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SCOM is a great addition for monitoring Kubernetes - and this is why!

Kubernetes is one of the most prominent container orchestration platforms available today. As cloud-native- and container solutions gain attention, so is Kubernetes. The platform that Google open-sourced in 2014 has even become the standard for container management for private- and public cloud. With the new approach towards cloud-native application development, where microservices and containers are essential, there is a big focus on software development and how to migrate to the cloud.

Surviving the Server Chip Shortage

The global chip shortage, which began in 2020, continues as demand for semiconductor chips continues to far outpace production. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger recently forecast shortages to be sustained through at least the remainder of 2022. As a result, IT operations teams at almost every company we’ve talked with have felt the crunch in the form of skyrocketing prices and delays of up to a year for procurement of physical servers.

The 5 best AWS Deployment Options to Consider in 2022

When we talk about various deployment and infrastructure provisioning choices on AWS, each option serves a particular set of users and needs. Some of Amazon's most common deployment services include Elastic Beanstalk, CloudFormation, and CodeDeploy. In containerization, there are options like ECS, EKS, Fargate, etc.

[Webinar] 5 Things We Learned Not to Ignore While Scaling Kubernetes

Using Kubernetes for orchestration? Great—we hope things are running smoothly. The thing about Kubernetes, though, is that it tends to surprise you—throwing curveballs just when you think you've finally mastered the art of container management. And those curveballs usually come at you when you try to scale up. So, how can you scale K8s without striking out due to speed and reliability (not to mention sanity) issues?