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In our previous post , we focused on tips for making the transition and migration to Kubernetes a smoother, and less painful process. In this post, we’d like to now provide some tips from the operational trenches for future-proofing your Kubernetes operation, after making the move. Kubernetes, as a software-driven system, has many benefits for engineers and DevOps teams to take advantage of.

Kubernetes has evolved into the leading platform to build your microservices systems. Given its increased maturity over the past few years as well as the robust ecosystem which has been built around its technology, Kubernetes has become more production-ready than ever. Nevertheless, it still has its own unique set of challenges. In particular, it brings a lot of complexity into play with its adoption.

Today, just in time for Kubecon 2021, I am happy to announce the beta availability of Workflows. For me, this is our most exciting product announcement to date – a completely new capability that expands the definition of what Komodor is, as it charts the course for its next evolution. Let me start with the feature first. In a nutshell, Workflows is a series of smart algorithms that operate within the “depths” of Komodor.

Kubernetes is the de facto container-management technology in the cloud world due to its scalability and reliability. It also provides a very flexible and developer-friendly API, which is the foundation of its control plane. The effectiveness of the Kubernetes API comes from how it manages the Kubernetes resources via metadata: labels and annotations. Metadata is essential for grouping resources, redirecting requests and managing deployments.

Less than 24 hours ago, the world came to a “social standstill” as Facebook, and its sister companies, WhatsApp and Instagram, became unavailable, leaving its 3.5 billion users in a flap. The outage, which lasted almost 6 hours, shut off access for users and businesses all over the world and caused ripple effects that we will likely continue to see in the immediate (and perhaps not-so-immediate) future.