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Running stateful workloads on Kubernetes: cluster setup, database operators such as those for PostgreSQL, Helm, storage, networking, OpenShift and Rancher.

Kubernetes Traffic Control: Ingress vs. Gateway API

In the evolving landscape of Kubernetes, efficient and flexible management of network traffic is essential for deploying, scaling, and securing modern applications. As organizations adopt more complex microservices architectures, the need for robust traffic control mechanisms becomes increasingly critical. This is where the Gateway API comes into play. Gateway API is a relatively new and powerful extension to Kubernetes designed… 

The SUSECON 2024 in Berlin

As part of the SUSE partner program, we were warmly invited to attend the SUSECON 24 in Berlin with my colleague Jean-Philippe Clapot. A two and half days event where we joined the SUSE family to learn more about their strategy and vision. “SUSE Make Choice Happens” with their Open Source Solutions extended with the PRIME support and advance offering.… 

My first day at SUSECON 2024

It is mid-June, and I have the opportunity with my colleague Arnaud Berbier to go to Berlin. Not for visiting the city, not for sightseeing, but for a business conference. This year, SUSECON set its location in the German capital, and as a partner, it was a kind of must for dbi services to be next to SUSE. SUSECON, the… 

Rancher RKE2: Rancher roles for cluster autoscaler

The cluster autoscaler brings horizontal scaling into your cluster by deploying it into the cluster to autoscale. This is described in the following blog article https://www.dbi-services.com/blog/rancher-autoscaler-enable-rke2-node-autoscaling/. It didn’t emphasize much about the user and role configuration. With Rancher, the cluster autoscaler uses a user’s API key. We will see how to configure minimal permissions by creating Rancher roles for cluster… 

Cloud Native Storage: Identify your storage

Welcome back in this series of blogs regarding Cloud Native Storage. Check my previous on Cloud Native Storage: Overview for the introduction. In this one, I will discuss about the process involved in choosing a cloud native storage product. If you remember my previous blog, I pasted the exhaustive (big!) list of products. Of course, if you are familiar with… 

KubeCon & CloudNativeCon 2024 in Paris – The Lightning Talks

For my 2nd time at the KubeCon & CloudNativeCon Europe – the right place to be for all the Kubernetes & CloudNative technical sessions, showcases, networking and to have fun – the event took place in Paris. Our travel from Basel to Paris was fast, 3 hours of TGV is appreciated compared to Amsterdam where we had to take the…