--- title: The need for speed: optimizing Kyverno’s performance description: Kyverno is a policy engine for Kubernetes and cloud native workloads that has undergone performance improvements to ensure scalability and reliability. Prior... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-need-for-speed-optimizing-kyverno-s-performance-y6iszvuqs twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The need for speed: optimizing Kyverno’s performance | daily.dev og:description: Kyverno is a policy engine for Kubernetes and cloud native workloads that has undergone performance improvements to ensure scalability and reliability. Prior... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-need-for-speed-optimizing-kyverno-s-performance-y6iszvuqs og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Y6iSZvuQs.png og:image:alt: The need for speed: optimizing Kyverno’s performance og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The need for speed: optimizing Kyverno’s performance **[CNCF](https://daily.dev/sources/cncf)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Kyverno is a policy engine for Kubernetes and cloud native workloads that has undergone performance improvements to ensure scalability and reliability. Prior performance issues were addressed through load testing and profiling, leading to changes such as using an in-memory Golang map for context, implementing the jsoniter library for optimized JSON handling, and optimizing event generation. These changes resulted in significant improvements in Kyverno's performance, with reduced response times, decreased resource consumption, and improved system stability. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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