May 2025 monthly summary: Delivered two critical changes in OpenStack K8s operators that enhance network predictability and CI reliability. Implemented configurable DNS update isolation for NetworkManager via the edpm_bootstrap_network_resolvconf_update flag to prevent unintended DNS changes, and fixed a Multinode EDPM NMState provider default route issue in CI, preventing duplicate routes. These efforts reduce DNS churn, stabilize network configurations across environments, and lower CI flakiness, delivering measurable business value in production readiness and developer productivity.

April 2025 monthly summary for openstack-k8s-operators/data-plane-adoption. Focused on enabling the ifcfg provider for dataplane adoption and migrating network configuration from nmstate to ifcfg, delivering more stable deployments and better compatibility with existing infrastructure. No major bugs reported this month.

March 2025 focused on enabling external network support in the OpenStack-Kubernetes integration by extending the networker configuration for the OVS DPDK nodeset CR. The change adds an explicit external network entry, ensuring external networks are properly recognized and manageable by the networker. This reduces manual network configuration and improves provisioning reliability for edge/external connectivity scenarios.