Having floated many recognizable projects, such as Kubernetes, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation has remained a trustworthy source of open-source innovation.

Oracle Corp.’s recent contributions to the foundation have been leveraged to support cross-sector training programs and spread the innovative culture within Linux-centric communities.

Oracle’s Sudha Raghavan discusses open-source innovation with theCUBE.

“Last year when we were in Chicago, we announced the $3 million per year for three consecutive years,” said Sudha Raghavan (pictured), senior vice president of the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure developer platform at Oracle and CNCF board member. “This year, we’re so proud to announce people have used it. Everybody from graduated CNCF projects like Kubernetes to the Linux Foundation using that software and those credits for building their training modules. It’s been wonderful to see partnerships from the bottom up, like training new people, graduated folks and many of the incoming incubation projects also using the credits to grow their ecosystem.”

Raghavan spoke with theCUBE Research’s Savannah Peterson and Rob Strechay at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed the cross-collaborative efforts from CNCF and Oracle demonstrating the impact of open-source innovation beyond traditional tech sectors, reaching industries such as F1 racing and sustainable energy solutions. (* Disclosure below.)

Gen AI’s role in open-source innovation and business transformation

Another key emerging theme is the role of generative artificial intelligence in reshaping business applications and customer experiences. The Oracle GenAI infrastructure, built entirely on Kubernetes, provides a streamlined development environment for AI applications, according to Raghavan.

“What’s also been fascinating to see is that GPUs, as everybody’s talking, are super expensive,” she said. “Of course, nobody wants to keep their GPUs reserved without running any workload. How do you get this kickstarted and how do you quick-start? For that, we have built AI Studio for our internal developers to quickly kickstart their GenAI services.”

In implementing AI strategies, however, companies must first define their problems and then choose the necessary tools to address them. This strategic approach is key to maximizing the business value of AI investments, Raghavan added. Oracle’s AI Studio helps developers quickly launch AI projects without handling complex infrastructure, supporting easy integration with open-source tools such as Hugging Face.

Here’s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE Research’s coverage of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA: 

(* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA. Neither Red Hat Inc., the headline sponsor of theCUBE’s event coverage, nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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