# Working group aims to standardise Kubernetes app testing across hybrid clouds

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/vmware-floats-new-standard-to-make-sure-apps-dont-break-in-hybrid-k8s-environments/
- Published: 2026-11-10T22:52:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T01:36:24+00:00
- Original publisher: The Register
- Original article: https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/11/10/vmware-floats-new-standard-to-make-sure-apps-dont-break-in-hybrid-k8s-environments/5308956
- Topics: Environment, Science, Software, Technology

## Key points

- VMware is helping develop shared tests for Kubernetes applications.
- The proposed standard covers hybrid cloud workload behaviour.
- VMware has also moved its VM API to the CNCF Sandbox.

## Summary

VMware is leading a new Kubernetes community working group to develop a shared standard for testing whether applications run reliably across different Kubernetes environments, including hybrid clouds. The proposal addresses a gap in existing conformance tests, which assess clusters but not individual workloads, and could reduce repeated manual checks before upgrades or maintenance.

The group is still defining which workload behaviours to cover, including security, resilience, resource use, networking, storage, API usage and observability. It has not set specific requirements or testing methods, but says each requirement must have an objective, automated test. Separately, VMware has moved its VM API to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s Sandbox, alongside KubeVirt, as Kubernetes users continue to run both containers and virtual machines.

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