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Top 3 Considerations for Building A Cloud Native Foundation in Your Enterprise

If you haven’t already done so, the thought of your enterprise using cloud computing must have crossed your mind, right? The key business imperative driving moves to new data center architectures are their ability to natively support digital applications. Digital applications are “Cloud Native” (CN) in the sense that these interactive applications are originally written […]

Top 3 Considerations for Building A Cloud Native Foundation in Your Enterprise · · 8 min read

Kubernetes Logging and Monitoring: The Elasticsearch, Fluentd, and Kibana (EFK) Stack – Part 2: Elasticsearch Configuration

This is a 3-part series on Kubernetes monitoring and logging: Requirements and recommended toolset  EFK Stack – Part 1: Fluentd Architecture and Configuration EFK Stack – Part 2: Elasticsearch Configuration (this article) In the previous posts in this series, we’ve reviewed the architecture and requirements for a logging and monitoring system for Kubernetes, as well

Kubernetes Logging and Monitoring: The Elasticsearch, Fluentd, and Kibana (EFK) Stack – Part 2: Elasticsearch Configuration · · 5 min read

Kubernetes Logging and Monitoring: The Elasticsearch, Fluentd, and Kibana (EFK) Stack – Part 1: Fluentd Architecture and Configuration

This is a 3-part series on Kubernetes monitoring and logging: Requirements and recommended toolset  EFK Stack – Part 1: Fluentd Architecture and Configuration (this article) EFK Stack – Part 2: Elasticsearch Configuration In the previous article, we discussed the proven components and architecture of a logging and monitoring stack for Kubernetes, comprised of Fluentd, Elasticsearch,

Kubernetes Logging and Monitoring: The Elasticsearch, Fluentd, and Kibana (EFK) Stack – Part 1: Fluentd Architecture and Configuration · · 4 min read

Platform9 Receives the 2018 Stratus Award for Cloud Computing as a Top ‘Hybrid Cloud Provider’

We’re excited to share that Platform9 received the 2018 Stratus Award for Cloud Computing in the “Hybrid Cloud Provider” category. The Stratus Award from Business Intelligence Group recognizes companies and individuals innovating in the Cloud that provide solutions which are truly differentiated in the market. Platform9 was chosen for our unique offering – providing the industry’s only enterprise-grade,

Platform9 Receives the 2018 Stratus Award for Cloud Computing as a Top ‘Hybrid Cloud Provider’ · · 2 min read

Logging & Monitoring of Kubernetes Applications: Requirements & Recommended Toolset

This is a 3-part series on Kubernetes monitoring and logging: Requirements and recommended toolset (this article) EFK Stack – Part 1: Fluentd Architecture and Configuration EFK Stack – Part 2: Elasticsearch Configuration You have a K8s cluster. Now what? For a production-grade Kubernetes cluster, monitoring, alerting and log aggregation are essential. In this article, we

Logging & Monitoring of Kubernetes Applications: Requirements & Recommended Toolset · · 5 min read

Migrating Off AWS: How to Move Production from AWS to Enterprise Data Centers Running OpenStack and Kubernetes

Running resource-intensive workloads with high-volume traffic can be very expensive, especially while using managed services like RDS. Public Clouds abstract management of networking and high availability from end-users but incompatible and expensive resource types drive the need for some organizations to migrate off of the public clouds. On the other hand, privately managed IT environments

Migrating Off AWS: How to Move Production from AWS to Enterprise Data Centers Running OpenStack and Kubernetes · · 2 min read

Cloud Management: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – Part 1

At Platform9, we work daily with some of the leading enterprises, across a wide range of industries – from Financial Services, Internet, Retail, Embedded, and more. A key question we get asked often is how enterprises can transition to becoming Cloud Native (CN) or Digitally Native (DN) businesses. The journey to becoming a truly software-driven,

Cloud Management: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – Part 1 · · 6 min read

Kubernetes as a Cloud-Native Operating System – On-Premises, Too!

The best Kubernetes architecture for your organization depends on your needs and goals, of course. Kubernetes is often described as a cloud-native technology, and it certainly qualifies as one. However, the cloud-native concept does not exclude the use of on-premises infrastructure in cases where it makes sense. Sometimes, there are advantages to running Kubernetes deployments

Kubernetes as a Cloud-Native Operating System – On-Premises, Too! · · 9 min read

What We Can Learn from GE and Why Digital Transformations Fail

The high profile implosion of General Electric’s (GE) ambitious digital strategy has caught the attention of many practitioners and IT leaders over the last few months. GE is an iconic business conglomerate with major operations in Aerospace, Transportation and Power, along with a major financing arm. GE has embarked on a massive digital transformation strategy

What We Can Learn from GE and Why Digital Transformations Fail · · 9 min read
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