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s3gw is an S3-compatible service, focused on deployments in a Kubernetes environment backed by any PVC, including Longhorn (https://longhorn.io). Since its inception, the primary focus has been on Cloud Native deployments, however, the s3gw can be deployed in a myriad of scenarios, provided there is some form of storage attached.

When working with containers in Kubernetes, it’s important to know what are the resources involved and how they are needed. Some processes will require more CPU or memory than others. Some are critical and should never be starved. Kubernetes defines Limits as the maximum amount of a resource to be used by a container. Requests, on the other hand, are the minimum guaranteed amount of a resource that is reserved for a container.

One of the major factors that come into play when deciding on a load testing tool is whether it can perform as you expect it to. There are many ways to measure how well a load testing tool performs, with the amount of requests per second undoubtedly being one of the main ways. Speedscale creates load tests from recorded traffic, so generating load is at the core of the tool.

Monitoring any type of resource can be challenging. But Kubernetes monitoring is a special kind of challenge. Not only are there a variety of different Kubernetes layers and resource types to monitor, but collecting monitoring data from Kubernetes can be difficult if you use a managed Kubernetes service that limits your access to the underlying infrastructure. For all of these reasons, Kubernetes monitoring requires a different approach.

Content Learning how to monitor the Kubernetes API server is crucial when running cloud-native applications in Kubernetes environments. The Kubernetes API server can be considered as the front end of the Kubernetes control plane. Any interaction or request from users or internal Kubernetes components with the control plane go through this component. Ensuring you monitor the Kubernetes API server properly is of vital importance to ensure your Kubernetes cluster works as expected.

Sysdig is pleased to announce that we’ve achieved the Amazon Linux 2022 Ready designation as part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Service Ready Program. Amazon Linux 2022 (AL2022) is the newest Linux operating system from AWS available to support your workloads running on Amazon EC2. The team at Sysdig validated AL2022 with Sysdig Secure and Sysdig Monitor to ensure full support for our container security and cloud-native monitoring capabilities with this latest OS.