So you want to build yourself a Kubernetes cluster? You have your reasons. Some may want to utilize the hardware they own, some may not fully trust these fancy cloud services or just simply want to have a choice and build themselves a hybrid solution. There are a couple of products available that I’ve reviewed, but […]
Which Kubernetes distribution to choose for on-prem environments?
Most people think that Kubernetes was designed to bring more features and more abstraction layers to cloud environments. Well, I think the biggest benefits can be achieved in on-premise environments, because of the big gap between those environments and the ones that can be easily created in the cloud. This opens up many excellent opportunities […]
How to modify containers without rebuilding their image
Containers are a beautiful piece of technology that ease the development of modern applications and also the maintenance of modern environments. One thing that draws many people to them is how they reduce the time required to set up a service, or a whole environment, with everything included. It is possible mainly because there are […]
4 ways to manage Kubernetes resources
How to build CI/CD pipelines on Kubernetes
Kubernetes as a standard development platform We started with single, often powerful, machines that hosted many applications. Soon after came virtualization, which didn’t actually change a lot from a development perspective but it did for the field of operations. So developers became mad, and that’s when the public cloud emerged to satisfy their needs instead […]
Maintaining big Kubernetes environments with factories
People are fascinated by containers, Kubernetes and cloud native approach for different reasons. It could be enhanced security, real portability, greater extensibility or more resilience. For me personally, and for organizations delivering software products for their customers, there is one reason that is far more important – it’s the speed they can gain. That leads […]
How to increase container security with proper images
Security is a major factor when it comes to a decision of whether to invest your precious time and resources in new technology. It’s no different for containers and Kubernetes. I’ve heard a lot of concerns around it and decided to write about the most important factors that have the biggest impact on the security […]