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The latest News and Information on Containers, Kubernetes, Docker and related technologies.

EKS vs. KOPS

In the past, applications would be deployed by installation on a host, using the operating system package manager. This was a heavy solution with tremendous reliance on the operating system package manager and increased complexity with libraries, configuration, executables and so on all interconnected. Then came containers. Containers are small and fast, and are isolated from each other and from the host.

Best Practices for Instrumenting Containers with AppDynamics Agents

In this blog I will show some best practices for instrumenting Docker containers, using docker-compose with a few popular AppDynamics application agent types. The goal here is to avoid rebuilding your application containers in the event of an agent upgrade, or having to hard-code AppDynamics configuration into your container images. In my role as a DevOps engineer working on AppDynamics’ production environments, I use these techniques to simplify our instrumented container deployments.

Introduction to Kubernetes Network Policy with Use Cases

In Kubernetes, Network Policy allows you to define a policy determining what traffic is allowed to flow to and from specific workloads. By default, Kubernetes permits ingress and egress traffic to and from all pods in a namespace. Without correct configuration your risk of a significant security breach is high. Attend this webinar and learn best practices in configuring Kubernetes network security.

Kubernetes Security Considerations for IDS/IPS in the age of TLS v1.3

TLS v1.3 introduces several new security improvements over TLS 1.2 but some of these enhancements have an impact on network-based security solutions such as IDS/IPS. While the goal is to enhance the overall security at the application level, there are a few scenarios that are not easily solved when introducing the new technology, especially in Kubernetes environments. Watch this webinar to learn about security and compliance considerations for Kubernetes when implementing TLS v1.3.