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In this guide, we will discuss how to expose an application to the outside world via Services. We will cover five different types of Services and their usage. Basic knowledge of Pod and Deployment is suggested to follow the hands-on practice on this part of the series. Services in Kubernetes A …

In earlier articles from this series, we have demonstrated how to use Open Policy Agent (OPA) with Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform. Open Policy Agent uses its own native language, Rego, to define queries. This tutorial presents an overview of the main features of Rego which will allow you to …

In this article we’re going to set up a Kubernetes cluster with OIDC authentication and audit logging enabled. We prefer to manage our team associations via GitHub Teams and we want to grant permissions inside the cluster based on these teams, so we will use Dex as a bridge between Kubernetes …

What Is a Kubernetes Operator? Kubernetes Operators are a way to package, deploy, and manage Kubernetes applications. This includes Kubernetes applications deployed on Kubernetes and those that are managed using the Kubernetes API or kubectl. A Kubernetes Operator is a controller specific to an …

The last part of this Kubernetes 101 series focused on ReplicaSets and Deployments and why it is better to use Deployments rather than Pods to manage your Kubernetes applications. In this part of the series, we will walk you through different types of Deployment strategies to give you the insight of …

With recent platforms like Kubernetes and containers, CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) can be found frequently, even in the most common utilities. They can pose a range of challenges for those in charge of security. There have been cases in the past where a critical issue let an attacker …

This article shows you how to use Open Policy Agent for policy making on a Kubernetes cluster managed by Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform (KKP). To use Open Policy Agent with Kubernetes, you have two options. You can use it as an admission controller with kube-mgmt: visit this extensive tutorial to …

It’s been breaking news over the past few weeks: For the second quarter of 2020, Zoom reported an incredible 355% revenue growth compared to the previous year. If there was any more proof needed that the pandemic has been fueling digital transformation faster than ever, this it checked off. I …

What Is Open Policy Agent? Open Policy Agent is a project which allows you to implement fine-grained access control. It is written in Go and is part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation as an incubating project. Its source code is available publicly under the Apache License 2.0. Why Use OPA? …

What is a Pod? A pod is the smallest object that can be created in Kubernetes. It consists of one or more containers that are tightly coupled and is the central object type on top of which others build their functionalities. Containers in a pod are created, managed, and destroyed together. …

The cloud native acquisition and consolidation continues. EQT owned SUSE just acquired Rancher Labs for $600M, and although Rancher revenue was not publicly disclosed, this appears to be a purchase at ~30x multiple on revenue. While EQT and SUSE celebrate the $600 million purchase as the first …

Cloud native and Kubernetes are two of the hottest buzz words in the IT industry today. However, the sparkle of these terms cannot cover the legacy tangle of tech hiding at the back of every enterprise datacenter or even cloud infrastructures. Greenfield deployments of containers can easily take …