Kubernetes has become quite the conundrum. It’s 2024 and more teams than ever are looking for an alternative to the self proclaimed “de-facto” container solution for reasons ranging from long term complexity to its absolutely massive cost to maintain. So here’s the scoop. Teams have been ditching Kubernetes faster than hipsters drop mainstream coffee chains for that obscure, single-origin brew. Why?

The security and storage of secrets is one of the most controversial subjects when it comes to GitOps deployments. Some teams want to go “by the book” and use Git as the storage medium (in an encrypted form of course) while others accept the fact that secrets must be handled in a different way (outside of GitOps). There is no right or wrong answer here and depending on the organization requirements, either solution might be a great fit.

Learn about Cloudsmith's recent ISO 27001:2013 recertification, highlighting the team's unwavering commitment to security excellence and customer trust.

To optimize costs, businesses must continuously assess the cost-effectiveness of their IT infrastructure. This article explores the financial implications of transitioning from traditional cloud IT infrastructure, characterized by elements like EC2, RDS, and non-containerized environments, to Kubernetes, a modern container-orchestration system. Traditional IT infrastructures have long been the backbone of many organizations, offering a certain level of predictability in cost and performance.

If you’re working with AI, you’re working with data. From numerical data to videos or images, regardless of your industry or use case, every AI project depends on data in some form. The question is: how can you efficiently store that data and use it when building your models? One answer is PostgreSQL, a proven and well-loved database that, thanks to recent developments, has become a strong choice to support AI.

If your organization asked you to report on the reliability improvements you’ve made over the past 90 days, would you be able to pull up a report? If you’re like many engineers, this question might make you anxious. Reliability is a difficult metric to quantify in a meaningful way, let alone measure.

It’s 3am. You wake up to a blaring alarm, the sound burned into your soul from countless sleepless nights. You reach for your phone, ‘press 4 to acknowledge’ and bleary eyed, you open your laptop, grab a coffee and get to work. The next hour is a whirlwind—bringing services back online, keeping colleagues in the loop, maintaining a list of action items, updating a status page that will be seen by millions of customers. Potentially for the fifth time this month.

We are thrilled to share with you an exciting development in the world of automation: Resolve Automation as-a-Service (RAaaS), a groundbreaking offering that promises to transform how organizations approach automation.

I am excited to share the news that Civo has acquired Kubefirst, the renowned open-source GitOps powered platform for Kubernetes, as part of our commitment at Civo to simplify cloud computing complexities. This acquisition aims to drive synergies between Civo and Kubefirst, fostering enhanced product offerings and innovation in the cloud computing space. Together, this partnership will allow us to continue expanding our capabilities and enhance the services offered to our community.

The simplest way to manage and organize your Docker images is with a Docker registry. You need reliable, secure, consistent and efficient access to your Docker images that’s shared across your team in a central location, including a place to set up multiple registries that work transparently with the Docker client. There are three different repository types in JFrog Artifactory that you will use regularly for all of your package types, including Docker container images.