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

Kubernetes management with Portainer and Civo

For our upcoming meetup, we'll be joined by Portainer to look into how the container management platform can help simplify day-to-day Kubernetes management. In this session, Saiyam Pathak, Director of Technical Evangelism at Civo will discuss various Kubernetes dashboards that can be used to view the cluster and its related metrics and discuss the benefits of each. Saiyam will also look into the Kubernetes dashboard, Skooner, Headlamp, lens, and octant.

The cost of cloud: 5 takeaways

Earlier this year we released our report on the cost of cloud. Through this white paper we discovered the complexities of cloud costs for businesses and alternatives beyond the hyperscalers. This white paper saw 1,000 cloud developers surveyed about the management of their cloud services, and the degree of costs associated with it. From this analysis, we were able to come up with 5 key takeaways outlining the degree to which hyperscalers are overpromising and under-delivering.

Steps to Simplify Kubernetes Deployment: Leveraging Cluster API for VMware vSphere

D2iQ continues to enhance the D2iQ Kubernetes Platform (DKP) by adding innovative new services like Cluster API (CAPI) as they emerge from the Kubernetes open-source community. In this video, D2iQ’s Tommy Scherer walks us through the deployment of a Kubernetes cluster leveraging Cluster API for VMware vSphere, illustrating the ease with which DKP 2.2 can deploy Kubernetes clusters on vSphere.

Docker Stats | Understand how to monitor Docker Metrics with docker stats

Docker containers are transient (lasting for a very short time), spawning quickly and in high numbers, which causes metrics bursts. This makes monitoring a challenge due to Docker's scaling and redeployment features. Docker stats is a built-in feature of Docker containers. The docker stats command returns a live data stream of your running containers. Docker is a containerization platform that lets you separate your applications from your infrastructure to deliver software quickly.

How to Integrate AWS CloudTrail Service with VMware Tanzu Observability

VMware Tanzu Observability offers easy integration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) CloudTrail, enabling operators to view events that are related to governance, compliance, and operational and risk auditing for your AWS account. This post walks you through the process of integrating CloudTrail Service with Tanzu Observability Wavefront to take advantage of these consolidated features.

Elevating the Developer Experience: A Forrester Study on How (and Why) to Improve DevX

Last month, we discussed how investing in developer happiness is not just a trend, and that, in fact, your business depends on it. In parallel, VMware commissioned a study by Forrester Research to examine the business impact of developer experience (DevX). This study helps identify the ways in which DevX affects business outcomes, determine obstacles to developer productivity, and outline how DevX can be improved.

Kubewarden Reaches 1.0.0 Release

Kubewarden is a policy engine for Kubernetes that is part of the CNCF Sandbox. Its mission is to simplify the adoption of policy-as-code. Never heard of Kubewarden? Do you want to know what makes Kubewarden stand out among similar solutions? This is a high-level overview of Kubewarden’s unique points: Today, a year and a half since its conception, we’re thrilled to announce the release of Kubewarden v1.0.0!