Managing your clusters has become a complex and confusing task. With scattered tools and the requirement to learn specific tools from cloud providers, many companies have trouble making the most of the cloud. That's where OpenCP comes in. Join us as we explore the benefits of simplifying management across cloud platforms with OpenCP. We’ll dive into the benefits of using OpenCP, how it works, and how it is built on the best practices of kubectl and kubeapi.

Managing infrastructure while developing, building, and running an application is difficult for developers. In fact, many businesses often struggle with infrastructure management besides managing their applications. To tackle this problem, Platform-as-a-Service or PaaS came into existence. PaaS provides a platform with a cloud-based environment for developers to develop and manage their applications with pre-configured tools and frameworks.

As the cloud native environment becomes increasingly more complex, new systems are needed to combat this issue and create simplified, secure, and stable working environments. Sidero Labs developed Talos Linux as a way to run Kubernetes consistently across all platforms, such as Edge, Cloud, Virtual, and Bare Metal. Talos Linux is a secured Linux distribution designed specifically for managing Kubernetes.

Over time, limitations were found with the programming languages responsible for creating web applications, leading to the development of WebAssembly (WASM). You can leverage WASM to create applications for web browsers using other high-level programming languages than those traditionally used for web development. As a result, developers can now build cloud-native applications that can work more efficiently with Kubernetes and other cloud-native technologies.

Since the onset of the pandemic and the changes in working patterns that resulted from it, employee welfare has been boosted to the top of the agenda, with this new mindset seeming to be lasting. According to the UK’s Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, 75% of employees believe senior leaders prioritize well-being as part of business operations.

Looking back on the last 18 months, it is abundantly clear that one piece of technology found its moment more than any other: cloud. Essential to modern computing, cloud provides the capacity for businesses to run workloads with the flexibility and scale many firms would struggle to achieve with on-premise infrastructure. According to Flexera’s 2021 State of the Cloud Report, 90% of firms slightly or significantly increased their cloud usage due to the pandemic.

As we enter a new year, our team has made predictions for the coming year in the Cloud Native ecosystem.

Public cloud users continue to get stung by unexpected costs due to the challenges faced when working with or moving workloads into the cloud. When organizations see this surge in their costs, it typically requires the process of cloud cost optimization to tackle the problem. Cloud cost optimization is the task of minimizing cloud spending by enforcing best practices and appropriate cost-efficient resources.

With less than one month to go, we are counting the days until our first Civo Navigate event in Tampa Bay, Florida. Mark Boost, CEO of Civo, recently explored the motivation behind Civo Navigate, what attendees can expect, and the industry reaction in our blog. If you're joining us for the event, why not check out the Synapse Florida Summit? You can use code "CIVO" to get a 10% discount on all Synapse Summit tickets here.

With 34% of cloud developers facing difficulties when calculating how much their cloud provider is going to charge them each month, it is essential to prioritize cloud cost management. This concept surrounds the process of monitoring, controlling, and optimizing an organization’s cloud service spend. By having the correct cloud cost management strategies in place, organizations are able to eliminate unnecessary expenses through optimizing resource allocation and cost-saving strategies.