Building a unified hybrid cloud with Infrastructure as Code at RBC
Managing infrastructure across a hybrid cloud environment—spanning public platforms and private data centers—presents a major challenge. Organizations must balance compliance, cost control, and developer experience while delivering consistency at scale. At RBC, we addressed this by…
Don’t just attend KubeCon + CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience!
We are so excited that the Merge Forward team will be at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Atlanta this year. If you part of an underrepresented group, an ally, or just love meeting people from all walks of…
Securing the software supply chain: How distroless containers defend against npm malware attacks
The wake-up call: npm ‘is’ package compromise In July 2025, the npm package “is”—downloaded millions of times each week—was quietly hijacked. A simple phishing email to its maintainer opened the door for attackers to inject malicious…
ESnet (Energy Sciences Network)
ESnet, the Energy Sciences Network, serves as the data circulatory system for the U.S. Department of Energy, operating a high-performance research network backbone out of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory that interconnects 17 national laboratories and…
Breaking Down Decades-Old Silos in a Regulated Environment A large, global financial services organization developed a system to calculate NAV (Net Asset Value) by integrating it with their existing internal and external systems. Operating in a…
Connecting distributed Kubernetes with Cilium and SD-WAN: Building an intelligent network fabric
Learn how Kubernetes-native traffic management and SD-WAN integration can deliver consistent security, observability, and performance across distributed clusters. The challenge of distributed Kubernetes networking Modern businesses are rapidly adopting distributed architectures to meet growing demands for…
Cybozu Boosts Performance with Cilium on Bare Metal Cybozu is a Japanese software company known for its customizable low code/no code workflow platform Kintone, which lets teams manage data, tasks, and communication in one central place….
LFX Insights: A new way to understand open source projects
Open source forms the backbone of modern technology ecosystems. From orchestration and observability to frameworks and developer tools, today’s technology choices depend on projects we may not control but rely on every day. The challenge: not…
Applying RBAC to databases on Kubernetes: Practical, real-world examples
Introduction Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) is one of the most important security features in any cloud native platform. It determines who can do what inside the Kubernetes Cluster, helping teams give the right access to the…
Why Autonomous Infrastructure is the future: From intent to self-operating systems
Executive summary: We’re at an inflection point where AI-generated code meets AI-managed infrastructure, creating truly self-sustaining systems. This convergence transforms infrastructure from static pipelines to autonomous systems that build, govern, heal, and optimize themselves. Organizations have…