Kubernetes 1.14: Production-level support for Windows Nodes, Kubectl Updates, Persistent Local Volumes GA By Kubernetes v1.14 Release Team | Monday, March 25, 2019 We’re pleased to announce the delivery of Kubernetes 1.14, our first release of 2019! …
… This release also includes many updates to Persistent Volumes. Kubernetes can automatically prevent deletion of Persistent Volume Claims that are in use by a pod beta and prevent deletion of a Persistent Volume that is bound to a Persistent Volume Claim beta . …
… Removal of the gitRepo volume driver The gitRepo volume type has been deprecated since v1.11. For Kubernetes v1.36, the gitRepo volume plugin is permanently disabled and cannot be turned back on. …
… The StorageObjectInUseProtection feature is now stable and prevents the removal of both Persistent Volumes that are bound to a Persistent Volume Claim, and Persistent Volume Claims that are being used by a pod. …
… Volume cloning enables users to specify another PVC as a "DataSource" when provisioning a new volume. If the underlying storage system supports this functionality and implements the "CLONE VOLUME" capability in its CSI driver, then the new volume becomes a clone of the source volume. …
… Topology Aware Volume Scheduling is now stable. This make the scheduler aware of a Pod's volume's topology constraints, such as zone or node. …
… Insiel wanted to update their software production methods and introduce a cloud native paradigm in their software production. …
… Ecosystem Updates The CNCF published the results of its annual survey showing that Kubernetes usage in production is skyrocketing. The survey found that 78% of respondents are using Kubernetes in production compared to 58% last year. …
… User Highlights Established, global organizations are using Kubernetes in production at massive scale. …