Open source has been
our passion Since day 1
…and continues to be our entire focus
“Between our project committers, developing incredible new features and engaging with the community at conferences and events all over the world, we are excited to put NetApp Instaclustr at the forefront of taking open source to incredible new heights.”
Our latest blogs
Scaling agent systems with Apache Kafka and A2A (Part 4): Visualizing the Agent2Agent protocol
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August 4, 2026
By Paul Brebner
Scaling agent systems with Kafka and A2A (Part 3): Agent2Agent Protocol explained
Learn how the Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol works at runtime, including agent discovery, task handling, streaming, push notifications, and Kafka’s role in scalable agent systems.
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August 3, 2026
By Paul Brebner
Self-Service Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) for AWS: Deploy Managed Clusters in Your AWS Account
Deploy managed clusters in your own AWS account with self-service Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) from NetApp Instaclustr — no tickets, no waiting, just faster cloud onboarding.
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July 30, 2026
By Mo Ansari
Scaling agent systems with Apache Kafka and Agent2Agent (Part 2): Understanding the A2A object model
Learn how the Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol enables AI agent interoperability through Agent Cards, Messages, Tasks, Parts, and Artifacts. Understand the A2A object model and how multi-agent systems coordinate work across platforms and frameworks.
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July 21, 2026
By Paul Brebner
We’re helping develop the latest and greatest in Open source
The incredible power of the open source community is that it never stops innovating – and we’re proud to be active contributors across several projects.
Here’s what we’ve been up to.
Our contributions to open source projects
Foundation memberships and sponsorships
Instaclustr + The Open SourceCommunity
There’s nothing better than meeting community members face-to-face and talking open source together. That’s why you’ll find us speaking and mingling at community events all over the globe.
Meet with us
Conferences
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Sydney, Australia | July 29-30
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Melbourne, Australia | July 24-25
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Amsterdam, Netherlands | August 28-29
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Vienna, Austria | September 16-18
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San Jose, California | September 8-10
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Minneapolis, Minnesota | September 11-14
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Raleigh, North Carolina | October 12-14
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Seattle, Washington | November 17-21
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Brussels, Belgium | February 2026
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Napa, California | February 2026
Interviews with community
