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Kubernetes 1.19 Is Here!

Kubernetes typically follows a quarterly release cycle. However, 2020 has been an unprecedented year so far, one that has impacted many contributors and businesses. The Kubernetes community responded to the challenges of 2020 by making some changes to the Kubernetes 1.19 release timeline. These changes extended the release cycle to allow more release candidates to be built while giving the community more time to focus on the enhancements that would be delivered.

From Idea to Product: How VMware Pivotal Labs Helps Startups Grow

For some startups, it can be tough to transition from a great idea to a usable product—especially if that product involves software. The same often goes for teams within large enterprises trying to capitalize on new opportunities, or to modernize existing applications to meet the demands of modern users. They know what result they want, but they don’t always know what to build to achieve that outcome, much less how to build it.

How to Monitor Your Kubernetes Cluster: Prometheus vs Datadog

So you’ve got a shiny new Kubernetes cluster up and it’s a dream. Deploying code is easy, scaling is a breeze, and you’ve never felt so efficient. However, despite claims that Kubernetes is self-healing, there’s still a nagging feeling in the back of your mind that wants to make sure your cluster is running smoothly. Just like any other tool, you need a monitoring solution to give you insight into Kubernetes.

How SLOs Enable Fast, Reliable Application Delivery

Application delivery is getting harder each day with the rise in complexity, the demand for services to be always-available, and the increasing pressure on teams to innovate. Service level objectives, or SLOs, can help. In this blog, we’ll discuss how SLOs are the key to modern application delivery, how to manage and measure them, the importance of observability for your SLO solution, and how to begin the journey to reliable application delivery today.

Best Certifications for IT Professional Careers

The job market for IT professionals right now is challenging. Whether you’re seeking your first job in IT or looking to further your career into a more pronounced and distinguished role, certifications serve as a way to separate from the crowd of applicants. Certifications show a functional level of proficiency, often making them more valuable than college degrees in certain entry-level positions, and just as valuable as years of experience in more established roles.

How to automate across Jira & Gitlab (Cloud)

We recently released new Jira automation triggers that allow you to automate your work directly from Gitlab (and BitBucket, Github) to Jira Cloud. Now Devs can focus on code instead of switching context and project owners will know Jira is always up to date. In this webinar, co-hosted with Gitlab, learn four use cases to help get you started.

How to create an Azure storage lifecycle management policy

Whether you are using our Cloud Storage Management software to gain insights into your Azure storage environment, or are just trying to work out how to save costs within Azure, creating a lifecycle management policy is a great idea to help you save in your Azure storage costs.

For Helm Chart Dependencies, Depend on ChartCenter

ChartCenter is a free Helm chart central repository that was built to help the Helm community find immutable, secure, and reliable charts for publicly available Kubernetes apps. With ChartCenter, you have a single source of truth to proxy all public charts from one, always available location. Without ChartCenter, you need to add each Helm chart’s repository to the Helm client for every Kubernetes app you want to install and update.