Trying to configure persistent Kubernetes storage options comes with its issues and challenges. Although the official storage docs are quite extensive, they only cover a fraction of the specific configurations you might need in order to successfully install and provision them. From an operator’s point of view, you might encounter issues choosing a CSI and […]
· December 8, 2021 · 6 min read
When you’re studying Kubernetes, one of the first things you learn is that it won’t handle any storage requests for your applications when deploying a new cluster by default. This is because K8s was initially designed only for stateless apps; thus, storage was considered to be an add-on. This was such a common problem that
· December 6, 2021 · 9 min read
If you are looking for a way to deploy Virtual Machines, alongside your container workloads, then KubeVirt may be the answer. In this blog post we will explore the details on how to create a Virtual Machine using KubeVirt. Platform9 Managed Kubernetes has a new UI for KubeVirt. The UI has been reworked and has added
· December 1, 2021 · 10 min read
In a previous article, we discussed isolating workloads and took a deep dive into Kubernetes multi-tenancy and best practices. In this tutorial, we will show you some real-world examples using a Platform9 cluster environment, and we’ll introduce you to some useful techniques for setting up shared Kubernetes clusters by your development teams using Platform9 Managed
· November 30, 2021 · 13 min read
Recently, we set out to answer an age-old Kubernetes mystery – “what’s different about my cluster’s profile RBAC”. Let’s say you are managing 3 environments for many developer teams. The promotion lifecycle goes “Development”, “Staging”, then “Production”. The Development environment is an internal, safe place for developers to develop. It’s not highly available or has
· November 16, 2021 · 6 min read
At the KubeCon show in LA, we conducted a survey of 567 attendees who gave us insight into their use of Kubernetes. Here are the five most important takeaways from the survey results: 1. Autoscaling, speed, portability – top reasons to adopt Kubernetes KubeCon attendees tend to be advanced users of Kubernetes so the
· October 29, 2021 · 3 min read
Platform9 Managed Kubernetes (PMK) release version 5.4 is now available. This new version brings support for Kubernetes 1.21, new dashboards for Workloads and Storage, the containerd runtime, and other fixes and improvements. Platform9 is also excited to announce the Profile Engine, which is a new cluster governance and policy management feature that leverages the SaaS
· October 21, 2021 · 6 min read
Kubernetes Deployment can be overwhelming, so we will break it down into easy to digest sections. In this post you’ll learn: Kubernetes Overview Kubernetes Deployment Considerations & Models Kubernetes As a Service Deploy Kubernetes on Hosted Cloud Infrastructure Kubernetes Deployment Models Compared Kubernetes Multi-Tenancy Best Practices Kubernetes On-premises: Why, and How Kubernetes Overview Kubernetes has
· September 17, 2021 · 20 min read
A critical security requirement for our customers is to harden their servers to reduce the attack surface by removing unnecessary software and by configuring the remaining components so an attacker has fewer opportunities to compromise the server. The Center For Internet Security A non-profit organization called Center of Internet Security (CIS) was formed in 2000
· August 26, 2021 · 14 min read
In this blog post we are going to go over a few examples of how to create ingress resources that utilize Cert-Manager and the Nginx Ingress Controller on Platform9 Managed Kubernetes. There are two pieces of video content that go over the same configuration. Feel free to watch the videos and then reference this blog
· August 24, 2021 · 6 min read
In this article, we will take a look at the pieces that make up Platform9 Managed Kubernetes, talk about the distinct security benefits that our SaaS Managed architecture brings to your enterprise Kubernetes environment, and discuss how our architecture enables us to deliver 99.9% uptime SLA while helping you run a secure and enterprise grade
· August 17, 2021 · 9 min read
We have standard public cloud images available like CentOS and Ubuntu but sometimes we need to customize the image based on specific workload requirements. For example, in my case, one of the customers was using the Platform9 Managed Bare Metal solution and the underlying hardware required Kernel > 4. The same customer was running telco
· August 9, 2021 · 4 min read