GitOpsCon EU 2021 - First time for everything
The momentum of the GitOps community keeps growing and the success of GitOpsCon EU proves that there’s much more to come as well. Organized by the CNCF GitOps Working Group and sponsored by us and our friends at Red Hat, the event showcased an amazing panel of GitOps evangelists and practitioners who covered a range of topics for those still contemplating GitOps adoption to experienced GitOps practitioners who manage enterprise scale implementations. Here is the recap...
Liquid Metal: multi-cluster Kubernetes on bare metal with microVMs
Das Schiff platform from Deutsche Telekom is an example of the benefits of a GitOps-driven, fleet-managed platform for telecom operators. A key enabler for rolling out Das Schiff to the edge is the ability to run Kubernetes on microVMs. This blog describes the core technology, jointly developed by Deutsche Telekom, Weaveworks and AWS, which significantly improves the efficiency of deployment of Kubernetes across bare-metal pools.
Managing Kubernetes with GitOps in a multi-cluster, multi-cloud world
If you’re deploying anything at scale, you’re going to need some level of automation in order to achieve consistency. By using a GitOps workflow to manage your Kubernetes clusters, you can solve some of the most common challenges associated with multi-cluster environments.
The Road to Flux v2 - May Update
Flux v2 has its first anniversary and reaches the 0.13 milestone, there are new guides and use-cases docs, info about upcoming events (yes we'll be at KubeCon!) and general Flux community news!
The journey from Ops to GitOps
To understand what makes GitOps so revolutionary, you need to understand what came before it. You need to know how IT operations (the ‘Ops’ in GitOps) used to work – and how, in the age of the cloud, IT operations evolved. So in this post, we’re going to take a step back...
Git Your GitOps Questions Answered
Whether you’re interested in best practices for getting started with GitOps migrating apps to Kubernetes or you’re curious about our predictions about the future of cloud native operational frameworks, we have the answers to deepen your understanding and help navigate your Kubernetes and cloud native journey.
Improve Kubernetes operational intelligence with multi cluster observability
With Weave Kubernetes Platform (WKP) 2.5 we are adding an enterprise grade observability portal. WKP uses standard Kubernetes tooling, and works across organizations and different environments. Observability is the cornerstone of efficient and secure Day 2 operations, by providing critical data on health and system performance to cluster operators.
Progressive Delivery across multiple clusters & cloud using Weave Kubernetes Platform, Flagger & Linkerd
In this talk Jason Morgan, Buoyant, and Paul Curtis, Weaveworks are introducing the concept of progressive delivery across multiple clusters and environments. With technologies such as Linkerd and Weave Kubernetes Platform, teams can progressively move traffic to Kubernetes - controlled and securely. Best in class GitOps workflows ensure developer friendly operations for Kubernetes while ensuring High Availability and Disaster Recovery across multiple backends.
KubeCon EU 2021 & GitOpsCon - event season is in full bloom
We are super excited for KubeCon EU 2021 and will kick it off with a Day 0 event (on Monday, May 3 at 15:00 UTC) #GitOpsCon with the GitOps Working Group and our friends at RedHat. Here is a quick preview of what we have planned and must see talks....
GitOps - From Business Value to Technical Value
At our recent virtual event, GitOps Days 2020, Weaveworks executive Paul Fremantle outlined how increased velocity is just one of the benefits of GitOps. He explained that ultimately, increased velocity is a business metric.
Key Learnings from GitOps Days 2020: Compliance + Governance - part 2
How can strongly regulated industries such as the financial or healthcare sectors use GitOps to help with Compliance & Governance in today’s modern development world? We summarized key takeaways from a talk at GitOps Day 2020.
Delivery engineering = GitOps at State Farm
At State Farm delivery engineering is about enabling every product team to deploy changes to platforms in a simple, compliant, and repeatable manner - a very succinct explanation of the term "GitOps". Tune in to hear more about State Farm's adoption journey of GitOps.
Multi-cloud Strategies with Kubernetes and GitOps
Adopting a multi-cloud strategy has many advantages, however it also has its own set of challenges and obstacles. We delve into the benefits of multi-cloud and how to overcome its challenges using Kubernetes and GitOps.
GitOps Use Cases at the Edge
Telcos have a lot to gain from 5G and edge networks, and this has ripple effects on their customers. In our latest blog post, we are examining four key benefits of the 5G edge from the perspective of a telco, and what this means for their customers. We also connect these benefits to Kubernetes and GitOps practices, which is the key enabler.
Local storage: choosing the right solution for your cluster
Local storage is almost always the best answer if you are running stateful applications in your Kubernetes cluster. But with so many local storage options out there, choosing the right one is hardly straightforward. For this reason, we’ve just finished putting some of the leading solutions to the test....
GitOps across the Edge and all Clouds
In this two-part series we discuss why Kubernetes is vital for telcos to set up operations at the edge, and how GitOps is key to managing and scaling Kubernetes at the edge. Together, they make for a comprehensive strategy for telcos looking to rollout 5G services in the near future.
Axel Springer automates test environment setup with GitOps and GitHub Actions
Discover how the infrastructure team at Axel Springer SE, one of the largest publishers in Europe, was able to set up a Kubernetes platform leveraging GitOps and GitHub Actions that allowed their developers to create and tear down test environments on demand within minutes.
Flux is now a CNCF incubating project
We are proud to announce that the CNCF Technical Oversight Committee promoted Flux to Incubation status. This is testament to the dedication of a community that deeply believes in GitOps principles as the way to operate your applications and infrastructure, and scale more efficiently. Read more about the future of Flux and Flux v2
How the Service Mesh became a Service Mess
Our latest podcast episode, features William Morgan, CEO of Buoyant and the creator of Linkerd. Tune in for a brilliant discussion on the origins of service mesh, its ecosystem and why it’s important for Kubernetes centric infrastructures today.
2020 State of DevOps - GitOps accelerates self service
The 2020 State of DevOps report touches on a central issue for application and platform teams - the idea of introducing self service workflows. High performing teams are keen on realizing the benefits such as a self-service developer experience, continuous platform improvement, and an always-available audit trail. We analyzed how GitOps introduces automation and standardization that lead to a successful platform model.