Project Harbor Maintainers Update - Where Are We Heading?

Join this conference talk to discover the latest developments and future roadmap for Project Harbor, the cloud-native registry project. Learn about the major advancements introduced in Harbor versions 2.12 and 2.13, including enhanced robot accounts for improved CI/CD automation, proxy cache speed limits for efficient network usage, and better LDAP onboarding for streamlined authentication. Explore the expanded integration capabilities with ACR & ACR EE registries that enable flexible image replication across different environments. Discover the significant security and observability improvements in version 2.13, featuring extended audit logs for detailed user action tracking, enhanced OIDC support with better session handling and PKCE support, and Redis TLS implementation for secure communication. Understand the new CloudNativeAI integration that supports AI model storage and lifecycle management, along with optimized Dragonfly preheating for large AI artifacts. Get first-hand insights from Harbor maintainers Orlin Vasilev from SUSE and Vadim Bauer from 8gears about the project's direction for version 2.14 and beyond, including upcoming features and strategic priorities for this CNCF graduated project.