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+title: Recap of an Amazing 2024, and ready to go for 2025!
+date: 2025-01-13
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+As we wrap up 2024, we at [Microcks](https://microcks.io/) want to express our gratitude to our **adopters**, **sponsors**, **partners**, and **community members**. Your unwavering support and engagement have been the foundation of our success, making this year nothing short of remarkable. We've achieved significant milestones such as more **community implication**, **stronger ecosystem collaboration**, and significant **communication contributions** and **amplification** from our members.
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+{{< image src="images/blog/recap-of-an-amazing-2024-feature.png" alt="image" zoomable="true" >}}
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+This year has been transformative, marked by **growth**, **innovation**, and a **sense of community** that fuels our journey. Here's a look at some key highlights as we enter 2025.
+
+## 🚀 Microcks in Numbers
+
+2024 has been a year of outstanding achievements:
+
+* Over **140k downloads for December 2024**, consistently growing every month and **600k+ downloads in the last year**!
+* A surge in community engagement with **2600+** [LinkedIn followers](https://www.linkedin.com/company/microcks), gaining over **1100 followers** in 2024.
+* We have almost **1500 GitHub stars** on our [main repository](https://github.com/microcks/microcks), a growth of **+500 this year**, reflecting the increasing interest in Microcks.
+* We welcomed **21 public adopters** (+10 this year!) and **28 private adopters** we know of. We encourage private adopters to join our [public list](https://github.com/microcks/.github/blob/main/ADOPTERS.md) to showcase their use of Microcks.
+* Expanded globally with new users across **LATAM** and **APAC** regions, emphasizing our **growing international footprint**, as highlighted by the Google Analytics data below for the microcks.io website over the past year.
+
+{{< image src="images/blog/recap-of-an-amazing-2024-google-analytics.png" alt="image" zoomable="true" >}}
+
+## 🙌 Community Contributions: The Heart of Microcks
+
+Our community constantly amazes us with its contributions, driving innovation and expanding Microcks' possibilities. Adopters and users actively contributed ideas and implementations, enabling new capabilities for the Microcks platform.
+
+A special shoutout to [**AXA France**](https://www.axa.com/en) and [Sebastien Degodez](https://fr.linkedin.com/in/sebastien-degodez), who has become the maintainer of the [Testcontainers .Net library](https://github.com/microcks/microcks-testcontainers-dotnet), expanding our ecosystem to our [shift-left approach](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-microcks-fit-unify-inner-outer-loops-cloud-native-kheddache/) for [Microsoft](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/) developers 👉 [https://testcontainers.com/modules/microcks/](https://testcontainers.com/modules/microcks/)
+
+**Contributor Growth**: 2024 saw significant contributors' growth, demonstrating our community's enthusiasm and commitment. According to devstats, Microcks had [60 contributors](https://microcks.devstats.cncf.io/d/22/prs-authors-table?orgId=1&var-period_name=Last%20year&var-repogroup_name=All) in 2024\. These include committers from [25 organizations](https://microcks.devstats.cncf.io/d/5/companies-table?orgId=1&var-period_name=Last%20year&var-metric=contributions) such as Google, Red Hat, Catena Clearing, Vinted, Adeo, Bancolumbia, OPT New Caledonia and so on.
+
+{{< image src="images/blog/recap-of-an-amazing-2024-devstats.png" alt="image" zoomable="true" >}}
+
+👉 [Explore more stats here.](https://microcks.devstats.cncf.io/d/8/dashboards?orgId=1&refresh=15m&from=now-1y&to=now-1h)
+
+## 🌟 Ecosystem Collaborations: Stronger Together
+
+2024 was a banner year for partnerships and collaborations that pushed the boundaries of what's possible.
