2026年印度云原生开发状况

India-specific Insights forKubeCon+CloudNativeConIndia Can I share data from this report? 1. License GrantThis report is licensed undertheCreative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 2. Limitation of LiabilitySlashDataTM, believes the statements contained in this publication to be based upon Licence4.0 (International). Put simply, subject to the terms and conditions of thislicense, you are free to: information that we consider reliable, but we do not represent that it is accurate orcomplete and it should not be relied upon as such. Opinions expressed are currentopinions as of the date appearing in this publication only and the information,including the opinions contained herein, are subject to change without notice. Use ofthis publication by any third party for whatever purpose should not and does not Share—You can reproduce the report or incorporate parts of the report into one ormore documents or publications, for commercial and non-commercial purposes. Under the following conditions: Attribution—You must give appropriate credit toSlashDataTM, and to theCloudNative Computing Foundation (CNCF)assponsors of thisreportand indicate ifchanges were made. In that case, you may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in SlashDataTM, its affiliates, and representatives shall have no liability for any direct,incidental, special, or consequential damages or lost profits, if any, suffered by anythird partyas a result ofdecisions made, or not made, or actions taken, or not taken, REPORT HIGHLIGHTS •2.25M cloud native developers in India as of Q1 2026, with19.9M globally.➜ •88% of backend developers work with some form ofDevOps standardization.➜ •As developers increase their cloud native maturity, featureflagging acts a crucial gateway technology between •71% of backend developers are using at least onetechnology or practice associated with cloud native mainstream infrastructure practices and more advanced •Globally, hybrid cloud reached an all-time high, with 34% ofdevelopers deploying to it, likely driven by data sovereignty •The advanced practices (chaos engineering, service meshes,immutable infrastructure practices,multicluster •India shows even higher rates of hybrid cloud usage, 44%,likely driven by a combination of industry-specific regulationand increased investment in domestic data centers.➜ •ML/AI developers follow a different maturity pathway, withimmutable infrastructure practices being a gateway to more •Developers in India are unique in self-selecting higher usagerates of Kubernetes than containers. This likely reflects a 1. Introduction Cloud deployment has become an integral part of software This report, produced in partnership with the Cloud NativeComputing Foundation (CNCF), presents the latest insightsinto the State of Cloud Native DevelopmentinQ12026.Itprovides an analysis of key trends shaping the cloud nativeecosystem, drawing on data from the 31st edition of development, withthe vast majority ofdevelopers now relying on cloud infrastructure in some capacity. While clouddeployment has become nearly universal, not all cloud usageis equally sophisticated. Despite widespread adoption of cloud 1. Introduction Because the term “cloud native” means different things todifferent developers, for this report, we define developers ascloud native based on the use of two or more specifictechnologies, which include containers, containerorchestration and management tools, service meshes, This is the second report in the series that includes the “expanded” cloud native audience, which covers thecommunity that exists outside of the traditional backendservices space. As such, in this report, we continue to provide estimates for the proportion of cloud native developers acrossa wide range of development spaces and how this may impactthe future of the cloud native community and the development 1Those involved in backend development are shown more cloud native technologiesduring the survey. As such, those in backend development must select at least three 1. Introduction A new section of this report examines technology adoptionpathways and maturity journeys in the cloud native space.Using association analysis, we identify which cloud nativetechnologies are commonly adopted together, revealingdistinct progression stages from foundational tools through Regional Spotlight:Throughout thisreport, we highlight Indian cloud nativeadoption patterns and trends in collaboration The cloud native developer community continues to expand inabsolute terms, growing from 15.6M developers in Q3 2025 toapproximately 19.9M in Q1 2026. This represents roughly 39%of the entire global developer population and reflects cloud 19.9M CLOUD NATIVE DEVELOPERS IN Q1 2026 2. Trends in Cloud Native Development Among backend developers specifically—historically the corecloud native community—52% are classified as cloud native in Q1 2026, down from 58% in Q3 2025 but still above the 49%recorded in Q1 2025. While th