Highlights from the DigitalOcean Kubernetes Challenge

The 2021 DigitalOcean Kubernetes Challenge aimed to provide an opportunity for people with varying levels of Kubernetes experience to try out the technology and participate in a range of challenges. Participants were awarded prizes upon completion of their projects, which included donations to open source projects through Open Collective, gift cards to the DigitalOcean Swag Store, and CNCF Store. The challenge received significant participation with 209 people submitting completed projects. A supportive community was at the heart of the Kubernetes Challenge, with an active Discord room for assistance and encouragement. Some exceptional projects included Dustin Shargool's EFK log monitoring system, David Howell's policy enforcement system with Kyverno, Sudhanva Narayana's installation of the machine learning platform Kubeflow, and Sathyajith Bhat's GitOps CI/CD pipeline. DigitalOcean is reflecting on improvements for future challenges and encourages participants to keep an eye on their Twitter account and the Kubernetes Challenge page for upcoming events.