Astro Project Ties Kubernetes to Datadog

Source:-containerjournal.com Fairwinds, a provider of managed IT services for Kubernetes environments, has launched an open source project dubbed Astro that provides an easier application programming interface (API) for monitoring Kubernetes clusters using monitoring tools from Datadog as well as tools that make it easier to navigate Datadog. Company CTO E.J. Etherington says Astro was created so organizations that have embraced Kubernetes can monitor these platforms using the same tool they already employ to monitor existing monolithic applications. One of the

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Explaining Knative, the Project to Liberate Serverless from Cloud Giants

Source:-datacenterknowledge.com Today, using serverless means choosing a cloud platform to lock yourself into. The open source project expected to fix that is approaching prime time. One of the stars of the show at November’s KubeCon, the big annual Kubernetes conference whose 2019 edition happened in San Diego, was a new technology called Knative. Almost ready for prime time, it’s an open-source project Google started with the aid of IBM, Pivotal, Red Hat (now owned by IBM), and others to make

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Signs that your company is failing at DevOps

Source:-qrius.com DevOps has become a big buzzword in software development. This cultural tech movement combines development and operations, and strives to break some of the more traditional, siloed approaches to code builds. More companies than ever are taking a stab at DevOps, especially after thriving companies like Netflix, Etsy, and Target attribute their growth to its DevOps has become a big buzzword in software development. This cultural tech movement combines development and operations, and strives to break some of the

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Fairwinds’ Astro Helps Manage Datadog Monitors in Kubernetes Deployments for Better Productivity and Cluster Performance

Source:-finance.yahoo.com Astro software automates the management of monitors for more productive engineering teams and healthier clusters Fairwinds, the leader in fully managed cloud-native infrastructure solutions, has released its open source Astro project. Astro provides an intuitive API for understanding and managing Datadog monitors in large and complex deployments. Datadog monitors collect a massive amount of data for cloud-native deployments. These monitors are typically managed manually, which is inefficient and if not managed on a consistent, ongoing basis, can affect cluster

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How to back up Kubernetes and Docker

Source:-techcentral.ie 17 January 2020 | 0 Yes, your container infrastructure needs some type of backup. Kubernetes and Docker will not magically build themselves after a disaster. You do not need to back up the running state of each container, but you will need to back up the configuration used to run and manage your containers. Here is a quick reminder of what you will need to back up. Configuration and desired-state information The Dockerfiles used to build your images and

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Beyond Kubernetes: key competencies for infrastructure and operations engineers in 2020

Source:-gotechdaily.com For the system engineers and those employed in the company, the switch to the cloud and the increase in containers have drastically changed working practices and even the type of job roles in recent years. But that doesn’t mean you can learn Kubernetes and then rest on your laurels. To a certain extent, the general changes in the industry have not stabilized to some sort of consensus, but have created a field where change is only more likely –

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VMware Stock Needs a Successful Pivot in 2020

Source:-investorplace.com Many investors were looking at 2020 as being the start of something big for VMware (NYSE:VMW). After a year spent on acquisitions, the company appears ready to start making its transition to a hybrid cloud provider. vmw1600 Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com That would be welcome news to investors who are watching a stock that has dropped 25% from its 52-week high set in May 2019. But so far, 2020 has brought a lack of clear direction. Instead of

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How to back up Kubernetes and Docker

Source:-networkworld.com You don’t have to back up everything about every container, but it’s important to back up configurations for running and managing them in case of disaster. Yes, your container infrastructure needs some type of backup. Kubernetes and Docker will not magically build themselves after a disaster. As discussed in a separate article, you don’t need to back up the running state of each container, but you will need to back up the configuration used to run and manage your

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Red Hat Delivers Latest Kubernetes Enhancements

Source:-containerjournal.com Red Hat this week moved to make it easier to operationalize IT environments based on Kubernetes by making the latest versions of Red Hat OpenShift and Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage generally available. Based on version 1.16 of Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift 4.3 adds a range of encryption enhancements, including support for remote enablement of Linux Unified Key Setup-on-disk-format (LUKS) encrypted volumes and the ability to encrypt data at rest. The latest version also meets the encryption requirements specified

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What to expect from VMware in 2020

Source:-searchvmware.techtarget.com VMware experts Brian Kirsch, Alastair Cooke and Rob Bastiaansen take a look at what’s ahead for the virtualization vendor in 2020 as it builds Kubernetes into its suite. 2019 saw some major milestones for VMware. The virtualization vendor made several key acquisitions to expand its reach into new markets and announced a number of initiatives to update its suite. In 2020, experts predict VMware will continue to push forward — but hope that in doing so the vendor won’t

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Three Tools That Will Enable Your Team To Leverage DevOps Methods

