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The latest News and Information on Containers, Kubernetes, Docker and related technologies.

December 2018 Online Meetup Introducing Rancher's New Multi Tenant Prometheus Support

In this meetup, we introduce our multi-tenant Prometheus functionality. Running Kubernetes clusters with multiple isolated tenants provides some challenges for the cluster operators. Rancher's new feature ensures consistent and secure monitoring for users in the cluster and project scopes.

Monitoring Kubernetes, part 1: the challenges + data sources

Our industry has long been relying on microservice-based architecture to deliver software faster and safer. The advent and ubiquity of microservices naturally paved the way for container technology, empowering us to rethink how we build and deploy our applications. Docker exploded onto the scene in 2013, and, for companies focusing on modernizing their infrastructure and cloud migration, a tool like Docker is critical to shipping applications quickly, at scale.

How to Make Kubernetes Work for Everyone

Kubernetes is the de-facto container orchestration standard, used to manage Docker containers in production. With every cloud provider offering Kubernetes services, it is also shaping up to be a standard form of computing infrastructure. At Rancher Labs, we build products and technologies that drive the mass market adoption of Kubernetes.

Intro to Kubernetes and Rancher Online Training - December 13, 2018

This free online training is aimed at users new to Kubernetes, or those interested in using Rancher to easily deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters. These sessions demo Rancher, an open-source platform for deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters across the cloud or on-prem.

Dynamically Provisioning Local Storage in Kubernetes

At LogDNA, we’re all about speed. We need to ingest, parse, index, and archive several terabytes of data per second. To reach these speeds, we need to find and implement innovative solutions for optimizing all steps of our pipeline, especially when it comes to storing data.

Now Available: IBM Cloud Monitoring with Sysdig.

Today at Kubecon we announced the availability of IBM Cloud Monitoring with Sysdig. Together, IBM and Sysdig have launched this new offering to provide a fully managed enterprise-grade monitoring service for cloud-native applications on IBM Cloud. If you build, ship, and run applications on IBM Cloud, you now have direct, integrated access to Sysdig Monitor.

How to Get Started with Rancher's New Multi-Tenant Prometheus Support and Alpha Release Process

Ankur Agarwal, Rancher's Head of Product Management, describes new features in Rancher 2.2. Learn how to monitor multiple Kubernetes clusters in this step-by-step tutorial and how our Alpha Release process works.

Upgrading Your AWS Kubernetes Cluster By Replacing It

With the recent panic over the zero-day Kubernetes vulnerability CVE-2018-1002105, Kubernetes administrators are scrambling to ensure their Kubernetes clusters are upgraded to a version that is patched for the vulnerability. As of this writing, the minimum versions that have the patch are 1.10.11, 1.11.5, 1.12.3, and 1.13.0-rc.1.