Mar 9, 2020 | Kubernetes, Tips, Video
Without your help, Kubernetes cannot know an app’s resource requirements but optimizing Kubernetes apps can be challenging. This talk, from the February 2020 San Francisco Kubernetes Meetup, delves into several techniques for effectively sizing pod resources,...
Mar 2, 2020 | Kubernetes, Tips, Video
Microservices need an operational tune-up in order to perform their best on Kubernetes. This talk, given at the San Francisco Kubernetes Meetup in February 2020, dives into the essential additions needed for highly-efficient microservice deployments on Kubernetes....
Feb 27, 2020 | Kubernetes, Learning and Development, Tips
(Feb. 27 2020) – How does someone go from a complete Kubernetes beginner to a Certified Kubernetes Administrator? We’ve put together an easy to navigate “subway map” to help prospective Kubernetes administrators build their skills. For beginners, we recommend...
Feb 11, 2020 | Kubernetes, Tips, Video
Kubernetes initContainers run when a pod is first initialized. Their job is to run bootstrapping tasks before a pod’s primary application container runs. InitContainers are great for separating preparation steps from operations. They run in sequence, each one...
Jan 27, 2020 | Kubernetes, Tips
etcd is the persistent key-value store that holds the state of a Kubernetes cluster. Every pod, deployment, secret, kubelet – everything about a Kubernetes cluster is stored in etcd. That means that etcd is one of the most important things to keep backups for,...
Jan 23, 2020 | Kubernetes, Learning and Development, Tips
(Jan. 23 2020) – As an official Kubernetes Training Partner and Certified Service Provider, we’re often asked what’s the best way for developers and DevOps teams to properly skill-up on Kubernetes. There are a few paths future Kubernetes developers can take on...
