Platform engineering is generating some of the biggest buzz in the IT world.

As the movement to the cloud has grown, so has the use of containers as an effective way to package, distribute, and deploy applications. As surveys show, Kubernetes is the most widely used orchestration engine for managing cloud-native containers. Kubernetes automates deployment, auto-scaling, resource optimization, backup and recovery, and enables containers to run across different environments, eliminating the need to develop separate versions for each operating environment.

In a market downturn, reducing spending would seem to be the prudent course to pursue. However, surveys show that most companies intend to increase IT spending in 2023. A Spiceworks Ziff Davis survey, for example, found that even for businesses that plan to cut back in other areas, tech spending will increase. The survey found that more than one-half of companies surveyed planned to increase IT spending (compared with only 6% planning to decrease spending).

We have entered the next phase of the digital revolution in which the data center has stretched to the edge of the network and where myriad Internet of Things (IoT) devices gather and process data with the aid of artificial intelligence (AI).

There are instances in which organizations miss the opportunity to improve their infrastructure and gain competitive advantages by clinging to entrenched, well-worn technologies with which they are comfortable. This is the case with Terraform and Cluster API (CAPI). When explaining to various organizations the benefits they could gain through CAPI, I have heard hesitant responses such as.

With the release of the D2iQ Kubernetes Platform version 2.4 (DKP 2.4), the best Kubernetes platform just got better, particularly the ability to manage Kubernetes clusters across multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments. What makes DKP so special? D2iQ’s business is focused solely on creating a container management platform that is as complete and reliable as possible.

In 2022, Kubernetes continued to mature and gain widespread adoption as it crossed the chasm into the mainstream. Following are the predictions we see for Kubernetes in 2023.

DevSecOps–short for development, security, and operations–is a trending practice that introduces security testing, triage, and risk mitigation as early as possible in the software development lifecycle, rather than bolting on security in the final stages. DevSecOps requires a shift (also known as “shift-left”) in culture, process, and tools across development, security, and operations teams to make security a shared responsibility.

Automation can reduce the complexity of Kubernetes deployment and management, enabling organizations to devote their energies to creating business value rather than wrestling with their Kubernetes infrastructure.

The Gartner report on How to Run Containers and Kubernetes in Production describes the barriers that are preventing organizations from successfully deploying and managing Kubernetes environments.