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7 Simple Kubernetes Performance Optimization Tips

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Kubernetes is a complex tool. As is the case with most complex tools, getting optimal performance out of Kubernetes can be tricky. Most Kubernetes distributions don’t come fine-tuned to maximize... Read More

Building Helm Charts for Kubernetes Management

By Platform9

Kubernetes, the popular container orchestration system, is used extensively in DevOps. However, it can become very complex: you have to handle all of the objects (ConfigMaps, pods, etc.), and you... Read More

Kata Containers, Docker and Kubernetes: How They All Fit Together

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By now, virtually everyone has heard of Docker containers. But you may still be unfamiliar with Kata, an open-source container project launched in December of 2017. Kata emerged at a... Read More

Kubernetes infrastructure cost optimization

By Platform9

Enterprise Kubernetes costs can vary considerably. Depending on whether you decide to host your clusters on the public cloud services – such as Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Azure Kubernetes Service... Read More

10 Kubernetes Performance tips

By Platform9

Overview This article will cover Top 10 Kubernetes Performance Best Practices: Define Deployment Resources Deploy Clusters closer to customers Choose better Persistent Storage and Quality of Service Configure Node Affinities... Read More

Kubernetes Logging: Comparing Fluentd vs. Logstash

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Logging is an important part of the observability and operations requirements for any large-scale, distributed system. With Kubernetes being such a system, and with the growth of microservices applications, logging... Read More

Kubernetes Federation: What it is and how to set it up

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There are several SaaS and open-source solutions that have the capability to manage multiple, disparate Kubernetes clusters – regardless of the specific distribution or what hosted offering is in play... Read More

GitOps in Kubernetes

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What is GitOps GitOps, in layman’s terms, can probably be described as DevOps powered by Git, with a noticeable shift in favor of developers. Think of Git version control as... Read More

5 Challenges to Going Cloud-Native – and How to Solve Them

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We’re living in a cloud-native world. You can barely read a tech blog or go to a conference without hearing about all of the benefits of cloud-native technologies or architectures,... Read More

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