/) December 2016 - Kubernetes [v1.5 release](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2016/12/kubernetes-1-5-supporting-production-workloads/) January 2017 - [Survey](https://www.cncf.io/blog/2017/01/17/container-management-trends-kubernetes-moves-testing-production/) from CloudNativeCon + KubeCon Seattle showcases the maturation of Kubernetes deployment March 2017 - CloudNativeCon/KubeCon [Europe](https://www.cncf.io/blog/2017/04/17/highlights-cloudnativecon-kubecon-europe-2017/) - Kubernetes[v1.6 release](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2017/03/kubernetes-1-6-multi-user-multi-workloads-at-scale) April 2017 - The [Battery Open Source Software (BOSS) Index](https://www.battery.com/powered/boss-index-tracking-explosive-growth-open-source-software/) lists Kubernetes as #33 in the top 100 popular open-source software projects May 2017 - [Four Kubernetes projects](https://www.cncf.io/blog/2017/05/04/cncf-brings-kubernetes-coredns-opentracing-prometheus-google-summer-code-2017/) accepted to The [Google Summer of Code](https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/) (GSOC) 2017 program - Stutterstock and Kubernetes appear in [The Wall Street Journal](https://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2017/05/26/shutterstock-ceo-says-new-business-plan-hinged-upon-total-overhaul-of-it/): “On average we [Shutterstock] deploy 45 different releases into production a day using that framework. We use Docker, Kubernetes and Jenkins [to build and run containers and automate development,” said CTO Marty Brodbeck on the company’s IT overhaul and adoption of containerization. June 2017 - Kubernetes [v1.7 release](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2017/06/kubernetes-1-7-security-hardening-stateful-application-extensibility-updates) - [Survey](https://www.cncf.io/blog/2017/06/28/survey-shows-kubernetes-leading-orchestration-platform/) from CloudNativeCon + KubeCon Europe shows Kubernetes leading as the orchestration platform of choice - Kubernetes ranked [#4](https://github.com/cncf/velocity) in the [30 highest velocity open source projects](https://www.cncf.io/blog/2017/06/05/30-highest-velocity-open-source-projects/) ![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/tN_M9v5pFyr3uzwAXTliSKofTGz9DUSMotLHWgy2vl2VSsfIfysagv7h5VRkMA5L9TsNBTMX4dWr-V3O1S9d3dw9IctSj4bAyzblXCAe4xjAhnNJEA3vjSq4Cw79SfoRWfnW-zYY)

This section covers Kubernetes milestones from October 2016 to June 2017, including the introduction of the Kubernetes service partners program, CloudNativeCon/KubeCon events in Seattle and Europe, the launch of a Kubernetes certification program with The Linux Foundation, and multiple Kubernetes releases (v1.5, v1.6, v1.7). Kubernetes also received recognition, such as ranking in the BOSS Index and having projects accepted into the Google Summer of Code program. Surveys indicated its increasing adoption as the leading orchestration platform, and it was ranked among the highest velocity open-source projects.