HashiCorp has released Nomad 0.12, a significant update to its orchestrator tool that offers improved deployment flexibility and operator maintainability at scale. The new version introduces Multi-Cluster Deployment, which enables users to deploy applications seamlessly across federated clusters with configurable rollout and rollback strategies. Spread Scheduling allows for even load distribution across the cluster, while Container Network Interface (CNI) supports deploying containerized applications with desired network configurations from third-party vendors. Other notable features include Soft Memory Limits, Windows IIS Task Driver, Podman Task Driver, Cluster Autoscaling, Nomad Snapshot, Nomad Debug, Cross-Namespace Queries, Automated Backups, and Global Search, Job Scaling, and Nomad Monitor in the UI. These updates enhance Nomad's capabilities for production use cases, making it a more attractive option for organizations looking to manage their containerized applications at scale.