Kubernetes Bytes

In this episode of Kubernetes Bytes, Ryan and Bhavin talk to the SIG Storage COSI Co-Lead Sid Mani about the Container Object Storage Interface (COSI) project, as it enters the Alpha phase of the maturity cycle. The discussion dives into the need for a different Object Storage standard, how it works with Kubernetes, the vision of the community, and how people/vendors can contribute to the ecosystem. Show links Acorn Labs - https://venturebeat.com/programming-development/open-source-acorn-takes-a-new-approach-to-deploy-cloud-native-application-on-kubernetes/ Ghost Security Emerges from Stealth, Announces Initial $15M in Funding at $50M validation - https://ghost.security/blog/ghost-security-emerges-from-stealth-announces-initial-15m-in-funding?hsLang=en Granulate launches a new free tool for optimizing K8s costs called gMaestro - https://sdtimes.com/kubernetes/granulate-launches-new-free-tool-for-optimizing-kubernetes-costs/ What's new with Kubernetes 1.25 - https://sysdig.com/blog/kubernetes-1-25-whats-new/ Kubernetes volumes for beginners - https://dev.to/iarchitsharma/kubernetes-volume-explained-for-beginners-3doj Intro to eBPF - https://chrisshort.net/intro-to-ebpf XKCD link - https://xkcd.com/927/ Kubernetes CSI 101 episode - https://anchor.fm/kubernetesbytes/episodes/Container-and-Kubernetes-Storage-101-e1647o1/a-a6cgu6a

In this week's episodes Bhavin and Ryan dive into the three different operators that MongoDB has for deploying and managing MongoDB with Kubernetes with Developer Advocates Joel Lord & Cedric Clyburn. Come learn about the different ways you can get started using MongoDB with Kubernetes, lessons learned getting started and how to use MongoDB's multi-cloud database service, Atlas. Show Links News Mirantis acquires Amazee.io: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220726005393/en/Mirantis-Acquires-amazee.io-the-Only-ZeroOps-Application-Delivery-Hub-Built-by-Developers-for-Developers Cisco buys Banzai cloud: https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/cisco-buys-kubernetes-start-up-banzai-cloud-to-fuel-cloud-native-connectivity Amazon Detective adds support for Amazon EKS clusters: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-detective-supports-kubernetes-workloads-on-amazon-eks-for-security-investigations/ GigaOM report for Cloud Native Kubernetes Storage - https://portworx.com/resource/gigaom-radar-for-cloud-native-kubernetes-data-storage/ Gateway API Beta https://kubernetes.io/blog/2022/07/13/gateway-api-graduates-to-beta/ Thinking about Kubernetes-native way for data protection https://thenewstack.io/identifying-a-kube-native-approach-to-data-protection/ 3 database tools from CNCF July 28 https://containerjournal.com/features/3-cloud-native-database-tools-from-cncf/ Kubernetes Major changes and removals for 1.25 (later in august) https://kubernetes.io/blog/2022/08/04/upcoming-changes-in-kubernetes-1-25/ MongoDB MongoDB Community -  https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/ Mongodb Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/mongodb

In this episode, Bhavin interviews Scott Lowe, a Principal Field Engineer at Kong. The discussion dives into what is Cluster API, how it works, and how it helps users deploy Kubernetes clusters at scale using simple YAML files. We also talk about the different components of the Cluster API project and discuss the new features introduced by the community.  Show Notes:  1. Scott Lowe -      https://twitter.com/scott_lowe     Blog - https://blog.scottlowe.org/     Podcast - https://packetpushers.net/series/full-stack-journey/ 2. Cluster API - https://cluster-api.sigs.k8s.io/ 3. Kustomize with Cluster API - https://blog.scottlowe.org/2021/11/01/using-kustomize-components-with-cluster-api/ https://blog.scottlowe.org/2021/10/11/kustomize-transformer-configurations-for-cluster-api-v1beta1/ News:  Grafana lab adds K8s monitoring for Grafana Cloud: https://www.dbta.com/Editorial/News-Flashes/Grafana-Labs-Releases-Kubernetes-Monitoring-for-Grafana-Cloud-153953.aspx Kubeshop acquires majority stake in InfraCloud’s OSS product BotKube: https://www.cxotoday.com/press-release/kubeshop-acquires-majority-stake-in-infraclouds-oss-product-botkube/ Kyverno moves to the CNCF Incubator: https://www.cncf.io/blog/2022/07/12/kyverno-moves-to-the-cncf-incubator/

