What to Expect During Chainguard Assemble: Join theCUBE on March 19

Why It Matters

Supply‑chain security is becoming a decisive factor for operational reliability and regulatory compliance, so insights from Assemble are essential for any organization deploying cloud‑native workloads.

Key Takeaways

• 72% rank supply chain risk top three concerns
• 65% increase container security investment in 2026
• Chainguard raised $280M to expand trusted open-source platform
• Factory 2.0 introduces DriftlessAF for resilient builds
• Over 50% of containers to be policy‑validated by 2026

Pulse Analysis

Enterprises are rapidly moving from a "move fast" DevOps mindset to a "trusted" DevOps approach, driven by escalating software supply chain risk. TheCUBE’s research highlights that 72% of enterprise application teams now list supply‑chain vulnerabilities among their top three concerns, and more than half of cloud‑native teams are earmarking additional budgets for container security in 2026. This shift reflects heightened boardroom scrutiny, tighter regulatory mandates, and the need for measurable operational trust across open‑source dependencies and containerized workloads.

Chainguard’s recent $280 million funding round and the launch of Factory 2.0 underscore the market’s appetite for automated, policy‑driven security solutions. Factory 2.0, powered by the DriftlessAF framework, promises resilient, self‑correcting build pipelines that reduce known vulnerabilities and streamline compliance. By open‑sourcing the new platform, Chainguard aims to accelerate industry adoption, enabling organizations to embed cryptographic attestation and software bill of materials (SBOM) generation directly into CI/CD processes. These capabilities are especially critical as AI‑assisted development now touches over 80% of enterprise software projects.

The upcoming Chainguard Assemble event will bring together cloud providers, security vendors, and engineering leaders to discuss practical pathways for scaling trust without impeding developer velocity. Sessions will explore real‑world use cases of policy‑validated container images, FedRAMP‑aligned open‑source governance, and the role of AI in automating compliance checks. Attendees can expect actionable insights on achieving the projected milestone that more than 50% of enterprise container images will be policy‑validated or cryptographically attested before deployment by the end of 2026. For decision‑makers, the event offers a roadmap to reduce production incidents and meet regulatory expectations while maintaining innovation pace.