March 31, 2020
Working With Istio: Track Your Services With Kiali
Istio is one of the most well-known service mesh projects. In this article, learn how to install the sample application that ships with Istio.
March 24, 2020
Guide to Installing Spinnaker in Kubernetes Clusters
Learn how to have a production-grade Spinnaker which can be used to create your deployment pipelines for one or more Kubernetes clusters.
March 12, 2020
Announcing Flagger 1.0
We're happy to announce the first release candidate of Flagger 1.0! Version 1.0 comes with the promise of a stable API. The canary resource is no longer alpha and the API has been extended to facilitate integrations with external monitoring systems and alerting platforms.
March 04, 2020
Implementing FaaS in Kubernetes Using Kubeless
Learn about the Function as a Service (FaaS) is new architectural pattern and how to implement FaaS.
February 25, 2020
Calculating the True Cost of Moving to the Cloud - Part 2
In part 1 we broke down the key components of the move that need consideration. We also linked to described all of the public cloud cost calculators to help you estimate expenses. In this post, we’ll take a closer look and discuss why you need to distinguish between CapEx and OpEx expenses.
February 20, 2020
Four Pitfalls to Watch for when Migrating to the Cloud
Migrating an on-premises data center to cloud-based infrastructure is trickier than it seems. This post explains what the most common pitfalls are that can get in the way of achieving a successful cloud migration.
February 18, 2020
Financial Services and the State of DevOps - Industry Report Card
We look at the 2019 State of DevOps report which surveyed more than 3,000 DevOps practitioners across different industries. The focus of the report was on how an improvement in security measures can assist release velocity.
February 13, 2020
InfoQ on WKSctl and Cluster Configuration Management with GitOps
InfoQ, the magazine for professional software development, and Christian Melendez recently conducted an interview with the Weaveworks team on the WKSctl project. WKSctl is an open source tool that can be used to create and manage developer and production ready Kubernetes clusters from git.
February 11, 2020
20 Years of FOSDEM
FOSDEM, an annual conference to promote the widespread use of free and open source software, is now in its 20th year. Its scope is breathtaking: it takes over an entire university campus in Brussels for two days. Last week saw 871 events spread across 71 tracks.
February 04, 2020
Calculating the True Cost of Moving to the Cloud
Finding the cost of any major change to a large and complex system is rarely as simple as adding up the prices of the goods and services required, and cloud migration is no exception.
February 04, 2020
Create A CI/CD Pipeline With Kubernetes and Jenkins
Pipelines ensure a smooth transition from code to the target environment. Here’s a how-to guide for building a CICD pipeline with Jenkins and Kubernetes.
January 23, 2020
GitOps and Cluster API: Multi-cluster Manager
In a previous post we introduced the combination of Flux and the Cluster API to enable cluster management with GitOps. But what happens if you are building a large multi-cloud and/or hybrid platform?This post introduces an advanced deployment pattern for managing multiple clusters.
January 21, 2020
Kubernetes Authentication
Kubernetes is flexible enough to allow you to choose the authentication mechanism that suits you and your organization.
January 17, 2020
Kubernetes Authorization
Kubernetes handles authorization through RBAC. Continue reading to dive into how it works!
January 16, 2020
Docker vs Virtual Machines (VMs) : A Practical Guide to Docker Containers and VMs
Docker, Kubernetes, and containers are indeed powerful technologies that can bring many benefits to a business. But they are not necessarily the right choice for every workload. In some cases, you’re better off sticking with simple virtual machines.
January 14, 2020
Open Source Weave Ignite - The GitOps VM
At last year’s Kubecon in San Diego, Mark Emeis, Weaveworks Engineering Manager and open source contributor gave a talk on how Weave Ignite started, how it works and where you can use it in your development pipelines.
January 08, 2020
Kubernetes Observability: Log Aggregation Using ELK Stack
Logging, when used in the earliest design stages, helps diagnose bugs, gain insight into system behavior and spots potential issues before they occur."
January 07, 2020
How Kubernetes Helps Solve Cloud Complexity
Deploying to the cloud requires an understanding of the implications of cloud native. Even though Kubernetes and other cloud native technologies come with a learning curve, in the long run they reduce complexity not add to it. Learn the key Kubernetes concepts you need to know to get there.
December 23, 2019
Cloud-Native Logging And Monitoring Pattern
Want to learn about various Kubernetes patterns? Check out our blog post regarding the monitoring pattern.
December 05, 2019
MLOps on Kubernetes with Portable Profiles
This post introduces a new feature called Profiles, which allows you to create a specific Kubernetes application platform to meet your business needs. We show how you can enable machine learning operations or MLOps with specific Profiles for two different types of Kubernetes instances - EKS and Kubernetes with Firekube.