GitOps is a concept that promotes using Git version control to manage IT infrastructure and operations. By doing so, teams can reliably version, track, and manage changes in an automated and secure manner, as well as quickly roll back any changes should an issue arise.

The move from on-prem to the cloud has enabled businesses to scale up and down on demand based on their requirements at the time. You no longer need to order hardware to scale up your operations and wait for weeks or even months for it to be delivered; cloud platforms like Google, Azure, and AWS come with their own web-browser-based infrastructure management consoles where you can manage and provision infrastructure.

Development and staging environments where applications are developed are usually very isolated, which can make it difficult to predict and prepare for the various issues that can occur in a production environment.

The widespread use of cloud-native applications, and therefore containers, has resulted in the development of numerous container orchestration tools, among which HashiCorp’s Nomad and Kubernetes stand out.

You’ve learned the basics of Kubernetes, including how to set up Pods and Deployments to run your applications, and you’re now ready to move your organization’s workloads into Kubernetes.

Maintaining a microservices ecosystem is challenging, without doubt. However, many companies that unravel that day-to-day mystery still struggle with cost—whether or not they fully understand their operating expenses.

If you need a policy management tool for your Kubernetes clusters, you have several options to choose from. Two popular policy tools are Open Policy Agent and jsPolicy.

Kubernetes is primarily a Linux technology, so it’s fairly straightforward to run it on different Linux distros. But what about the developers working on Windows who need to run Kubernetes locally?

Earlier this year, at my company, we hit a wall while developing a web application for a client. We had very limited finances and needed someone to support the DevOps side of things.

There is no denying the fact that Kubernetes has experienced widespread adoption in the last few years. Its automated deployment and scaling capabilities have made it easier and more convenient for developers to manage and develop advanced applications and services.

Kubernetes is the third most loved platform by developers, according to the Stack Overflow 2020 Developer Survey, but it’s still quite complex to use. That complexity can impede workflow.

In this series, we’re looking at alternatives to using Docker Compose for building apps that run in Kubernetes clusters. While Compose is a handy way to stand up apps locally, there are advantages to running your apps in a Kubernetes environment while you develop.