The CNCF End User Technical Advisory Board (TAB) acts as a vital voice of end users within the CNCF community. It plays a key role in advancing topics of concern to end users, enhancing visibility into end user adoption of CNCF projects, and raising awareness about the needs and perspectives of end users in the cloud native ecosystem.
| Name | GitHub | Company | Role | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Rocha | @rochaporto | CERN | Chair | At-large Seat |
| Joseph Sandoval | @jrsapi | Adobe Inc | Vice Chair | Silver Member Seat |
| Kenta Tada | @KentaTada | Toyota | APAC Chair | Silver Member Seat |
| Name | GitHub | Company | Role | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alolita Sharma | @alolita | Apple | Member | Platinum Member Seat |
| Michael Amundson | @ma-cvs | CVS Health | Member | Platinum Member Seat |
| Juliano Martinez | @ncode | Adyen | Member | Platinum Member Seat |
| Xu Wang | @gnawux | Ant Group | Member | Gold Member Seat |
| Ben Somogyi | @ | Lockheed Martin | Member | Silver Member Seat |
| Ahmed Bebars | @abebars | The New York Times | Member | At-large Seat |
| Mike Bowen | @michael-bowen-sc | Blackrock | Member | At-large Seat |
| Chad Beaudin | @chadbeaudin | Boeing | Member | TOC Appointed Seat |
| Katie Gamanji | @kgamanji | Apple | Member | TOC Appointed Seat |
- Amr Abdelhalem (Fidelity Investments)
- Slack: #tab
- Mailing List: cncf-enduser@lists.cncf.io
- GitHub Teams:
- @cncf/tab — End User Technical Advisory Board members
- TAB Public Meeting — 3rd Monday of every month at 8AM PT — Join
The End User TAB is tasked with:
- Facilitating communication among the end user community and other CNCF governing bodies.
- Providing advice, feedback, and recommendations to the TOC on technical directions and challenges in the cloud native ecosystem.
- Improving visibility into end user adoption of CNCF projects.
- Offering feedback on the usability, reliability, and performance of CNCF projects.
- Reviewing and approving publication of reference architectures.
- Advising on CNCF End User Radar tools and techniques.
- Providing oversight into End User Groups and Special Interest Groups.
The End User TAB consists of:
- Representatives from Platinum, Gold, and Silver End User members.
- At least three representatives are elected by the End User Participants at large.
- TOC-appointed members, each employed by an End User Participant.
- Additional representatives may be invited by majority approval of existing members.
- Members serve approximately two-year terms, with staggered terms initially.
- Membership ceases if a member resigns, is removed, or changes employment away from an End User Participant. A super-majority vote can remove members not fulfilling their duties or complying with CNCF policies.
- Vacancies are filled by election or invitation, depending on circumstances.
- End User Participants can designate alternates who can attend and vote in the absence of the primary representative.
- Members must be employees of End User Participants in good standing.
- Selection is based on operational and technical acumen in cloud native infrastructure and applications, including CNCF projects.
- No more than two representatives from the same organization may serve simultaneously.
The End User TAB may:
- Proactively address topics of concern to End Users.
- Promote market adoption of CNCF and host meetings for End Users.
- Advise the Governing Board and create SIGs or subcommittees for specialized topics.
- Develop policies and procedures consistent with this charter.
The CNCF produces and lists case studies for our end users and projects.
If you're interested in contributing a case study, please reference our CNCF End User Stories Guidelines.
The CNCF End User Community enables you to:
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Collaborate with your peers in End User groups. End User groups connect end users with similar organizations, in order to overcome common challenges, learn from each other, and share best practices.
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Voice your thoughts and needs to projects, the Technical Oversight Committee and the CNCF through regular online forums.
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Receive tickets to attend CNCF's premiere event, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon.
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Meet other end users in person during the end user reception at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon, or other CNCF events.
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Increase brand visibility through in our End User case study program, panels and blogs to elevate your organization’s use of CNCF projects with the community.
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Participate in the CNCF End User Recruiting Booth at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon to recruit the best and brightest in the cloud native ecosystem.
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Work with other organizations in the TODO Group to build an open source culture and open source program office within your organization.
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Educate leadership and legal teams in open source via Linux Foundation leadership and community events.