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Guides, tutorials, and tips on Kubernetes automation, from cost optimization to cloud security and everything in between.

Kubernetes Taints and Tolerations: 5 Best Practices
Learn what Kubernetes taints and tolerations are and get proven best practices to make the…

Data Egress Cost: How To Take Back Control And Reduce Egress Charges
If thereās one thing that acts as both an inhibitor to cloud adoption and a…

Active Directory: How to Choose the Right Solution for Your Cloud Deployment
Active Directory (AD) is Microsoftās directory service for Windows domain networks. Included as a set…

16 K8s Worst Practices That Are Causing You Pain (Or Will Soon)
In our years of experience with Kubernetes internally and with hundreds of customers, we’ve seen…

Tackle Spot Instance Price Hikes With Scheduled RebalancingĀ
While spot instances promise to save you up to 90% on cloud costs, reaching such…

Cloud Backup Strategy: 5 Steps to Create A Backup and Recovery Plan for Your Deployment
Data is the new oil without which business may quickly come to a halt. Protecting…

Pod Disruption Budgets: How You Can Use Them, and Why You Should
When managing Kubernetes workloads, it’s crucial to understand and effectively use pod disruption budgets (PDBs).…

Kubernetes Lens: How To Enhance Your Kubernetes Cluster
You probably know this feeling really well: one day youāre managing clusters like a pro,…

Batch Processing: 4 Tactics To Make It Cost-Efficient and Reliable
Many modern applications have a batch processing aspect to them and regularly run high-volume, repetitive…