In the previous article, we deep-dived into the constructs of Kubernetes storage, and what the different types of storage are good for. We discussed dynamic provisioning, StorageClasses, and CSI external storage. In this article, we set up a simple, private sandbox – using minikube – where we can observe and hack on the inner-workings of
· May 22, 2019 · 18 min read
Storage in Kubernetes can really frustrate customers and newcomers to the blossoming cloud-native universe. In countless customer experiences – I can honestly say that majority of customer questions and issues around Kubernetes storage are often rather elementary, and roughly half of them are somehow related to persistent storage models. These basic questions could easily be
· May 22, 2019 · 17 min read
I travel across the US and everywhere I go there is a buzz around Kubernetes. From Silicon Valley companies jumping in with both feet and running Kubernetes workloads in production, to East Coast finserv and retail organizations, to middle America — everyone is digging in to understand the details and how best to take advantage
· May 16, 2019 · 11 min read
We’ve received incredibly positive responses to our recent partnership announcement with SolidFire to integrate their all-flash enterprise storage with our Platform9 Cloud management-as-a-Service solution. In a previous post, I discussed the use cases for block storage in a cloud platform such as OpenStack. I also walked through the various options for deploying Cinder block storage in OpenStack
· September 15, 2015 · 6 min read
One of the primary benefits of an open platform such as OpenStack is its ability to be an integration engine for various cloud technologies. This gives users the flexibility to choose best of breed compute, networks, and storage technologies to build out their private cloud while retaining the benefits of a common management framework for operators and
· August 31, 2015 · 6 min read