The cloud native community is thriving and Kubernetes has a lot to do with it. In this open source ecosystem, practitioners are continually sharing knowledge, tools, and lessons learned from first-hand experience to help others succeed ... Read More

Kubernetes 1.34 is now generally available, but most organizations aren't running it yet. No rush here, but it’s great to look ahead. The Kubernetes community and leading managed services, such as Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and the team here at ... Read More

Containerization is the backbone of modern cloud-native application development, which means that managing containers effectively is as important as it ever has been. Container management tools help orchestrate, monitor, and optimize containerized applications at scale. For engineering teams using Kubernetes for container orchestration, finding the right container management tools can ... Read More

Today, the cybersecurity landscape is changing quickly with the increase of AI capabilities used by attackers and defenders alike. In this environment, effectively managing and remediating Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) remains important for maintaining a secure Kubernetes environment. However, it's not enough to simply address these vulnerabilities; you must ... Read More

Keeping your Kubernetes infrastructure up-to-date is critical for security, compliance, stability, and performance, and it usually gives your cluster feature enhancements as well. Forced upgrades can wreak havoc on your workloads and supporting infrastructure. Working with our team of site reliability engineers (SREs), we identified the eight most critical factors ... Read More

Kubernetes was released over ten years ago by Google as an open source project to improve container orchestration. While several cloud providers offer managed Kubernetes services, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) was (unsurprisingly) the first to market, released in 2015. Understanding the GKE pros and cons can help you determine which ... Read More