Managed Kubernetes Service Vs Self-Managed what to choose?

This post is for those who want to decide between Managed Kubernetes provider or Self-Managed Kubernetes provider? Introduction Running Kubernetes is still a lot of work and requires deep domain experience. More importantly, it takes time to plan, introduce and start production. Although the advantages of Kubernetes are considerable, managing Kubernetes is not just set-it-and-forget-it.… Continue reading Managed Kubernetes Service Vs Self-Managed what to choose?

Make K3s cluster on your home-lab

Introduction K3s is a lightweight fully production-ready Kubernetes distribution. K3s is designed from the ground up while keeping key components in mind like the ease of installation, lower memory overhead, and a single binary that is less than 100MB in size. K3s packs runtime such as Containers, CNI ( Container network interface) with Flannel, CoreDNS,… Continue reading Make K3s cluster on your home-lab

Repairing a Failed AWS EC2 Windows Instance.

Repairing a Failed AWS EC2 Windows Instance & instance's boot volume.

Although EC2 is normally a reliable platform for hosting virtual machine instances, things can and sometimes do go wrong, and here Brien Posey explains how to fix problems with an instance’s boot volume. Although EC2 is normally a reliable platform for hosting virtual machine instances, things can and sometimes do go wrong. Occasionally for example,… Continue reading Repairing a Failed AWS EC2 Windows Instance.

Cloud Computing and Containerization Skills Are Booming.

Cloud Computing and Containerization Skills Are Booming.

Careers site Indeed.com combed internal data to report on major trends in the tech skills market, finding that “cloud computing and containerization skills are booming.” “Docker, Kubertnetes, and other containerized tech tools allow software engineers to isolate the environment in which an application runs, permitting rapid scalability as user traffic grows,” the report said. “Employers… Continue reading Cloud Computing and Containerization Skills Are Booming.

Fortinet Claims 21,000 SD-WAN Customers, Challenging Cisco

Fortinet Claims 21,000 SD-WAN Customers, Challenging Cisco

Security specialist Fortinet claims more than 21,000 organizations have chosen its software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) solution. That’s news because Cisco Systems — the acknowledged leader in many networking/virtualization market niches — claimed only more than 20,000 SD-WAN solution customers in a Nov. 26 blog post. With Cisco ranking No 1 in an SD-WAN equipment market share report published… Continue reading Fortinet Claims 21,000 SD-WAN Customers, Challenging Cisco