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An overview of Monitoring Azure Kubernetes Services

Modern applications are increasingly built using containers and microservices packed with their dependencies and configurations. Kubernetes is open-source software for deploying and managing those containers at scale—and it is also the Greek word for helmsmen of a ship or pilot. Monitoring the health and performance of your Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster is critical to ensure that your applications are up and running as expected.

Understanding Kubernetes Evicted Pods

What does it mean that Kubernetes Pods are evicted? They are terminated, usually the result of not having enough resources. But why does this happen? Eviction is a process where a Pod assigned to a Node is asked for termination. One of the most common cases in Kubernetes is Preemption, where in order to schedule a new Pod in a Node with limited resources, another Pod needs to be terminated to leave resources to the first one.

Partnership: Save Your Cloud Costs with Usage AI and Qovery

You are using Qovery, and you love the product, but what about saving some money on your cloud bills on top? Today, we are making your dreams come true with a brand new partnership with Usage AI, and today, I will explain everything you need to know about it.

What is a service mesh?

The rise of the containerized software environment has left archaic, monolithic application structures behind. Cloud-native applications running via a range of containers, or individual, self-contained software packages, are now the norm. Platforms and tools like Kubernetes and Docker allow developers to create apps that work irrespective of device or operating systems, vastly reducing time to market and increasing potential user base numbers.

Making Peace with the Grim Reaper - Liveness & Readiness Probes | Guy Menahem & Anais Ulrichs

Learn all about liveness and readiness probes (done right) from Guy Menachem - Solution Architect at Komodor, the first Kubernetes-native troubleshooting platform, with vast experience working with DBs from old-timey mainframes to cloud-native systems.