2018 年，被称为云原生元年，大量科技公司开始接受云原生的概念，并纷纷加入到云原生的大家庭。此外，主流云计算供应商相继加入 CNCF，持续丰富整个云原生的生态。基于此，CNCF 对云原生重新进行了定义，并大大扩展了云原生的外延。原文如下：
Cloud native technologies empower organizations to build and run scalable applications in modern, dynamic environments such as public, private, and hybrid clouds. Containers, service meshes, microservices, immutable infrastructure, and declarative APIs exemplify this approach.
These techniques enable loosely coupled systems that are resilient, manageable, and observable. Combined with robust automation, they allow engineers to make high-impact changes frequently and predictably with minimal toil.
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation seeks to drive adoption of this paradigm by fostering and sustaining an ecosystem of open source, vendor-neutral projects. We democratize state-of-the-art patterns to make these innovations accessible for everyone.
翻译如下：
云原生技术有利于各组织机构在各类环境（例如公共云，私有云和混合云）之上构建、运行可扩展应用程序。 云原生的代表技术包括：容器，服务网格，微服务，不变的基础设施和声明性 API 等。