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…

Kubernetes is riddled with security challenges. Inevitably, the same goes for managed Kubernetes services like Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). The best way to tighten your cluster security is to implement practices that have become industry standard and are recommended by the Kubernetes community. …

You lead an engineering team and just received a bill from the FinOps manager asking why the cloud services your team uses cost so much. What ended up costing you more than expected? If you use Kubernetes, here’s how you can find any cloud cost anomalies in three simple steps. Step 1: Analyze your cloud bill for the last month …

Kubernetes Security: 10 Best Practices from the Industry and Community Kubernetes requires extensive configuration, and keeping container security at the right level is always challenging. One of the best ways to tighten your clusters’ security is by implementing tactics that have become industry-standard.4 Here are 10 most important ones. 10 best practices for Kubernetes security 1. Don’t keep secrets in an environment variable

Picking the right cost monitoring areas to focus on makes a difference in how you budget for the cloud and investigate cost spikes. Here are three metrics that help teams meet their FinOps goals. 3 cloud cost metrics every team needs to track 1. Daily cloud spend Are your current cloud costs compatible with your budget? What is your burn rate? To keep…

Autoscaling is a core capability of Kubernetes. The tighter you configure the scaling mechanisms — HPA, VPA, and Cluster Autoscaler — the lower the waste and costs of running your application.

Something goes wrong and you suddenly end up with a cloud cost anomaly. If you’re running Kubernetes in the dark and without any cost visibility, investigating the source of this issue might take a long time — even an entire sprint! But there’s a way out. A recent survey asked…

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AWS recommends running highly available EKS clusters with worker nodes in node pools (Auto Scaling groups) that are spread across multiple Availability Zones or Regions.