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Rancher: Kubernetes Master Class: Installing RKE2 On an Air-gapped Network

Installing, securing and maintaining Kubernetes on an air-gapped network is no trivial task. We will endeavor to solve this problem with a new distribution from Rancher specifically designed to address this scenario. RKE2 aka RKE Government is a FIPS 140-2 certified, CIS hardened version of Kubernetes that blends the best of K3S with RKE resulting in lightweight, easy to install, secure-by-default distribution. You'll get hands-on with RKE2 and see why it is the distro of choice for Federal customers.

Catchpoint: SRE from Anywhere

It's been a whole century year since we hosted SRE from Home! While many of us may still be working from home, we're bringing the SRE community event back to explore how the year that changed everything is making us more resilient and how we're building the future. SRE from Anywhere is our follow-up event from SRE from Home. This annual Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) community event focuses on what it means to be an SRE.

Ten Ways to Improve WordPress Page Speed

Page Speed is a pretty big deal these days. As of May 2021, Google will start combining Core Web Vitals (how Google measures page speed) with other UX-related signals to rank your page. In other words, Page Speed impacts your SEO. Since Google changed Googlebot's algorithm to highly favour fast, mobile-friendly websites, it has become more important to have a fast website.

How Does Internal Uptime Monitoring Work?

Your site or application runs on a server, which is just another computer inside some server warehouse. That server is subject to the same kinds of limitations as your personal computer, and you need a way to determine usage of those resources similar to the internal monitoring for disk space or CPU usage that you find inside a Windows or Mac operating system. These internal metrics collectively determine the power or capacity of your server.

Unveil hidden malicious processes with Falco in cloud-native environments

Detecting malicious processes is already complicated in cloud-native environments, as without the proper tools they are black boxes. It becomes even more complicated if those malicious processes are hidden. A malware using open source tools to evade detection has been reported. The open source project used by the malware is libprocesshider, a tool created by Sysdig’s former chief architect Gianluca.

Web Assembly Deep Dive - How it Works, And Is It The Future?

You’ve most likely heard of Web Assembly. Maybe you’ve heard about how game-changing of a technology it is, and maybe you’ve heard about how it’s going to change the web. Is it true? The answer to this question is not as simple as a yes or no, but we can definitely tell a lot as it’s been around for a while now. Since November 2017, Web Assembly has been supported in all major browsers, and even mobile web browsers for iOS and Android.

Why You Need to Closely Monitor Your Exchange Servers

Monitoring your on-prem and hybrid cloud infrastructure has always been important. With an ever-growing rise in cyber attacks, zero-day exploits, and insider threats, keeping track of your infrastructure has a renewed level of significance. Microsoft Exchange is one of the most prominent enterprise systems in use today, with both cloud and on-prem iterations.