Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is one of the most popular managed container services. While offering multiple benefits of managed Kubernetes, it can prove tricky when it comes to forecasting and managing your expenses. Learn how to understand and better control your AKS costs.

If you’re looking for a complete guide to GKE cost optimization, keep reading and get the scoop on the latest best practices from the…

In a recent report, 94% of respondents said they experienced a Kubernetes-related security incident. Misconfigurations are the most common kind of Kubernetes vulnerability, reported by 70% of the surveyed companies.1 What’s one attractive target for cybercriminals? The Kubernetes control plane.

We all love Kubernetes for its autoscaling capabilities and enjoy them when running clusters in a managed Kubernetes service like Amazon EKS. Many of you already have set up VPA and/or HPA for pod autoscaling to ensure that your application is scaled to meet the load demand. But at some…

When you’re running a relatively small cluster, you might get away with having no structure in place for it. But with time, your cluster will inevitably scale to dozens of pods and hundreds of containers. If you keep running them carefree, you’ll deal with a mess sooner rather than later…

GCP CUD: Are There Better Ways to Save Up the Cloud? Getting a serious discount on cloud resources in exchange for a commitment lasting one or three years sounds great. You’ll need cloud capacity anyway, so why not buy it via GCP CUD (Committed Use Discounts)? …

With Kubernetes labels, DevOps teams can troubleshoot issues faster, apply configuration changes en masse, and respond quickly to issues. Labels also give crucial insights into your costs, boosting your monitoring, allocation, and management capabilities. Following best practices when using labels helps you realize tremendous benefits from infrastructure visibility and efficient…

Kubernetes gives you the option to administer and maintain nodes manually. Using kubectl, you can easily create a node object and modify nodes — for example, set a label or mark it unschedulable. This is where Kubernetes cordon comes in. What is the Kubernetes cordon command, and how do you…

Kubernetes comes with many challenges, and one of them is security. Managed Kubernetes solutions like Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) take many tasks off your plate, but what about AKS security? Teams can gain confidence here by implementing practices that have become industry standards and go-to methods for the Kubernetes community…