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SUSE Awarded 16 Badges in G2 Spring 2023 Report

Spring is here and so are the latest G2 Badges! I’m happy to share that G2 has awarded 15 badges to SUSE in its 2023 spring report, including the overarching ‘Users Love Us’ badge (again). G2, the world’s largest and most trusted tech marketplace, recognized Rancher, SLE Desktop, SLE Real Time, SLES and SUSE Manager as High Performers and Momentum Leaders. G2 also awarded the openSUSE Tumbleweed Linux distribution.

How to Escape the Legacy Trap: A Proven Strategy for Application Modernization

Sadly, older applications and services too often slow down business innovation, usually stopping innovation completely. Indeed, 76% of executives said they are too invested in legacy applications to change. They’re caught in the legacy trap! The older your IT, the more it will cost in money and time to evolve. Organizations simply can’t figure out how to prioritize this invisible work over adding new features and apps. The fix is to reorient how you prioritize modernization work from a technical perspective to a business perspective. An application modernization strategy that focuses on business capabilities delivered will fare better than a strategy that focuses on “fixing the old stuff.”

Kubernetes Benefits for Developers and Business in Large Enterprises

If you’re interested in Kubernetes, chances are extremely high the reason is because you want to support developers, by using Kubernetes to run the applications they write for your organization. There are other use cases, such as data analysis and running enterprise applications, but most Kubernetes workloads are there to help run an organization’s custom-written applications. So how is Kubernetes helping to reach that goal?

Kubernetes Tools Worth Paying For, from the 2023 VMware State of Kubernetes Survey

In this video, @thecote looks at the 2023 VMware State of Kubernetes survey to the types of tools being the Kubernetes ecosystem, at least as represented by the survey respondents. Whether you're looking to build out your Kubernetes setup or simply want to learn what your peers are doing, this survey offers valuable insights into what people are doing.

Codefresh CI/CD Platform Overview

Codefresh is a next-generation enterprise CI/CD platform for cloud-native applications. We help you automate your microservice builds and deployments with Kubernetes native workflows. When you are ready for GitOps, we have you covered with advanced deployments such as Canary and Blue/Green. Thousands of DevOps teams depend on Codefresh to build and deploy their software in a safe and scalable manner.

Merging to Main #2: Is GitOps Just a FAD?

Adopting GitOps is an adventure worth exploring, but it requires careful consideration of your existing development practices, CI/CD automation, infrastructure, and engineering culture. Like any CI/CD modernization, the benefits are significant, but finding the right balance between the amount of change, the timeline, and the potential for improvement can be tricky. In addition, you also must ensure that your teams receive training on the core principles of GitOps and the new process. So with that in mind - is it all worth it? Is GitOps just another FAD that you should ignore?

Securing Kubernetes at KubeCon: Vulnerabilities, Supply Chain, and Policies

Ben Hirschberg, co-founder of Armo and Kubescape maintainer, discusses the major security discussions at KubeCon, including focusing on the right vulnerabilities, addressing supply chain issues, and automating policy creation from application behavior.