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Practice for your CKS exam with Palette
The CKS exam is the hardest test offered by CNCF. To make matters worse, it’s not easy to practice the material in a real-world setting. Luckily for you, Spectro Cloud Palette enables you to simply fire up a cloud environment with all the essential tools you need to practice for the CKS. Interested? Access this article to learn how to get started.
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Getting started with Kubernetes ingress
A Kubernetes ingress is an API object that handles access to Kubernetes services from sources external to the cluster. This blog examines why ingress is vital for organizations scaling their use of K8s and will teach you the difference between Ingress vs NodePort/LoadBalancer, an overview of ingress controllers and more. Read it here.
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Metsi Technologies partners with Spectro Cloud to help customers accelerate and simplify their containerisation and Kubernetes journey.
Metsi Technologies, a business that helps organizations accelerate digital transformation for the IT enterprise, has joined forces with Spectro Cloud. Together, the two companies will assist enterprises in adopting Kubernetes with confidence, no matter the challenges they face. Access this press release to learn more details.
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New Research by Spectro Cloud Benchmarks the Current State, Barriers and Opportunities of Kubernetes
60% of respondents said Kubernetes was their preferred or only way to deploy new production applications, with 43% of all workloads already in K8s today, according to the following State of Production Kubernetes survey. Read the full report here.
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Secured Access to Kubernetes from Anywhere with Zero Trust
Securing Kubernetes with zero trust authentication is complicated enough for a single cluster, never mind when managing hundreds or even thousands of K8s clusters.This article breaks down how you can achieve the ideal zero trust security in your K8s clusters through best practices and the addition of popular open-source tools. Read it here.
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State of the Edge 2022
This year’s State of the Edge report from the Linux Foundation has 3 overarching themes: Connectivity, location, and application infrastructure. All 3 play a crucial role in the development of edge computing. Access the report here.
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Cluster API and Declarative Kubernetes Management
Scaling Kubernetes deployments to multiple clusters and environments can be a difficult task. With Cluster API, which provides declarative management of cluster components and infrastructure, you can learn how to tame the complexity of managing multiple K8s deployments. Access this O’Reilly guide to get started.
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Keynote: Pushing the Boundaries of Open Source for a Brand New Edge - Saad Malik, Spectro Cloud
Kubernetes at the edge is one of the hottest topics in modern application development. While edge computing can be challenging to manage, significant progress is constantly being made that will help it unlock its true potential. Watch this brief keynote address Kubernetes on Edge Day to learn where edge is today, and where it will be tomorrow.
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5 best practices for managing bare-metal Kubernetes clusters
Running Kubernetes on bare-metal nodes increases security, control, performance and may reduce costs. However, getting the most out of bare-metal Kubernetes requires more than simply provisioning physical servers as nodes and going from there. This blog provides tips on how to truly take advantage of bare-metal K8s. Access it here.
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Three steps to controlling costs in multi-cloud Kubernetes
To help you keep Kubernetes multi-cloud costs down, this blog discusses how using a platform that natively integrates usage and cost visibility can enable you to keep a constant eye on consumption. Read it here to learn how to keep K8s multi-cloud costs to a minimum.
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Why Continuous Integration is nothing without Continuous Security
All the benefits of fast, continuous delivery in an agile environment are for nothing if security is compromised. This blog dives into the concept of Continuous Integration Continuous Security (CICS) and how you can seamlessly integrate security into your DevOps pipeline from the beginning of development. Read it here.
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Event: Kubernetes at the edge, from impossible to inevitable, Edge Event London, June 2022
Join Spectro Cloud’s VP of Sales Engineering, James Oakey, as he walks through the requirements for Kubernetes at the edge. He uses GE Healthcare’s experiences with the Palette platform to manage thousands of clusters in the challenging healthcare environment as an example. Watch his talk here.
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Spectro Cloud breaks flexibility and control stalemate in Kubernetes
In the following interview with Dave Cope, he discusses how by merging edge computing and Kubernetes, Spectro Cloud enables large corporations to use minimal resources when automating provisioning and patch management. He also talks about how attention is now focused on how to deploy, manage and innovate at scale.
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Extending Palette to support Amazon EKS Anywhere for bare metal Kubernetes!
Amazon EKS Anywhere can now support bare metal infrastructure. This means users can easily create operate Kubernetes clusters on their own bare metal servers. This article details how you can import bare metal clusters into Spectro Cloud’s Palette platform in just a few clicks. Read it here.
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DeARX discovers its Kubernetes superpowers with Spectro Cloud Palette
DeARX, a technology company that helps banks, insurers, and retailers interconnect multiple services via APIs, was looking to expand its services into managing Kubernetes clusters. The company chose Spectro Cloud’s Palette as their platform of choice. Access this case study to learn the benefits the platform provided.
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How to handle blocking PodDisruptionBudgets on K8s with distributed storage
PDBS can be a double-edge sword during automated maintenance activity. They help to prevent killing pods voluntarily, but they also make K8s operations work difficult by preventing the node from draining. This article details what to do when PDBs get in the way of your day 2 operations. Read it now.
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Bare metal Kubernetes as a Service: How to have your cake and eat it too!
In this webinar, you will learn the organizational need for bare metal Kubernetes, the benefits and challenges to bare metal Kubernetes adoption, how to treat and manage bare metal Kubernetes clusters with one automation strategy, and more.
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How many Kubernetes clusters do you need for your use case?
Does a single, large cluster or many small Kubernetes clusters address your workload needs? This article explores the factors behind this decision, what use cases make sense for each infrastructure, and the benefits of a hybrid approach. Get started here.
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Kubernetes at scale: do we need a reality check this KubeCon?
A Kubernetes service is a mechanism for grouping pods running on the cluster. Since pods are created and destroyed on a regular basis, K8s services helps to keep track of changes on the pod. This blog goes on to explain the 3 K8s service types, how they work and how to create each one. Read it here.
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Tooling for Enterprise Kubernetes
For those organizations that utilize Kubernetes and are looking for open source tools to make improvements, this video is a must watch. Here, experts in Kubernetes tooling in the enterprise will discuss automation, security, serverless/PaaS, and dev tools like k9s. Watch this video to learn more and view demos of these tools.
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Why Palette for Kubernetes at scale
Scaling your Kubernetes deployments is an eventuality, so why not procure help along the way? Access this datasheet to investigate 6 ways Palette for Kubernetes by Spectro Cloud can assist this Kubernetes scaling journey.
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Spectro Cloud named a 2022 Gartner Cool Vendor for Edge Computing!
Check out this blog post to discover why Spectro Cloud was named a 2022 Gartner Cool Vendor for Edge Computing, and what it means for organizations looking to accelerate their Kubernetes deployments.
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K8s after the Honeymoon: It’s Complicated
Tune in to this webinar for Spectro Cloud's insights on the best ways to 'catch up' to Kubernetes, as well as automation strategies that can simplify the update process.
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Webinar Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS): All the tools you need to know in action
Tune in to this webinar for a close look at the prerequisite toolset for the CKS certification, as well as a live demonstration from the Spectro Cloud engineering team.
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Spectro Cloud named a 2022 Gartner® Cool Vendor in Edge Computing
Dive into this blog post to find out why Spectro Cloud was deemed a 2022 Gartner "Cool Vendor in Edge Computing", and how Spectro can help your organization deploy Kubernetes at scale without sacrificing flexibility.