Kubernetes Unpacked

In this episode, Michael catches up with Stephane Karagulmez, Senior Solution Architect at Isovalent (founded by the creators of Cilium). Michael spent a lot of time working with Cilium, which is open-source software that provides networking and observability capabilities for Kubernetes workloads. Cilium is based on another open-source project, eBFP. It's important to understand the details and performance changes when implementing eBPF and removing kube-proxy. The post Kubernetes Unpacked 022: Kubernetes Networking And Abstraction With Cilium And eBPF appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today's Kubernetes Unpacked, Michael and guests explore Windows containers. A few years ago there was a lot of hype around Nano, which then morphed into Nano Server. We look at the current state of containerized Windows, using Windows containers with Kubernetes, customer scenarios for container adoption, and Microsoft's approach to the container space. The post Kubernetes Unpacked 021: Catching Up With Windows Containers On Kubernetes appeared first on Packet Pushers.

The edge is one of those terms that can be shaped to fit almost any use case. On today's Kubernetes Unpacked episode, host Michael Levan talks with Alan Hohn, Director of Software Strategy at Lockheed Martin, about what the defense industry means by the edge, and getting a working definition of the edge we can all live with. The post Kubernetes Unpacked 020: A Working Definition Of Kubernetes At The Edge appeared first on Packet Pushers.

In today's Kubernetes Unpacked podcast, we explore the concept of a service mesh and why you might want to run one in a Kubernetes cluster. While there are many service meshes to choose from we focus on Linkerd. Linkerd is available under an Apache 2.0 license and hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). The post Kubernetes Unpacked 019: Understanding Service Meshes And Linkerd appeared first on Packet Pushers.

In today's Kubernetes Unpacked episode, host Michael Levan and guest Michael Chenetz examine the complexity that comes with Kubernetes and its broader ecosystem, what engineers should expect when diving into it, and why organizations should invest in people not just tech. The post Kubernetes Unpacked 018: Grappling With Kubernetes Complexity appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today's Kubernetes Unpacked podcast, host Michael Levan discusses six big ideas to consider as you build your Kubernetes foundation in 2023. Topics include abstractions, the need to understand what's beneath those abstractions, Kubernetes security, and more. The post Kubernetes Unpacked 017: Kubernetes In 2023 – 6 Things To Think About appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today's Kubernetes Unpacked podcast we talk about taking on Kubernetes as a young engineer. As all IT pros know, learning Kubernetes isn’t the easiest thing, especially when you’re first entering the field. Guest Alero Awani, a college student, talks about her transition from Data Engineering to cloud and DevOps, and how and why she came to learn Kubernetes. The post Kubernetes Unpacked 016: Taking On Kubernetes As A New Engineer appeared first on Packet Pushers.

In this episode of the Kubernetes Unpacked podcast, Michael explores the concept of Financial Operations, or FinOps, with guest Chris Love. As CTOs get their cloud bills, they want to know why and how so much money is being spent. Chris introduces Michael to the concept of FinOps for tracking cloud spend, why it’s important, and how it can help engineers keep their jobs. The post Kubernetes Unpacked 015: Managing Cloud Costs With FinOps appeared first on Packet Pushers.

In today's episode of Kubernetes Unpacked, Michael catches up with Steve Buchanan, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, to talk about using GitOps and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) to automate the building and deployment of applications. Microsoft has been working incredibly hard on AKS, including integrating different tools and platforms to make the lives of DevOps and Platform Engineers easier. The post Kubernetes Unpacked 014: Using GitOps And AKS To Build And Deploy Applications appeared first on Packet Pushers.

In this episode, Michael Levan catches up Richard Hooper, Microsoft Azure MVP and Azure Architect, to chat about Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) in production. Richard spends the majority of his time working with organizations that are either using AKS, or are migrating to AKS, so he has a ton of experience in how to actually use AKS in the real-world. The post Kubernetes Unpacked 013: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) In Production appeared first on Packet Pushers.