add external articles and update events

Signed-off-by: Kavishka Fernando <kavi@kavishka.local>

Author: Kavishka Fernando

blog/assets/previews/developer-platform-with-backstage-2026.webp

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import infoqPreview from '@site/blog/assets/previews/infoq-article-2026.png';
 import brightbasePreview from '@site/blog/assets/previews/brightbase-article-2026.png';
+import zerotrustPreview from '@site/blog/assets/previews/zero-trust-2026.png';
+import stackademicPreview from '@site/blog/assets/previews/stackademic-article.webp';
 import article163Preview from '@site/blog/assets/previews/163-article-2026.png';
 import condeintechnologyPreview from '@site/blog/assets/previews/codeintechnology-article-2026.jpg';
 import bestidpitnextPreview from '@site/blog/assets/previews/bestidp-itnext-article-2026.webp';
 import demistifyingAbdelPreview from '@site/blog/assets/previews/demystifying-abdel-article-2026.webp';
+import inforworldPreview from '@site/blog/assets/previews/developer-platform-with-backstage-2026.webp';
 
 export interface ExternalArticle {
   title: string;
@@ -37,6 +40,27 @@ const externalArticles: ExternalArticle[] = [
     source: 'Bright Base',
     image: brightbasePreview,
   },
+  {
+    title: 'Zero Trust Networking for OpenChoreo with Istio Ambient Mesh',
+    url: 'https://nomadxd.github.io/blog/zero-trust-networking-for-openchoreo-with-istio-ambient-mesh',
+    description:
+      'How OpenChoreo Cell architecture and Istio ambient mesh create defense-in-depth for Kubernetes workloads, demonstrated with a simulated NASA Artemis II lunar mission.',
+    date: '2026-04-14',
+    category: 'community',
+    source: 'Github',
+    image: zerotrustPreview,
+  },
+  {
+    title:
+      'From Kubernetes to a Platform: A Guided Tour of OpenChoreo’s Custom Resources',
+    url: 'https://blog.stackademic.com/from-kubernetes-to-a-platform-a-guided-tour-of-openchoreos-custom-resources-bfc4a88746ab',
+    description:
+      'A journey through OpenChoreo custom resource — what each one is for, why it exists, and how they all fit together to turn a raw Kubernetes cluster into a developer platform.',
+    date: '2026-04-20',
+    category: 'community',
+    source: 'Stackademic',
+    image: stackademicPreview,
+  },
   {
     title:
       'OpenChoreo 1.0 Released: Integrating AI Agents into the Kubernetes Development Layer (Translated)',
@@ -76,9 +100,19 @@ const externalArticles: ExternalArticle[] = [
       'A technical deep-dive into the OpenChoreo multi-plane, Kubernetes-native architecture and how this open-source internal developer platform simplifies platform engineering without hiding the underlying infrastructure.',
     date: '2026-06-18',
     category: 'community',
-    source: 'medium',
+    source: 'Medium',
     image: demistifyingAbdelPreview,
   },
+  {
+    title: 'Building a state-of-the-art development platform with Backstage',
+    url: 'https://www.infoworld.com/article/4189074/building-a-state-of-the-art-development-platform-with-backstage.html',
+    description:
+      'Why a developer portal isn’t a development platform, and how to design the all-important layer beneath it.',
+    date: '2026-06-25',
+    category: 'community',
+    source: 'InfoWorld',
+    image: inforworldPreview,
+  },
 ];
 
 export default externalArticles;

blog/assets/previews/stackademic-article.webp

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {
   "events": [
     {
-      "month": "JUN",
-      "day": "25",
-      "category": "Community calls",
-      "title": "OpenChoreo monthly community call — June",
-      "meta": "Zoom · Open to all",
-      "primaryAction": "Add to calendar",
-      "primaryActionHref": "https://zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meetings/openchoreo?view=list"
+      "month": "JUL",
+      "day": "1",
+      "category": "Meetups",
+      "title": "KSUG.AI Australia - Melbourne Meetup",
+      "meta": "July 1 . Melbourne, Australia",
+      "primaryAction": "Register",
+      "primaryActionHref": "https://www.meetup.com/ksug-au/events/315111947/"
     },
     {
       "month": "JUL",
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
     }
   ],
   "pastEvents": [
+    {
+      "date": "June 25",
+      "title": "OpenChoreo monthly community call — June",
+      "action": "Watch Video",
+      "actionHref": "https://youtu.be/AMPolwONG-o?si=Lyfy-Bk9PyS3ZP2v"
+    },
     {
       "date": "June 18-19",
       "title": "KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India 2026",
@@ -40,12 +46,6 @@
       "title": "Cloud Native Hyderabad",
       "action": "More Details",
       "actionHref": "https://ocgroups.dev/cncf/group/cloud-native-hyderabad/event/tr9jkbf"
-    },
-    {
-      "date": "June 4",
-      "title": "Kubernetes Sri Lanka",
-      "action": "More Details",
-      "actionHref": "https://ocgroups.dev/cncf/group/f8dnmxt/event/hkf8t4e"
     }
   ]
 }

blog/assets/previews/zero-trust-2026.png

@@ -1,6 +1,26 @@
 {
   "pastEvents": [
-   {
+    {
+      "date": "June 25",
+      "year": "2026",
+      "title": "OpenChoreo monthly community call — June",
+      "description": "OpenChoreo monthly community call #1",
+      "type": "Community Call",
+      "location": "Virtual",
+      "action": "Watch Video",
+      "href": "https://youtu.be/AMPolwONG-o?si=Lyfy-Bk9PyS3ZP2v"
+    },
+    {
+      "date": "June 18-19",
+      "year": "2026",
+      "title": "KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India 2026",
+      "description": "Talk: Zero Trust for Autonomous Agents: Isolating AI Workloads on Kubernetes",
+      "type": "Conference",
+      "location": "Mumbai, India",
+      "action": "More Details",
+      "href": "https://kccncind2026.sched.com/event/2IW3w/zero-trust-for-autonomous-agents-isolating-ai-workloads-on-kubernetes-kanagalingam-senthalan-wso2"
+    },
+    {
       "date": "June 11",
       "year": "2026",
       "title": "Cloud Native Hyderabad",
@@ -30,14 +50,14 @@
       "action": "More Details",
       "href": "https://www.meetup.com/cloud-native-london/events/312972430/"
     },
-     {
+    {
       "date": "April 30",
       "year": "2026",
       "title": "Cloud Native Mexico City",
       "description": "Talk: Building AI-Native, Kubernetes-First Platforms for PEs, SREs, and Developers",
       "type": "Meetup",
       "location": "Ciudad de México, Mexico",
-      "action": "Watch the Session",
+      "action": "Watch Video",
       "href": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWC4-yATTU8"
     },
     {
@@ -47,7 +67,7 @@
       "description": "Talk: OpenChoreo: Building AI-Native, Kubernetes-First Platforms for PEs, SREs, and Developers",
       "type": "Conference",
       "location": "Seattle, WA, United States",
-      "action": "Watch the Session",
+      "action": "Watch Video",
       "href": "https://youtu.be/rW_R521yjHA?si=pR3tRn9H2FaKWYPQ"
     },
     {
@@ -151,4 +171,4 @@
       "href": "https://www.meetup.com/container-and-modern-apps-user-group-seattle-bellevue/events/312975745/?eventOrigin=group_events_list"
     }
   ]
-}
+}