Kubernetes Best Practices: 7 Practical Guidelines for Production Clusters

Kubernetes is the default choice for running containers in production. That part isn’t debatable anymore.

What is debatable is how well most teams implement it.

Kubernetes gives you a lot of power. It also gives you a lot of rope. The difference between a clean, stable cluster and a fragile one usually comes down to a handful of operational decisions made early on.

Here are 7 Kubernetes best practices that tend to hold up in real environments.

App modernization: It’s a lot easier than you might think

Application Modernization

By: Kevin RisonChu

Contrary to popular belief, application modernization is not the daunting task that it once was. Thanks to a variety of newly advanced services and tools available today, modernizing your applications utilizing containers and serverless infrastructure can be quick, easy, and stress-free. And by taking advantage of cloud migration and modernization tools, companies such as DraftKings, FileForce, and Expedia are experiencing lower costs and higher profits.

AWS Updated Security Tools + Technologies

Security

The cloud has been embraced for its reliability and scalability, as well as a breadth of security benefits. However, just because the cloud can be more secure, organizations aren't guaranteed protection from data breaches and security threats. This article dives into how companies can protect themselves and mitigate damage from a variety of security threats.

How to: Your guide to Artificial Intelligence on AWS in 2021

Managed Services

AWS offers the broadest and deepest set of machine learning services and supporting cloud infrastructure, putting machine learning in the hands of every developer, data scientist and expert practitioner. To remove the complexity of getting started with machine learning, AWS developed the Sagemaker platform to help customers get started using AI to their advantage, with no experience.

AWS OpsWorks Configuration as Code: EOL & Alternative Solutions

Managed DevOps

By: Kevin RisonChu

AWS OpsWorks EOL Annoucement

AWS OpsWorks is no longer supported as the service officially reached its end of life (EOL) on May 26, 2024, for both new and existing customers. AWS OpsWorks Stacks and AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate have been disabled, and customers can no longer access these services.

a view of the AWS Xray (a AWS APM Solution) dashboard an how your applications look within it

AWS X-Ray Application Performance

Managed DevOps

Overview of AWS X-Ray Monitoring

The Key to Efficient Debugging for DevOps Teams

It’s no secret that DevOps teams must be able to quickly and efficiently debug issues in their operational environments, and a key metric in the maturity and quality of the DevOps team is the time it takes them to identify and resolve production issues. Application Performance Monitoring (APM) is a key component to this capability, and AWS X-Ray gives DevOps teams all of the features of a leading APM solution in an easy to implement managed service.

How DevOps Teams Automate with AWS CodeStar

Application Modernization

By: Kevin RisonChu

DevOps teams share one common goal: to increase the frequency and quality of application deployments. AWS CodeStar is described as the AWS service to "quickly develop, build, and deploy applications on AWS.” DevOps teams can use AWS CodeStar to quickly set up their entire continuous delivery toolchain in minutes for more reliable deployments in consistent environments, as well as less risk of error.

Advantages of Moving Your Applications to the Cloud

Cloud Migration

As recently as just a few years ago, business leaders worried about the unknown factors of moving their core applications to the cloud. Factors like not knowing how a particular application might work in the cloud were deterrents to what would have been optimal cloud migration, according to Tech Target. With new attention to performance metrics and understanding how their applications will scale with cloud services, organizations are finding cloud computing companies more attractive all the time.

Why Security Is More Important Than Ever

Security

The Modern World of Security

In today's world, the security of your data, applications, and accounts is more important than ever. Having strong security measures built into your cloud strategy is necessary for keeping sensitive and proprietary data stored online safe from malicious third parties. Successfully migrating your data infrastructure to the cloud requires that you analyze all the key aspects of the system, as well as plan for prevention and protection against security threats.

3 Reasons Why You Need Data Storage Solutions

Cloud Migration

Data is becoming larger than ever. According to Sagiss, the world’s data will grow by 50X in the next decade. In essence, this means there will be an ever-growing cost for data. What does this means for technology and business leaders? It's increasingly important to manage and control the size, storage, cost, and recovery systems of data in order to run a business with optimized control and minimized costs.