Introduction Platform9 is committed to enabling top tier 5G operators and software providers to take advantage of Kubernetes and open source software as they transition to cloud native architectures. In this blog we will explore the details on deploying free5gc (version 3.0.4) on top of Platform9 Managed Kubernetes. What is Free5GC? Free5GC is an open-source […]
· June 1, 2021 · 6 min read
Overview In this article you’ll learn about: What is Kubernetes Ingress Why Kubernetes Ingress was created Differences between Kubernetes Ingress, NodePort and Load Balancers Installing an Ingress Controller Using Kubernetes Ingress to expose Services via externally reachable URLs Using Kubernetes Ingress to load balance traffic Using Kubernetes Ingress to terminate SSL / TLS Using Kubernetes
· May 18, 2021 · 9 min read
There are a number of different options that software engineering organizations can consider when evaluating which Kubernetes management solution is right for them. This article seeks to provide DevOps engineers with a clear picture of the similarities and differences between three popular Kubernetes deployment and management tools: Kops, EKS, and Platform9 Managed Kubernetes (PMK). This
· April 29, 2021 · 18 min read
MayaData Director is a remote SaaS management plane to provision and maintain OpenEBS persistent storage for your microservices running on Kubernetes. Prerequisites: Kubernetes Cluster Each node should have at least one free unformatted disk attached to it. Prefer size larger than 10GB. Metallb loadbalancer configured on bare metal clusters to expose your services of type
· April 26, 2021 · 4 min read
As I talk with customers and prospects that are interested in Platform9 Managed Kubernetes offering, PCI requirements come up frequently. One critical PCI requirement is data encryption in flight within the Kubernetes cluster. This blog is a guided tutorial on exactly how to implement data encryption within a k8s cluster using Calico and WireGuard on
· April 22, 2021 · 5 min read
by Peter Fray (Platform9) and Alessandro Catale (Comfone) There are plenty of articles describing how to setup MongoDB with a Kubernetes operator. However, is Kubernetes a viable solution for running high-performance MongoDB use cases? In this blog, we will describe a real-world application performance test that 200 million MongoDB document inserts and reads per hour
· April 1, 2021 · 5 min read
EKS, Elastic Kubernetes Service by AWS is presently the most popular Kubernetes service available on public clouds, running thousands of clusters and applications for businesses globally. EKS is great if you’re looking to run in a single cloud and have no hybrid or multi-cloud kubernetes requirements or if you happen to be an existing AWS
· March 30, 2021 · 4 min read
There are a variety of ways to segment workloads from each other in Kubernetes. You can run them on different pods or set up different namespaces. But if you want the maximum level of granularity – and the high availability and performance benefits that it can bring – a multi-cluster Kubernetes deployment is the way
· March 18, 2021 · 8 min read
Running Kubernetes on bare metal offers a variety of advantages: It can increase performance, lower costs and more. Although bare metal isn’t always the best deployment approach for Kubernetes, it’s certainly worth considering if you have the infrastructure to support it. Below, we walk through considerations for running Kubernetes on bare metal, then explain how
· March 18, 2021 · 8 min read
The brick-and-mortar store is the new battleground for retailers. They need to deliver outstanding in-store shopping experiences that drive new revenues while maintaining operational efficiencies. With the latest development in technologies like Kubernetes and edge computing, it is possible to deploy Software-defined stores that deliver the agility and ease of use similar to a public
· March 11, 2021 · 5 min read
Operators of 5G mobile broadband networks deal with large-scale, complex, dynamic, and highly distributed infrastructure requirements. They have to deploy and operate thousands of radio towers and networks while managing software applications across the access layer, aggregate layer, and core data centers. Furthermore, they have to satisfy stringent specifications for latency and network performance of
· March 2, 2021 · 8 min read
This article first appeared on Telecomms.com Edge computing is rapidly emerging as the new cloud. According to Gartner, by 2022, more than 50% of enterprise-generated data will be created and processed outside the data center or cloud (Gartner report on edge). This poses a significant challenge for cloud computing giants like Amazon Web Services and
· February 26, 2021 · 7 min read
