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ComputerWeekly: “Kubernetes and the open-source maintainer question”
ComputerWeekly: “Kubernetes and the open-source maintainer question” November 7, 2022
While much of last month’s KubeCon-CloudNativeCon North America was focused on specific software projects, case studies and tech challenges, there was a discernible undercurrent of concern. And it wasn’t just about specific projects, it was to do with keeping the...

The New Stack: “Ukraine Has a Bright Future”
The New Stack: “Ukraine Has a Bright Future” November 4, 2022
Ukraine has a bright future. It will soon be time to rebuild. But rebuilding requires more than the resources needed to construct a hydroelectric plant or a hospital. It involves software and an understanding of how to use...

Virtualization Review: “Tom’s Takes on KubeCon North America 2022”
Virtualization Review: “Tom’s Takes on KubeCon North America 2022” November 4, 2022
Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s (CNCF) flagship Kubernetes (K8s) conference, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon (KubeCon), was held as a live and virtual event Oct. 24-28, 2022, in Detroit. The live event had 8,000 attendees, and the virtual event had another...

InfoQ: “Developer Tooling for Cloud-Native Wasm Is Going Mainstream”
InfoQ: “Developer Tooling for Cloud-Native Wasm Is Going Mainstream” November 4, 2022
The Cloud-native Wasm day at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon has become the go-to place for Wasm (short for WebAssembly) aficionados to gather and plot the future of the ecosystem. The focus of Cloud Native Wasm Day at KubeCon 2022 in Detroit...

InfoQ: “KubeCon NA 2022: How to Build an End-to-End Argo-Based DevOps Platform for Kubernetes”
InfoQ: “KubeCon NA 2022: How to Build an End-to-End Argo-Based DevOps Platform for Kubernetes” November 4, 2022
Argo, a CNCF project, helps engineers to use Kubernetes, covering many use cases from GitOps-based continuous deployment to event-based workflow automation. It can also be used to create an end-to-end DevOps platform. Alexander Matyushentsev from Akuity and Leonardo Luz Almeida from...

SDxCentral: “Op-Ed: Cloud-Native’s Success Is Cloud-Native’s Strife”
SDxCentral: “Op-Ed: Cloud-Native’s Success Is Cloud-Native’s Strife” November 3, 2022
The recent KubeCon North America event in Detroit included a simple-enough sounding panel discussion tasked with predicting “what’s next in cloud native” that got me thinking that what’s next in cloud native is taking a look at exactly what...

TechTarget: “Fresh crop of IT automation tools targets platform engineers”
TechTarget: “Fresh crop of IT automation tools targets platform engineers” November 2, 2022
Platform engineers need abstractions, too. These teams of IT operations specialists — increasingly the norm among enterprises delivering microservices applications to cloud-native infrastructure — create self-service interfaces that hide the complexities of DevOps platforms from application developers. But as they...

Software Defined Talk: “KubeCon NA 2022 Recap”
Software Defined Talk: “KubeCon NA 2022 Recap” November 1, 2022
Matt reports in from Detroit with all the news at KubeCon NA 2022. Plus, some tips on proper etiquette when stretching on International Flights.

Evaluator Group: “KubeCon 2022: From DevOps to PlatformOps”
Evaluator Group: “KubeCon 2022: From DevOps to PlatformOps” November 1, 2022
This is the third KubeCon I have attended in person. The first was in Los Angeles during the fall of 2021 (a first for most during the Covid period). LA was lightly attended for obvious reasons, and could...

The New Stack: “Devs and Ops: Can This Marriage Be Saved?”
The New Stack: “Devs and Ops: Can This Marriage Be Saved?” November 1, 2022
Are we still shifting left? Is it realistic to expect developers to take on the burdens of security and infrastructure provisioning, as well as writing their applications? Is platform engineering the answer to saving the DevOps dream?