Kubernetes deployment strategies

    In Kubernetes there are a few different ways to release an application, it is necessary to choose the right strategy to make your infrastructure reliable during an application update. Choosing the rig...

    Kubernetes The Hard Way Explained - Chapter 2

    Kelsey Hightower’s tutorial is the goto place for wannabe Kubernetes administrators who want to learn the ins and outs of the platform. With the CNCF’s official Kubernetes Certified Administrator prog...

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    Kubernetes The Hard Way Explained - Chapter 1

    Kelsey Hightower’s tutorial is the goto place for wannabe Kubernetes administrators who want to learn the ins and outs of the platform. With the CNCF’s official Kubernetes Certified Administrator prog...

    Becoming a Kubernetes Certified Service Provider

    Several of us signed up for the Beta of the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam. Container Solutions participates in the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and our CNCF ambassador Mich...

    Kubernetes on AWS... Cool Your Jets

    When AWS joined the CNCF everyone got so excited for hosted Kubernetes, and the clickbait articles were produced en masse. As much as I would love an AWS managed K8s, I am not holding my breath. I hav...

    Hacking it with Microsoft

    Recently I had the opportunity to participate in a hackathon organized by Microsoft with a colleague of mine. The format of this hackathon found us partnering up with developers from Microsoft, in thi...

    Working with Habitat as a cloud native developer, part 1

    In the last two months, I've worked together with Chef (the company) to evaluate Habitat from a cloud native developer perspective. This is the first blog in a series of three where I'll share my expe...

    Monitoring Kubernetes with DataDog

    Monitoring is a crucial part of any production application, and it’s importance is increasing as we move towards cloud native. For all the benefits of distributed, microservice applications, there are...

    Kubernetes Quick Tip: Whitelisting Source IP with Ingress in Kubernetes

    If you are using Ingress on your Kubernetes cluster it is possible to restrict access to your application based on dedicated IP addresses. One possible use case would be that you have a development se...