I had just returned from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2018, which was held this week in Seattle, WA. The 8,000 attendees gathered at the conference (up from around 4,000 just last year!) are a huge testament to the growing adoption, maturation, and impact of Kubernetes in the enterprise. Kubernetes is not only here to stay — […]
· December 14, 2018 · 5 min read
CVE-2018-1002105, a critical Kubernetes security vulnerability affecting multiple versions of the popular container orchestration system was recently discovered and fixed by the Kubernetes open source community. What is the CVE-2018-1002105 Security Bug? In summary, when exploited the vulnerability would allow a lesser privileged user to perform escalated privilege operations against Kubernetes. This could be misused
· December 6, 2018 · 5 min read
Last month, I had the honor of moderating a CIO panel at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management at Lake Forest, IL near Chicago. The lively discussion at the panel centered around Digital Transformation driven by Cloud, Big Data and AI — and the challenges faced by CIOs leading these transformations. First off, I
· December 6, 2018 · 4 min read
Enterprise Infatuation with Kubernetes It seems that everyone is infatuated with Kubernetes. Every organization has an active project with Kubernetes or planning one. When adopting Kubernetes organizations are quickly realizing that many decisions need to be made and that Kubernetes is no simple thing. Some common questions are: How will I deploy Kubernetes? Where will
· December 3, 2018 · 6 min read
At Amazon’s re:Invent 2018 conference, Amazon finally announced their venture into on-premises data-centers, called AWS Outposts. Just a few years ago, this would have been unthinkable, given how Amazon executives would proclaim the inevitable death of on-premises infrastructure and private clouds. While AWS Outposts is in a very early technical preview, I wanted to share
· November 30, 2018 · 5 min read
This is a guest blog post written by Ron Illsley, distinguished analyst at Ovum. One of the biggest challenges faced by organizations as they look to adopt newer cloud native concepts, such as containers, micro-services, or serverless is marrying this new world with its existing portfolio and processes. The issue faced by many CIOs is
· November 28, 2018 · 4 min read
Over the past several years, the use of microservices as a means of driving agile best practices and accelerating software delivery has become more and more commonplace. In an effort to avoid the pitfalls that come with monolithic applications, microservices aim to break your architecture into loosely-coupled components (or, services) that are easier to update independently,
· November 26, 2018 · 7 min read
Serverless Computing has emerged in the past year as a compelling architectural alternative for building and running modern applications and services. Serverless applications allow developers to focus on their code, instead of on the infrastructure configuration and management. This speeds up development and release cycles, as well as allows for better, more efficient, scaling. Serverless
· November 19, 2018 · 8 min read
This blog post originally appeared on the AppDynamics blog Software complexity has grown dramatically over the past decade, and enterprises are looking to hybrid cloud technologies to help power their applications and critical DevOps pipelines. But with so many moving pieces, how can you gain confidence in your hybrid cloud investment? The hybrid cloud
· October 31, 2018 · 4 min read
In HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones, the mythical seven kingdoms are preparing for winter brought on by a force of zombie-like creatures called “White Walkers.” The phrase “winter is coming” is repeated throughout the course of the series, foreshadowing perils that lie ahead. With the changing seasons upon us, let’s consider what challenges are in
· October 25, 2018 · 5 min read
Kubernetes has emerged as the defacto standard in enabling IT to build out digital architectures to deliver on their business goals, and it is now a “must have” for whatever your organization’s level of digital maturity is. In this article, Vamsi Chemitiganti talks about the five fundamental business capabilities that Kubernetes can drive in the
· October 22, 2018 · 10 min read
Kubernetes is easily the most transformational cloud technology available today. It is the de facto standard for container orchestration, essentially functioning as an operating system for cloud-native applications. With its built-in high availability; granular, infinite scalability; portability; and rolling upgrades, Kubernetes provides many of the features that are critical for running cloud-native applications on a truly composable, interoperable infrastructure. Enterprises of all
· October 18, 2018 · 5 min read