Spotlight: StarlingX 12.0

The StarlingX community has just reached another major milestone, publishing the 12.0 release of the platform. Throughout recent years, StarlingX has been stress tested in production by telecom operators as a backbone infrastructure for 5G and Open RAN deployments. Based on the feedback from operators, the community has hardened the platform for everyone who needs a highly scalable, yet easy-to-manage cloud platform for one datacenter or many.

Release 12.0 delivers additional hardening and management capabilities to the project, further reinforcing its position as a multi-purpose cloud platform. Whether you are managing industrial IoT applications across a factory floor, orchestrating retail systems in thousands of locations, or in need of a cloud platform to deploy and manage your large datacenter, StarlingX 12.0 provides the stability of a carrier-grade system with the flexibility of a modern, open-source cloud stack.

Enhancements in 12.0 include:

• Enhanced authentication through a single OIDC IdP proxy
• Partial Timing Support (PTS) for PTP
• OpenStack Epoxy and Kubernetes support up to v1.34
• NetApp support as standalone storage backend or combined with Ceph

Find out more in the StarlingX 12.0 release overview blog post.

OpenInfra Foundation News

• SNCF, SAP, and LY have recently published or presented the latest advancements in their OpenInfra Blueprint, architectures combining Linux, OpenStack, and Kubernetes. 
• On September 8-9, OpenInfra Summit Asia | KubeCon | CloudNativeCon | PyTorch Conference China will take place in Shanghai. This flagship event unites adopters, technologists, and community members from across the region to drive innovation in open source infrastructure, cloud native computing, and open source AI around common, industry-wide use cases like next-gen AI. Over two days, the OpenInfra community will collaborate with the PyTorch and CNCF communities across dozens of open technologies, including two of the most active open source projects to exist—Kubernetes and OpenStack—to shape the future of open source software and technology as a whole.
• Open Source Drives Digital Sovereignty at Inaugural Open Sovereign Cloud Day
• OpenInfra Members Huawei, OVHCloud, ZTE, Dell Technologies, AMD, H3C, Hystax, and AlmaLinux all participated in CloudFest 2026 in Rust, Germany along with 10K attendees. Read more about the event here. 
• If you have job listings for OpenStack, Kata Containers, Zuul, or StarlingX, consider posting them on the practically brand new OpenInfra Foundation's GitJobs board. Be sure to tag “OpenInfra” as the foundation!
• At the most recent OpenInfra Foundation Board meeting, the Board established a new AI Policy Working Group to explore the rapidly evolving AI landscape and its implications for the OpenInfra ecosystem. The group will examine how AI developments may affect OpenInfra policy across areas including maintainer workflows, infrastructure, security, and copyright.
• If you’re interested in joining the global collaboration around open source infrastructure, consider membership in the OpenInfra Foundation. Book a meeting with Jimmy McArthur today!

OpenInfra Summit Asia

• September 8 & 9, 2026
• Combined with KubeCon CloudNativeCon & PyTorch Conference China
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OpenStack

• Deployers and operators are encouraged to upgrade their Ironic, Keystone and Skyline versions for several new important security fixes. As always, consult the OpenStack Security site and subscribe to the OpenStack Announcements mailing list for the latest in official OpenStack Security Advisories and Security Notes.

Kata Containers

• The new Kata Containers 3.30.0 release is now available!
• The community is working hard on the Kata Containers 4.0.0 release. If you’re curious about what the new major version of the runtime is going to bring you, check out the release preview blog post!
• If you’re evaluating or using Kata Containers, please take a few minutes to fill out the User Survey and provide feedback to the community!

StarlingX

• The StarlingX community participated in the recent Project Teams Gathering (PTG) event. Check out the release overview blog posts to find out more about the 12.0 release and future plans.
• If you’re evaluating or using StarlingX, please take a few minutes to fill out the User Survey and provide feedback to the community!

Zuul

• Releases 14.1.0 and 14.2.0 bring exciting new features and important security fixes; the Zuul maintainers encourage everyone to upgrade at their earliest opportunity.

Updates from OpenInfra Members

• Ongoing Development and Next Steps for DOCOMO and Tacker
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• Integrate Cinder-volume with Dell EMC Unity using kolla-ansible

More OpenInfra Community Events

• See the full list of 2026 OpenInfra events!