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Product Klips: Bite-Sized Feature Overviews

Komodor is the only unified, dev-first Kubernetes Platform, designed to enable Kubernetes across on-prem and cloud-native environments through a single pane of glass. Komodor’s platform empowers developers to confidently operate and troubleshoot their K8s applications while allowing infrastructure teams to maintain governance and optimize resources.

Canonical Kubernetes 1.27 announcement

Following the release of upstream Kubernetes on 11th of April, Canonical Kubernetes 1.27 is generally available in the form of MicroK8s, with Charmed Kubernetes expected to follow shortly. We consistently follow the upstream release cadence to provide our users and customers with the latest improvements and fixes, together with security maintenance and enterprise support for Kubernetes on Ubuntu.

Charmed Kubeflow is now available on AWS Marketplace

Canonical is proud to announce that Charmed Kubeflow is now available as a software appliance on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) marketplace. With the appliance, users can now launch and manage their machine learning workloads hassle-free using Charmed Kubeflow on AWS. This reduces deployment time and eases operations, providing an easy-to-install MLOps toolkit on the public cloud.

Marrying OpenAPI and Kubernetes Could Prevent Ticketmaster-Like Outages

Like most Taylor Swift fans, I was disappointed in the Ticketmaster crash during the presale for her current tour. The preorder fiasco reminds me of bottlenecks that all enterprises and organizations encounter on their digital transformation journey while they strive to balance the delivery of stable products with rapid application development to drive innovation and meet evolving customer needs. At some point, their infrastructure will be calling out, “It’s me! Hey! I’m the problem!

How to collect and query Kubernetes logs with Grafana Loki, Grafana, and Grafana Agent

Logging in Kubernetes can help you track the health of your cluster and its applications. Logs can be used to identify and debug any issues that occur. Logging can also be used to gain insights into application and system performance. Moreover, collecting and analyzing application and cluster logs can help identify bottlenecks and optimize your deployment for better performance.

Components Deep Dive: Docker-Compose in Bunnyshell

Discover how to easily create an environment in Bunnyshell using your docker-compose.yaml file. This developer-focused video walks you through the process of importing your services and configuring your components using 100% Docker-compose syntax. Learn how to expose public hosts, attach volumes, and set up build arguments. We'll wrap up with a demonstration of how to deploy your environment in just a few minutes.

Components Deep Dive: Helm & Kubernetes in Bunnyshell

Learn how to deploy an environment in Bunnyshell using Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests. This developer-centric video breaks down the process of configuring components such as the frontend, backend, and databases. Dive into the details of using Helm components, running user-defined scripts, creating values files, and leveraging Helm's templating system. We also explore how to use Kubernetes manifests and perform replacements within your application.

Troubleshooting with Bunnyshell

This video demonstrates how to troubleshoot various issues using Bunnyshell, including failed builds, broken backend, and issues caused by generic components. Learn how to access pipeline logs, container outputs, and Kubernetes resources for debugging, as well as how to perform SSH into containers and port forward for databases. By utilizing these techniques, you can efficiently identify and resolve problems without needing direct access to the Kubernetes cluster or infrastructure.

State of the Art: Technologies and Techniques for Simplifying Kubernetes Management

With a wealth of cloud-native and Kubernetes survey findings to examine, and with KubeCon Europe 2023 fast approaching, it is a good time to take stock of the state of Kubernetes deployment and the strides that have been made to simplify Kubernetes management.