In Kubernetes 1.30, notable improvements have been made to job management, especially for indexed jobs. The newly introduced success/completion policies, succeededIndexes and succeededCount, offer more precise control over job success criteria. These policies provide enhanced flexibility and robustness, ensuring that specific job indexes or a sufficient number must succeed before the job is considered complete.

Buildah is an open-source tool that helps build Open Container Initiative (OCI) container images. Unlike traditional container engines, Buildah allows you to create and manage images without a container daemon. Container images created with Buildah can be run in OCI-compatible container engines such as Docker, Podman, or containerd, orchestrated with Kubernetes. The latest release, Buildah 1.35, introduces several significant enhancements extending its capabilities. Key new features include the --add-file flag, which allows you to add files directly to committed images, the --sbom flag for generating Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) during the build and commit processes, and enhancements to the manifest push command with the addition of  the --retry and --retry-delay flags for more robust image pushing.

Lens is an open-source desktop application aimed at managing Kubernetes clusters. It offers a graphical user interface as an alternative to working directly with the Kubernetes command-line interface (kubectl). Lens includes features for monitoring cluster resources, viewing logs, and accessing a built-in terminal. The new Lens 2024 Early Access version introduces a completely redesigned user interface with a more streamlined and intuitive layout, tabbed navigation, and a unified navigator for managing all clusters and resources.