Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

We have created a simple Rails 7 application to showcase how easy it is to deploy to Hetzner Cloud with Cloud 66.

Containers are no longer a thing of the future – they are all around us. Companies use them to run everything – from the simplest scripts to large applications. You create a container and run the same thing locally, in the test environment, in QA, and finally in production. A stateless box built with minimal requirements and unlike virtual machines – without the need of virtualizing the whole operating system.

At Civo we are always committed to listening to our customers and community. In this post, I would like to highlight some of the great work the team has done to make Civo Kubernetes a go-to choice for enterprises.

We now deliver Ubuntu Frame, a display server for embedded devices that makes it easy for developers to deploy their graphics applications on Linux. Ubuntu Frame simplifies the development of embedded displays such as digital signage solutions, kiosks, IoT devices, robots, and more. In this blog, we will discuss the migration from mir-kiosk to Ubuntu Frame.

Want to land one of the 20,000 jobs calling for Puppet experience? Or perhaps you already know Puppet but want to advance your skills in order to scale your infrastructure even more quickly and securely? Starting this May, we’re making it easier than ever for you to learn Puppet with an all-new instructor-led curriculum and the opportunity to take all of our Fundamental Core instructor-led training for free.

A month and a half ago we released ValidKube, our first OS project that fused the capabilities of three other popular OS tools (kubeval, kubectl-neat and trivy) in a single easy-to-use microsite. Using the microsite, any user could ensure the security and hygiene of their K8s YAML, with just a few clicks of the button, pretty much on the fly. ValidKube was born out of a straightforward concept and we were happy to see its user-friendly approach resonate almost immediately.

One of the most challenging things when writing about DevOps and ITIL is finding the perfect phrases to define both of them. They not only mean different things to different people and organizations but are also implemented & used very differently. Let’s glance through their definitions first.

The past two years have seen erratic cloud spend thanks to the upheaval caused by the global pandemic. Looking ahead to 2022, business is beginning to normalize. Within that “new normal,” there is no question that cloud is more popular than ever, and Kubernetes is at an all-time high. Some companies are continuing to operate remote, or find that they are thriving thanks to an investment in the cloud.

You know you need to secure your software supply chain. Everyone’s telling you that these days - your executives, your vendors, even the United States government. Your organization has an initiative to do so, or maybe they’ve brought in an expert to help you achieve this goal. But hold on a minute - do we have a shared understanding of what a software supply chain is, and what exactly makes it secure?