Last week I talked in depth about control planes and the differences between EKS and Cycle. In this weeks blog we'll dive into what it takes to spin up a cluster and get things rolling.

We're in 2024, and one thing has become clear: the future belongs to those who can harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI). At Qovery, we are at the forefront of this transformation, integrating AI into our internal developer platform to revolutionize how developers manage their application lifecycles. Our mission is to empower developers with autonomy, efficiency, and deep insights, ensuring they can focus on what they do best — building great software.

Kubernetes at the edge has become extremely popular with retail companies like Chik-Fil-A and Starbucks, leading the way as famous examples to the more exotic US Air Force deploying Kubernetes on F-16s. At Codefresh we’ve seen and helped implement every kind of edge deployment from clusters in retail stores, mobile clusters in vehicles, air-gapped clusters for telecoms, and lots more.

Containerization has deeply changed the way applications are built, deployed, and managed. Containers include both an application and its dependencies, enabling consistent and efficient deployment across diverse environments. However, as applications scale and become more complex, managing numerous containers manually becomes increasingly challenging. Container orchestration streamlines the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.

Kubernetes continues to play a pivotal role in orchestrating containerized applications with its cloud-native capabilities. Of course, capabilities like flexibility and scalability mean organizations must be extra vigilant, especially when it comes to maintaining the health and efficiency of Kubernetes clusters.

Looking for Kubernetes alternatives? You've come to the right place. In this article I'm diving into Amazon EKS vs Cycle and learning more about the differences in the control plane. Not what you're looking for? Here are 3 more Kubernetes alternatives articles from our blog.

Kubernetes is used everywhere, from test environments to the most critical production foundations that we use daily, making it undoubtedly a de facto in cloud computing. While this is great news for everyone who works with, administers, and expands Kubernetes, the downside is that it makes Kubernetes a favorable target for malicious actors. Malicious actors typically exploit flaws in the system to gain access to a portion of the environment.

Launched in June 2014 as an open-source container orchestration software, Kubernetes is now ten years old. Being increasingly adopted by organizations of all sizes, Kubernetes has today become an essential part of the IT landscape. Kubernetes now completes the modern IT picture, along with Linux, the cloud, and containers that form the backbone of how most IT applications are developed and delivered.

Container vs virtual machines – what is there to know? These are key virtualization technologies that are used by developers, system administrators, and increasingly, home users to run applications. While they are similar, they have different use cases and function differently in key ways.

Cloud computing demands efficient application deployment, management, and scaling. Amazon EKS offers a solid solution, simplifying cloud computing management for organizations. At its core, AWS EKS harnesses the power of Kubernetes to automate tasks within AWS’s secure cloud infrastructure. It supports smooth and reliable application performance, which is crucial for organizations scaling their operations. This guide details AWS EKS pricing and offers practical tips on reducing costs.