This Episode In this episode, Ryan and Bhavin interview CTO of Speedscale Matt LeRay, a testing service that can collect and replay traffic without scripting, to simulate load and chaos, measure performance for Kubernetes workloads. Learn what Speedscale is, what kind of data is works and how it can be used in Kubernetes for various API driven applications. Weekly News Links Trivy 0.29.0 release - RBAC scanning and Config scans for Helm charts - Bhavin https://blog.aquasec.com/trivy-v0.29.0-rbac-security EKS Anywhere Bare Metal support https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/getting-started-with-eks-anywhere-on-bare-metal/ Redis High Availability architecture: (optional) https://redis.com/blog/high-availability-architecture/ CubeFS - now a CNCF Incubating project https://www.cncf.io/blog/2022/07/03/cubefs-accepted-as-a-cncf-incubating-project/ Over 900000 Kubernetes instances found exposed online - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-900-000-kubernetes-instances-found-exposed-online/ https://blog.cyble.com/2022/06/27/exposed-kubernetes-clusters/ Ondat 2.8 release https://www.ondat.io/blog/the-elusive-octopus-has-arrived-ondat-launches-version-2.8 Speedscale Links https://speedscale.com/  https://speedscale.com/free-trial/ https://speedscale.com/kubernetes/

In this episode, Ryan and Bhavin interview Rick Spencer, VP of Products at InfluxData, previously the VP of Platforms for InfluxData. The discussion focuses on InfluxData, creator of InfluxDB, and how they help customers looking for a Time-Series database solution. Rick talks about the interesting IoT and Edge computing use cases, and how getting that real-time sensor information can be transformational for customers. In the second half of the discussion, we focus on how InfluxDB cloud runs across three major cloud providers, running on top of Kubernetes itself. Rick focuses on their Kubernetes adoption journey and talks about their architecture today. We also talk about how users can leverage InfluxDB for monitoring their large-scale Kubernetes deployments too!  Show Links: Datastax raises a private equity round of $115M valuring the company at $1.6B to focus more on Astra DB and Astra streaming - https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/15/datastax-proves-its-still-possible-to-raise-nine-figures-at-higher-valuation-in-2022/ Platform9 raises $26M bringing the total money raised across all the rounds to $100M - https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/14/platform9-raises-26m-to-help-manage-distributed-cloud-clusters/ Finout raised $14M Series A funding to help organizations break down the cost of each Kubernetes namespace, each folder in the S3 bucket, each Snowflake Query, etc. -  https://www.geektime.com/finout-wants-to-reduce-your-cloud-costs-with-a-mega-bill-and-14m-in-a-round-funding/ Mercedez Benz runs 900 K8s clusters -  https://www.infoworld.com/article/3664052/why-mercedes-benz-runs-on-900-kubernetes-clusters.html Weave Policy Library for HIPAA compliance - https://www.weave.works/blog/weave-policy-library-introducing-hipaa-policies Kanister Webinar - https://community.cncf.io/events/details/cncf-cncf-online-programs-presents-cncf-on-demand-webinar-kanister-application-level-data-protection-on-kubernetes Cloud-native storage - Kubernetes Podcast - https://kubernetespodcast.com/episode/182-cloud-native-storage/ 2021 K8s Annual Report - https://www.cncf.io/reports/kubernetes-annual-report-2021/ Enhancements#3337: KEP-3333 Retroactive default StorageClass assignment

In this episode, Bhavin interviews Brad Ascar, Principal Product Manager at Redis, focusing on all things containers and Kubernetes. The discussion dives into the higher-level architecture of Redis, how to deploy a Redis cluster on Kubernetes using the Redis Operator, and what are some of the benefits and challenges of running Redis on Kubernetes. We also talk about how you can upgrade, scale and manage your Redis clusters on Kubernetes, and how you can architect a Geo-distributed Active-Active Redis cluster for your applications!  Show Notes:  1. Redis Operator 2. Redis Use Cases 3. Redis on Kubernetes News:  1. Mirantis integrates Lens IDE with Docker Desktop 2. Coinbase adopts Kubernetes 3. Dynamic Kubernetes cluster autoscaling at Airbnb