Source:-forbes.com Almost 20 years ago, I worked at a company that did source code management with zipped files passed around via email at the end of every day. We crossed our fingers that there weren’t going to be any dependency issues. This might (read as: should) sound laughable today, but my personal experience tells me there are still an awful lot of companies out there for whom this is true, and DevOps methodologies are still way out of reach. Great

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Securing Kubernetes: Bug bounty program announced

Source:-zdnet.com Want to help lock down Kubernetes and make some money while you’re at it? The Cloud Native Computing Foundation has a new bug bounty program for you. Kubernetes, the container orchestration program, has become hotter than hot. Everyone — and I mean everyone — is adopting it. But with quarterly major updates and everyone rushing to deploy it, security is a real worry. Thus, the Kubernetes Product Security Committee, funded by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is launching

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Taking responsibility and growing faster: What does DevOps really mean?Taking responsibility and growing faster: What does DevOps really mean?

Source:-devopsonline.co.uk Sqills, a software solution company, has fully embraced the DevOps mindset and is also not afraid to embrace the potential of the cloud with AWS. To discuss these points, as well as overcoming any challenges they had with implementing these factors, DevOps Online spoke to Don Pinkster (Team Lead Infrastructure at Sqills) and Robin Breuker (Team Lead Software Development at Sqills). Tell us a bit about the work that you do? Pinkster: Our primary focus at infra is on

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How to survive in today’s IT without DevOps and containers

Source:-searchvmware.techtarget.com If you don’t write software, you might not require DevOps or containers in your data center. You don’t need to give into the pressure to adopt them. In today’s IT world, DevOps and containers are everywhere. These products and frameworks have done amazing things for certain admins and organizations, and you might feel pressure to implement them in your own workplace. But before you give in to pressure from vendors, management and the IT community, take a minute to

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OpenStack’s Complicated Kubernetes Relationship

Source:-containerjournal.com 2020 may be the year the OpenStack community comes to terms with Kubernetes As the open source community heads into 2020, loyalties between OpenStack and Kubernetes are likely to become increasingly divided. Contributors to open source projects are trying to determine where to prioritize their efforts, while IT organizations are wondering to what degree they will need a framework such as OpenStack to deploy Kubernetes. Most Kubernetes deployments thus far have been on top of open source virtual machines

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Careers Site: ‘Cloud Computing and Containerization Skills Are Booming’

Source:-virtualizationreview.com Careers site Indeed.com combed internal data to report on major trends in the tech skills market, finding that “cloud computing and containerization skills are booming.” “Docker, Kubertnetes, and other containerized tech tools allow software engineers to isolate the environment in which an application runs, permitting rapid scalability as user traffic grows,” the report said. “Employers increasingly demand these skills.” In “Indeed Tech Skills Explorer: Big Picture Tech Skill Trends,” published last month, the careers site identified the cloud computing

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HOW HELM CHARTS MAKE KUBERNETES MORE MANAGEABLE AND SECURE

Source:-techgenix.com Organizations are swiftly adopting the microservices architecture because of its several benefits such as reusability and parallel development. Kubernetes has become a staple in the microservices world. In fact, “Kubernetes” is the word that comes to mind when you think of microservices and containers. However, despite all the popularity Kubernetes has garnered over the last couple of years, it’s complicated to operate. Deploying even a single application means you have to set up several interdependent resources like pods, deployments,

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The Year Ahead for Kubernetes and Container Security

Source:-securityboulevard.com A new study out conducted among the DevSecOps community shows that Kubernetes use is rapidly growing within the enterprise, and not just within test or development environments. As organizations try to catch their breath with the rapid adoption rate, the security community is scrambling to adapt to containers and cloud native architectures as the new normal. The Alcide Kubernetes survey queried 200 professionals from development, operations, security, and cloud architect teams. It found that 45% of companies are now

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DevOps through container registry

Source:-jaxenter.com Cloud-Native and DevOps approaches are getting more and more attention in the software development world. Containerization and microservices architecture seem like the initial phase to help firms start their digital transformation. While more and more companies are embracing platforms like Docker and Kubernetes to manage the containers, images, and the other software environment dependencies, it has become challenging to handle and store the container images. To solve this issue of maintaining and organizing the container images, we have container

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MANAGED KUBERNETES SERVICES: HOW TO PICK THE RIGHT ONE FOR YOU

Source:-techgenix.com Kubernetes has become a staple in the IT world and it’s still going strong. Kubernetes helps organizations jump on the microservices train and even though it’s an incredible container orchestration tool, it can still be very complicated. To run and maintain a Kubernetes cluster you need to have considerable domain experience. And even then, setting up the cluster and deploying it can be time-consuming. Once you set up the Kubernetes environment successfully, you have to constantly manage and monitor

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