DIY or Managed? Understanding the True Cost of DIY Kubernetes This TCO report was prepared for a recent Platform9 prospect (referred to as COMPANY) to help them understand the costs and other factors involved in managing a Kubernetes deployment internally (DIY) versus using the Platform9 Managed Kubernetes (PMK) service. It outlines their business goals and
· August 12, 2021 · 1 min read
A Comparison of Kops vs. AWS EKS vs. Platform9 KaaS Software engineering organizations can consider a number of different options when evaluating which Kubernetes management solution is right for them. This article provides DevOps engineers with a clear picture of the similarities and differences between three popular Kubernetes deployment and management tools: Kubernetes Operations (Kops),
· August 12, 2021 · 1 min read
Kubernetes Fortnight: Cert-Manager and Ingress This live session was hosted on Thursday, August 5th at 9:00 AM PDT In this session of Kubernetes Fortnight, we will be going over Cert-Manager and Ingress Controllers. We will walk through a demo using the Platform9 PMK Certified Helm App Repository in the PMK Application Catalog to deploy Cert-Manager
· August 5, 2021 · 1 min read
Kubernetes Fortnight: New PMK 5.3 Release Features In this session of K8s Fortnight, we will be reviewing the new features of Platform9 Managed Kubernetes Release 5.3. Please join us for a hands-on demo of all the latest. Profile Engine: a new cluster governance and policy management feature to ensure cluster conformance Cluster RBAC Profiles: a
· July 23, 2021 · 1 min read
Note: Starting June 20, 2021, Kubernetes AMA is now Kubernetes Fortnight Kubernetes AMA Session 9: KubeVirt This session will encompass running KubeVirt on Kubernetes. A demo will go over installation of KubeVirt and how to launch a VM. Key questions we’ll be looking at will include: Why and when to use KubeVirt? How to setup
· July 8, 2021 · 1 min read
Note: Starting June 20, 2021, Kubernetes AMA is now Kubernetes Fortnight AMA Session 8: Multi-Cloud Kubernetes In this session, we will be discussing the management of Kubernetes clusters across multiple clouds. Key questions we’ll be looking at will include: What are the use cases for and benefits of a multi-cloud approach? What are the realities
· June 25, 2021 · 1 min read
AMA Session 7: Security The network should be your first line of defense. Defense in depth doesn’t just mean doing the same thing in different places; it means using layered techniques for resiliency. From an operations (and yes, security, too) standpoint, we need to look at each K8S cluster like its own datacenter. In this
· June 10, 2021 · 1 min read
AMA Session 6: Log Monitoring Kubernetes deployments require many logs in many locations, and Site Reliability Engineers (SREs), DevOps, and IT Ops teams are finding that more and more of their time is spent setting up logs, troubleshooting logging issues, or working with log data in different places. Fortunately, with advances in open-source tools and
· June 10, 2021 · 1 min read
A while ago, your enterprise decided to begin deploying Kubernetes. Given its reputation for ease-of-use and stability, you were enthusiastic and confident you could get things into production quickly and reliably — using in-house resources, doing it yourself — DIY. After all, there were so many free, open-source tools, and the developers couldn’t wait! However,
· June 7, 2021 · 1 min read
This event took place on Thu, May 13, 2021. As 5G deployments accelerate, mobile operators must future-proof their networks with platforms to cost-effectively address emerging service demands. Traditional network platforms with proprietary and vertically integrated architectures are fast being superseded by open, virtualized cloud-native platforms with improved performance, agility, and cost-effectiveness. These platforms will future-proof
· May 18, 2021 · 1 min readThis event took place on Thu, May 13, 2021. As 5G deployments accelerate, mobile operators must future-proof their networks with platforms to cost-effectively address emerging service demands. Traditional network platforms with proprietary and vertically integrated architectures are fast being superseded by open, virtualized cloud-native platforms with improved performance, agility, and cost-effectiveness. These platforms will future-proof
· May 18, 2021 · 1 min read
AMA Session 5: Ingress Controllers In this live session, our experts answered questions around ingress controllers and also covered: The Need For Ingress Controllers With Kubernetes Examples on how to run, configure and scale Ingress Deployment of NGINX Ingress Controller On Kubernetes* oAmq4y2N9Os
· May 13, 2021 · 1 min read