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Welcome to Komodor's blog, your go-to resource for insights on all things Kubernetes. Stay tuned for expert advice, in-depth tutorials, and the latest industry trends to help you throughout your K8s journey.
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What Is GitOps? The Complete Guide

7 min read

This article will take you through the benefits of GitOps, how it works, with what technologies, and how it impacts the development processes and life cycles of your engineering teams. It will also talk about two of the popular GitOps-enabling tools: ArgoCD and Flux.

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Rightsizing & Handling Resource Allocation in Kubernetes

7 min read

This article will delve into a concept known as rightsizing, which is an ongoing process of optimizing resource allocation that considers the actual usage and needs of applications. Likewise, you’ll look at how rightsizing in Kubernetes can unlock significant performance gains and cost savings. We’ll also explore the importance of resource allocation and review a few strategies and best practices when rightsizing your Kubernetes resources.

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Kubernetes Security: The Essential Role of Guardrails

6 min read

While the term "guardrails" encompasses a wide range of protective measures, this post will first focus on the critical role of Kubernetes policies in enhancing security and compliance and how they streamline operational efficiency.

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Embracing Open Source in the Enterprise: Strategies & Best Practices

8 min read

This blog post explores the strategic shift towards OSS by discussing the benefits and challenges it brings, as well as best practices to integrate and maintain open-source projects within enterprise environments.

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Avoiding Hidden AWS EKS Costs: A Guide to Cluster Management

5 min read

This blog aims to guide you through the new AWS pricing policy, illustrate potential cost implications with hypothetical scenarios, and offer strategies to manage and optimize your Kubernetes clusters effectively.

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Kubernetes Migration – Moving on to Day 0

6 min read

This is going to be the post that enables you to understand a little more deeply everything you need to line up on Day 0,  in order to get your systems and stacks ready to support cloud-native architecture.

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5 Ways to Make Kubernetes Auditing an Effective Habit 

5 min read

This post will explore auditing, what Kubernetes events or logs you should be watching, and a few steps to take for establishing an effective auditing practice.

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Kubernetes Migration from Day Minus One (-1) to Day Two (2)

6 min read

This post is going to start with Day -1 (yes, minus one), and will focus on everything you need to think about before you even get started with K8s migration.

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The Definitive Guide to Kubernetes Cluster Upgrades

10 min read

Focusing on the major cloud platforms, Amazon EKS, AKS, and GKE, this post will explore the challenges and best practices associated with upgrading clusters. We’ll also discuss the importance of timely updates to avoid the pitfalls of running on outdated versions, which can suffer from security vulnerabilities, performance issues, lack of support for newer features, and increased costs. 

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Elevating Kubernetes Operations with Komodor’s Continuous Reliability Management

3 min read

On our quest to empower DevOps teams to transcend the inherent complexities of Kubernetes, we've built a cluster reliability management platform.

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KubeCon Europe 2024 Highlights

38 min read

Komodor's own Marino Wijay and other community members share insights from KubeCon EU 2024, exploring the latest developments in cloud-native technology and their experiences. Marino and the team will be having discussions on emerging trends, innovative solutions, and more in this engaging session.