+
+###### [**KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon NA**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reflections-kubecon-na-2024-salt-lake-city-above-clouds-kheddache-lupke/?trackingId=1jl%2BmdKoReiQepSJClxNPQ%3D%3D)
+
+At Salt Lake City, we announced an exciting new partnership with [**Traefik Labs**](https://traefik.io/). We deliver [**Sandbox as a service**](https://traefik.io/solutions/api-mocking/?ref=traefik.io) with a fully GitOps-automated approach to Kubernetes. This collaboration showcases the seamless integration of Traefik's API Gateway with Microcks' API mocking and testing capabilities 👉 [Read more here.](https://traefik.io/press/traefik-labs-launches-api-sandbox-as-a-service-and-strengthens-kubernetes-gateway-api-leadership/)
+
+[**AppDeveloperCon**](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america/co-located-events/appdevelopercon/) synergies with the [**Quarkus**](https://quarkus.io/) community during day 0 of KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon NA. See the recording our the talk done with [Daniel Oh](https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-oh-083818112/) (Java Champion, CNCF Ambassador, Developer Advocate at [Red Hat](https://www.redhat.com/)) 👉 *“Streamlining Cloud-Native Development: [Simplifying Dependencies and Testing with Microcks](https://youtu.be/PeQyAVJo52I?si=NdNL8bps2JXaY3ub)”.*
+
+###### **Bump.sh Partnership**
+
+We teamed up with [**Bump.sh**](http://bump.sh)**,** which revolutionized how developers work with API specifications. Combining Bump's sleek documentation tools with Microcks' robust mocking and testing capabilities offers a well-connected, efficient workflow 👉 [Check out the details.](https://bump.sh/blog/microcks-bump-sh-testing-mocking-docs)
+
+###### **Observability with Grafana Labs**
+
+Working with [**Alain Pham**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alainpham/) from [**Grafana Labs**](https://grafana.com/), we introduced observability at scale for Microcks using [OpenTelemetry](https://opentelemetry.io/), showcasing how modern monitoring tools can empower API testing workflows 👉[Blog post here.](https://microcks.io/blog/observability-for-microcks-at-scale/)
+
+###### **Collaboration with API Evangelist**
+
+Partnering with [**Kin Lane**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kinlane), the [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com/), we explored a new schema for defining [API examples](https://microcks.io/documentation/references/examples/). This initiative enhances the specification of reusable examples, fostering interoperability and opening doors for broader collaboration in the open source ecosystem 👉 [Learn more about this specification.](https://apievangelist.com/2024/12/13/a-new-spec-just-for-your-api-examples/)
+
+## 🗣️ Communication Contributions
+
+Adopters and partners have played a crucial role in spreading the word about Microcks through talks, events, and blog posts.
+
+Notable highlights include:
+
+* [Ludovic Pourrat](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ludovic-pourrat/) from [**Lombard Odier**](https://www.lombardodier.com/home.html) sharing their journey in *"Revolutionizing API Strategy: [Lombard Odier's Success Story with Microcks](https://microcks.io/blog/lombard-odier-revolutionizing-api-strategy/)."*  
+* [Sebastien Fraigneau](https://www.linkedin.com/in/s%c3%a9bastien-fraigneau-82826a2/) from [**CNAM**](https://www.assurance-maladie.ameli.fr/) detailing their collaboration with “*Microcks for [automated SOAP service mocking](https://microcks.io/blog/cnam-soap-service-mocking/)”.*  
+* [Julien Breux](https://www.linkedin.com/in/julienbreux/) from [**Google**](https://cloud.google.com/), at [Conf42](https://www.conf42.com/) Tech Conference for a talk on “[*Testing with Testcontainers in Go\!*](https://www.conf42.com/Golang_2024_Julien_Breux_test_testcontainers_container)”.  
+* [Leon Nunes](https://www.linkedin.com/in/leon-nunes/) from [**Solo.io**](http://solo.io), meetup in Bangkok regarding *“[Mocking GraphQL with Microcks and Gloo Platform](https://youtu.be/wOTescSFiA4?si=zhukQ42lNv3W8rds)”.*  
+* [Hugo Guerrero](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugoguerrero/) from [**Red Hat**](https://www.redhat.com/en), during [KCD Guadalajara](https://community.cncf.io/kcd-guadalajara/) on Microcks journey in Spanish *“[Llevando tu Proyecto de Hobby a la Cloud Native Computing Foundation](https://youtu.be/wpS7ZrEeIi4?si=DRBA-Ytj4h9sVd44)”.*  
+* ...and many more, apologies to the ones I missed in this brief recap\!
+
+These stories inspire us and showcase the diverse ways Microcks is making an impact in the real world.
+
+In 2024, we introduced **two monthly community meetings**, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. These sessions are [open to everyone](https://github.com/microcks/community/blob/main/JOIN-OUR-MEETINGS.md), so feel free to join us live\!
+
+👉 [Watch the recording of previous sessions](https://www.youtube.com/c/Microcks/live).
+
+### **💡 Looking Ahead: 2025 and Beyond**
+
+2024 was a year of hard work, camaraderie, and innovation. But we're not stopping here. In 2025, exciting news and activities are lined up to make Microcks the **\#1 open source solution for API and microservices mocking and testing** and **level up within the Cloud Native Computing Foundation** ([CNCF](https://www.cncf.io/?s=microcks)).
+
+Stay tuned for announcements, new features, and opportunities to collaborate and grow.  
+Thank you for being part of this incredible journey. Here's to a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2025\! 🥂
+
+**Let's make the cloud native future even brighter together.**