Kubermatic News For July 2020
With the release of Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform 2.14 we also open sourced it under Apache 2.0 licence. It was the right step at the right time and we hope to give something back to the community with this move.
Other Highlights This Month:
Learn how to get rid of your Kube Chaos with Kubernetes …
Introducing KubeCarrier: Operating Services the Cloud Native Way
At Kubermatic, we are highly committed to automate operations of Kubernetes across all infrastructures and up all layers. Invested in working with the open source community, we are pleased to introduce KubeCarrier, designed to automate the provisioning and entire lifecycle management of services, …
Introduction to Pods
What is a Pod?
A pod is the smallest object that can be created in Kubernetes. It consists of one or more containers that are tightly coupled and is the central object type on top of which others build their functionalities. Containers in a pod are created, managed, and destroyed together. …
Rancher And SUSE - A True Open Source Solution?
The cloud native acquisition and consolidation continues. EQT owned SUSE just acquired Rancher Labs for $600M, and although Rancher revenue was not publicly disclosed, this appears to be a purchase at ~30x multiple on revenue.
While EQT and SUSE celebrate the $600 million purchase as the first …
5G Core Deployment Using Kubermatic KubeOne
In this blog post, we shall be looking at how to use the KubeOne project to deploy a 5G core PoC. 5G is the next iteration of mobile technology with an emphasis on using cloud native technologies of which Kubernetes is meant to play an important role. KubeOne is a production grade open source …
Combating Kube Chaos Without Losing Your Sanity
Anyone running an IT system for any amount of time can tell a story about a forgotten machine or three running somewhere that no one even knows about. From the server in the backroom that still runs Fortran to that EC2 instance from 2012 still on your monthly bill, the sprawl of IT systems is always …
Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform Is Now Open Source!
Today is a very special day for Kubermatic, formerly Loodse. With the 2.14 release of Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform, we are excited to announce going all in on open source and making our core software publically available under the Apache 2.0 License. In line with our strong commitment to make …
Introducing Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform 2.14
Today, we are happy to announce the release of Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform 2.14.
Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform 2.14 is the first open source release of our core cloud native platform. Significant work went into making Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform available as a community project under the …
Edge Computing Nirvana - The Single Pane of Glass
The holy grail of IT operations is the single pane of glass that has an overview of and insight into the whole IT infrastructure. However, with each new generation of technology and the additional tooling they add to the stack, this nirvana always seems to be slipping further away rather than …
Running Containers and Virtual Machines Side by Side
Cloud native and Kubernetes are two of the hottest buzz words in the IT industry today. However, the sparkle of these terms cannot cover the legacy tangle of tech hiding at the back of every enterprise datacenter or even cloud infrastructures. Greenfield deployments of containers can easily take …
Introducing Aquayman
At Kubermatic we are using Quay.io to host our various Docker repositories. Over the last few years, cruft accumulated and we noticed that keeping team memberships up-to-date as employees and customers change became a hassle.
For Github we already make use of Peribolos, a wonderful tool to manage …
Edge Computing Requires Cloud Native Thinking Today
Edge computing is creating a new internet. In an age where consumers and businesses demand the smallest possible delay between asking a question and getting an answer, edge computing is the only way to reduce the time to insight. Edge computing shrinks this gap by lowering latency, dealing with data …