Kubernetes
Active monitoring to make sure your services are healthy and prevent your users from seeing errors
Edge Stack is a powerful Kubernetes-native API Gateway powered by Envoy Proxy that focuses on providing an ingress solution that is easy to use while still providing robust configuration. One of the many areas where Edge Stack can help eliminate friction for you and your users is through its advanced health-checking configuration options.
January 9, 2024 | 9 min read
Telepresence
With the latest Telepresence and Ambassador Cloud updates, we're introducing an advanced Intercept Spec feature, integrating Microsoft Azure AD for SSO, and unveiling a comprehensive Usage Dashboard in Ambassador Cloud. These updates cater to the evolving needs of developers and organizations striving for efficiency and security in their Kubernetes workflows.
Multi-Namespace Intercept with Intercept Spec
The multi-namespace intercepts, introduced in our latest release, enables functionality that allows users to configure support for multiple connections effortlessly, simplifying the setup process and enhancing the efficiency of using Telepresence for docker mode. The intercept spec is engineered to allow definitions for multiple connections and enables users to specify the desired connection for each intercepted workload.
January 8, 2024 | 2 min read
Kubernetes
Kubernetes (K8s) deployments often pose challenges from various angles, including pods, services, ingress, non-responsive clusters, control planes, and high-availability setups. Kubernetes pods are the smallest deployable units in the Kubernetes ecosystem, encapsulating one or more containers that share resources and a network. Pods are designed to run a single instance of an app or process and are created and disposed of as needed. Pods are crucial for scaling, updating, and maintaining apps in a K8s environment.
This article explores the challenges faced with Kubernetes pods and the troubleshooting steps to take. Some of the error messages encountered when running Kubernetes pods include the following:
ImagePullBackoff
January 4, 2024 | 6 min read
Platform Engineering, API Management
Staying aligned on the latest API management technology trends is crucial for platform engineering success. Because the field is still developing and evolving fast. Platform engineers must know how the field is shifting to help make sure they provide the best service internally to their developer teams and externally to their customers.
API Management trends not only reflect the current landscape but also shape the future of API development and management. Here, we delve into the top five must-know trends in API management.
Enhancing Developer Experience and Productivity: Prioritizing tools and practices that streamline workflow for developers, ensuring faster and more efficient API development.
January 3, 2024 | 19 min read
Kubernetes
Let's say you have a production system or cluster up and running. Your resources are limited, so you would want your pods to take up only what is required in terms of Kubernetes resources
Unfortunately, a particular app in your cluster might take up a lot of resources, leading to fewer overall resources. Subsequently, other apps fail. If you had not set up monitoring, you'd have to face this issue during production, causing your app to experience downtime. We wouldn't want that. Of course, we can always be reactive and fix the issue after it has occurred, but do you know what's better? Being proactive!
By setting up monitoring beforehand, you can detect when a certain pod or node is low on resources or when there's an internal error. With this information, you could set up actions such as notifications when a pod's CPU usage reaches a threshold or when a certain pod crashes. A well maintained monitoring system adds a safety basket for your production setting, creates a better developer experience for the developers on your team, and ensures end-users aren't negatively impacted. This article explains how to monitor a Kubernetes cluster effectively using Prometheus.
December 28, 2023 | 11 min read
Kubernetes
5 Essential Kubernetes Deployment Strategies for Optimal Performance
Kubernetes is entirely designed for large-scale deployments, allowing engineers to orchestrate containerized applications across clusters of machines, automatically handling the management, scaling, and operations of these deployments.
Deployment strategies in Kubernetes encompass the methods and practices used to update applications running in a Kubernetes environment. These strategies play a crucial role in application lifecycle management, directly influencing application availability, service continuity, and the capacity to adapt to new requirements.
December 21, 2023 | 20 min read
