KubeEdge graduates from the CNCF! What this means for edge computing
On October 15, 2024, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) announced the graduation of KubeEdge, an open-source project that extends Kubernetes’ capabilities into edge computing environments. For those in the cloud-native spacee, this marks a significant milestone in the journey of edge…
5 challenges of maintaining data consistency and performance in stateful workloads
Stateful workloads, which manage data that must persist across various interactions, present unique challenges in maintaining data consistency and performance. This article delves into these challenges and explores strategies to achieve high availability and fault tolerance through data…
Protecting Kubernetes environments with OX Security: A holistic approach to cloud-native security
Security has become a major roadblock for enterprises to ship their cloud-native applications. A whopping 67% of the companies reported that they delayed their deployments due to concerns over Kubernetes security, as per a Red Hat survey . With Kubernetes’ adoption soaring in recent years, its…
Top 4 Load Balancing Service Mesh Technologies of 2024
Why do we need Service Mesh Technologies? Service meshes have become the talk of the town in the cloud-native world in recent years. And not without reason – A service mesh is essentially an infrastructure layer interwoven into your application, serving as a sophisticated air traffic controller for…
Securing Kubernetes Networking with TLS Encryption: A Comprehensive Guide
In today’s fast-paced digital world, Kubernetes has become a popular approach to managing containerized applications in production environments. According to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s 2022 survey, over 70% of respondents use containers in production, and more than half of them use…
Get the evil out – don’t run containers as root
Containers are not hot and shiny anymore. They are a common piece of the puzzle when it comes to building great software. But a common pitfall, even now, is that many containers run as root. This poses a security risk. So, get the evil out – don’t run containers as root. Why containers run as root…
5 Different types of cloud-specific and open-source ingress controllers
Kubernetes has become synonymous with container technology today. It facilitates easy deployment and high scalability, because of which many organizations are moving their production workloads to Kubernetes. But as the application grows and you keep adding new clusters and nodes, things start…
List of the top Ingress controllers for Kubernetes
Kubernetes is the most popular container-based cluster management system. The ease of deployment and high scalability make it a powerful choice for production environments. Unless you run your cluster or have a team that keeps track of all containers, managing Kubernetes becomes time-consuming and…
Kubernetes Meetup: Special Edition Event at TomTom with Louis Ryan
We’re beyond excited to both have our first ever meetup at TomTom and an international guest speaker from Solo.io (and an important part of the Istio project): Louis Ryan ! Which such lineup talks are guaranteed to be..atomic ⚛️! Date : Thursday September 19th, 2024 Location : TomTom HQ Amsterdam,…
Combine Portainer & GitLab to solve tech and business challenges around containers
It takes two to tango. Two powerful platforms from the landscape of container orchestration, Portainer, and GitLab, work really well together to tackle the complex intersection of technology and business challenges. As organizations increasingly embrace containerization for scalable and efficient…
Video interview: Mirantis Lens is the Kubernetes IDE you didn’t know you needed
Edward Ionel, Head of Developer Relations at Mirantis, covers how Lens gives developers, SREs, and operators full Kubernetes situational awareness without needing kubectl or YAML.
Implementing a Microservices Approach to Software Testing using Gitlab and Kubernetes
Software development is increasingly moving away from legacy “monolith” application architecture and embracing microservices as the way forward. Instead of developing, deploying and scaling entire solutions, microservices enable you to deploy individual components as services that work together to…
