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Two of the most popular guides we’ve written are the GitOps promotion guide and the ApplicationSet guide. Used together, they explain an end-to-end solution for organizing your GitOps applications and promoting them between different environments, while keeping things DRY by using application sets. Both of these guides use Kustomize. We offered some hints for Helm users, but this is a dedicated guide for Helm applications.

Here’s your go-to kubectl commands cheat sheet! Jump into Kubernetes management with these handy commands and make your life easier.

Kubernetes has revolutionized how modern applications are built, deployed, and scaled. However, due to its complexity, managing a Kubernetes development environment can sometimes feel overwhelming for developers. Utilizing a cloud environment can simplify Kubernetes development by providing better scalability, manageability of dependencies, and a more consistent development experience across various cloud providers.

Every pod has its purpose. During an application deployment, all the workloads in the cluster work cohesively and ensure that the deployment launches—without any hiccups. When a pod is created, it starts its lifetime in a Pending state. A pod is in the Pending state when it is still in the process of being scheduled for deployment. When it is scheduled for deployment and the containers have started, it converts to the Running phase. It only takes a few seconds for the phase transition.

Kubernetes has drastically simplified application deployment. However, managing workloads in Kubernetes is a challenge because of their innate complexity and dynamism. Frequent bottlenecks and unpredictable application behavior can make managing Kubernetes workloads much harder. This has become simpler and lighter after the expansion of AI, which provides a more intelligent approach to managing and optimizing Kubernetes environments.

Learn how the Kubernetes Metrics Server helps monitor resource usage like CPU and memory, ensuring smooth cluster performance and scalability.

In the wake of Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, the world of virtualization is in flux. Customers, especially those reliant on VMware’s Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF), are feeling uncertain about the future. This blog post is designed to guide customers through the specific hurdles they now face due to the acquisition, explore Kubernetes (K8s) as an alternative to PCF, and discuss how Komodor can help with a K8s migration.