TAG Infrastructure
TAG Infrastructure develops and promotes practices, standards, and assessments for core cloud native infrastructure areas, enabling systems, applications, and architectures that are scalable, resilient, secure, and performant.
Mission Statement
Data, Storage, Network, DNS, Compute, Service Mesh, Infrastructure-as-Code, Edge, Sovereignty, Load Balancing
Leadership
Chairs
| Name | GitHub | Organization | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Page | @GenPage | - | 2025-07-01 to 2027-06-30 |
| Kashif Khan | @kashifest | - | 2025-07-01 to 2027-06-30 |
| Xing Yang | @xing-yang | - | 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 |
Tech Leads
| Name | GitHub | Organization | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexa Griffith | @alexagriffith | - | 2025-07-02 to 2027-06-30 |
| Antonio Ojea | @aojea | - | 2025-07-02 to 2027-06-30 |
| Bruno Schaatsbergen | @bschaatsbergen | - | 2025-07-02 to 2026-06-30 |
| Nicholas Jackson | @nicholasjackson | - | 2025-07-02 to 2026-06-30 |
| Zhonghu Xu | @hzxuzhonghu | - | 2025-07-02 to 2027-06-30 |
TOC Liaisons
- Ricardo Rocha (@rochaporto)
- Karena Angell (@angellk)
Meetings
TAG Infrastructure Meetings
- Calendar: View and join meetings
- Recordings: YouTube Channel
All meetings are open to the public. No registration required - simply join the meeting from the calendar link.
Communication Channels
Slack
Join the CNCF Slack workspace and connect with the TAG:
- Channel: #tag-infrastructure
- CNCF Slack Invite: slack.cncf.io
Mailing List
- Subscribe: cncf-tag-infrastructure
- Use for announcements, discussions, and coordination
Focus Areas
TAG Infrastructure works on several key infrastructure domains:
Data & Storage
- Persistent storage solutions for cloud native applications
- Data management patterns and best practices
- Storage orchestration and automation
- Backup and disaster recovery
Networking
- Container networking models
- Service mesh architectures
- Network policies and security
- DNS and service discovery
- Load balancing strategies
Compute
- Container runtime standards
- Orchestration platforms
- Serverless computing patterns
- Edge computing architectures
Infrastructure-as-Code
- Infrastructure provisioning patterns
- Configuration management
- GitOps workflows
- Policy-as-code
Service Mesh
- Service mesh selection and comparison
- Implementation patterns
- Integration with existing infrastructure
- Performance optimization
Edge & Sovereignty
- Edge computing architectures
- Data sovereignty requirements
- Distributed infrastructure management
- Hybrid and multi-cloud patterns
Subprojects
- Infrastructure-sub-foo: Mailing List
Initiatives
View current and past initiatives:
Getting Involved
We welcome contributions from anyone interested in cloud native infrastructure:
Attend Meetings
Join our regular meetings to hear about ongoing work and participate in discussions. Check the meeting calendar for details.
Contribute to Initiatives
Browse active initiatives and volunteer to help with specific deliverables.
Share Your Experience
- Present infrastructure use cases or lessons learned at TAG meetings
- Write blog posts about infrastructure patterns and practices
- Contribute to white papers and best practices documents
Join the Conversation
- Participate in Slack discussions
- Engage on the mailing list
- Comment on GitHub issues in the TOC repository
Resources
Related TAGs
- TAG Developer Experience - Developer tools and frameworks
- TAG Operational Resilience - Operations and observability
- TAG Security and Compliance - Security for infrastructure