In this episode, Ryan and Bhavin talk about Kubecon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2022 and discuss all the vendor announcements from the past couple of weeks. Kubecon Europe had close to 7500 attendees and shows a continuous increase in the adoption of containers and Kubernetes. Below, you can find links to the things discussed during the podcast:  The State of Cloud-Native Development Report - Q3 2021 (came out in May 2022): https://www.cncf.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Q3-2021-State-of-Cloud-Native-development_FINAL.pdf Akuity raises $20M Series A to take Argo project next level: https://siliconangle.com/2022/05/16/kubernetes-startup-akuity-raises-20m-take-argo-project-next-level/ Teleport raises $110M series C to $1.1B evaluation: https://goteleport.com/blog/series-c/ Snapt launches Nova - https://aithority.com/it-and-devops/cloud/snapt-announces-the-one-security-package-to-run-kubernetes-in-public-cloud/ Kasten K10 - v5: https://www.storagereview.com/news/kasten-k10-v5-0-offers-enhanced-kubernetes-security-and-more Datadog https://containerjournal.com/news/news-releases/datadog-enhances-monitoring-and-security-for-kubernetes/ Sysdig launches Sysdig Advisor:  https://containerjournal.com/kubecon-cnc-eu-2022/sysdig-introduces-sysdig-advisor-to-drastically-simplify-kubernetes-troubleshooting/ Red Hat open sources StackRox: https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/17/red-hat-open-sources-stackrox-the-kubernetes-security-platform-it-acquired-last-year Portworx - PDS and BaaS - https://portworx.com/blog/announcing-general-availability-of-portworx-data-services/ https://portworx.com/blog/fast-and-simple-data-protection-with-portworx-backup-as-a-service/ Datacore launches Bolt - based on OpenEBS after Mayadata acquisition - https://blocksandfiles.com/2022/05/18/datacore-bolt-kubernetes/ Kubecost - 1 click Request Sizing to Automatically Optimize Kubernetes Clusters and Eliminate Wasted Spend - https://www.yahoo.com/now/kubecost-launches-1-click-request-060000724.html SUSE open sources NeuVector container security platform - https://containerjournal.com/features/suse-integrates-container-security-platform-with-rancher/ Lacework - https://containerjournal.com/features/lacework-dives-deeper-into-kubernetes-security/ NetApp Astra Data Store - https://blocksandfiles.com/2022/05/25/netapp-per-ardua-ad-as

In this episode, Ryan and Bhavin go back to school and talk about Backup and Restore 101 when it comes to Kubernetes and containerized applications. We discuss why Backup is important, why you need a new approach for Kubernetes, and how do you plan for things like Kubernetes operators and custom resources. We also talk about how backup tools can help you protect from ransomware attacks and look at managed backup solutions to help alleviate administrative tasks when it comes to building and maintaining a data protection solution for Kubernetes!  Show Links:  Kubernetes v1.24 is GA - https://kubernetes.io/blog/2022/05/03/kubernetes-1-24-release-announcement/ Storage Capacity API - https://kubernetes.io/blog/2022/05/06/storage-capacity-ga/ https://github.com/kubernetes/autoscaler/issues/4517 Volume Expansion support - https://kubernetes.io/blog/2022/05/05/volume-expansion-ga/ Cloud-Native PG - http://cloudnative-pg.io/ Quick primer for Kubecon - https://blog.alexellis.io/when-in-spain-a-quick-primer-for-kubecon/

In this episode, Ryan and Bhavin interview Andrew Sillifant, a solution architect at Pure Storage working on all things databases and solutions. The discussion starts by talking about Andrew's early days with the LAMP stack, and how he sees the community evolve around containers and Kubernetes. We dive into the MySQL Operator and how it helps Kubernetes operators or developers deploy MySQL InnoDB clusters using simple YAML files. We talk about the benefits and challenges associated with running MySQL on Kubernetes and talk about the different ways users can protect their MySQL databases. Show links: Andrew Sillifant - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-sillifant/ Oracle MySQL Operator - https://github.com/mysql/mysql-operator Percona MySQL Operator - https://www.percona.com/doc/kubernetes-operator-for-pxc/index.html Bitpoke MySQL Operator - https://www.bitpoke.io/docs/mysql-operator/# Pokemon Go - https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/containers-kubernetes/bringing-pokemon-go-to-life-on-google-cloud ARMO raised $30M to build Kubescape - https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/armo-raises-30m-for-the-first-open-source-kubernetes-security-platform-301533986.html Platform9 named a leader in Managed Kubernetes solution platform radar from GigaOM - https://research.gigaom.com/reprint/gigaom-radar-for-evaluating-managed-kubernetes-solutions-platform-993544/ NetApp Astra adds support for private AKS clusters and VMware Tanzu - https://cloud.netapp.com/blog/astra-blg-astra-enhances-azure-integration-application-handling-hybrid-cloud-and-adds-vmware-tanzu-support?linkId=100000122358216&spr=100003061438458 Low-Ops Kubernetes storage with MicroK8s and OpenEBS - https://community.cncf.io/events/details/cncf-cncf-online-programs-presents-cncf-on-demand-webinar-low-ops-kubernetes-storage-with-microk8s-and-openebs/ Why and how should you reboot Kubernetes nodes - https://elastisys.com/why-and-how-should-you-reboot-kubernetes-nodes/

In this episode, Ryan and Bhavin interview Patrick McFadin, VP of Developer Relations at Datastax, who is a co-author of the upcoming O’Reilly book “Managing Cloud-Native Data on Kubernetes” and a contributor to the Apache Cassandra project. The discussion dives into how K8ssandra helps users deploy Cassandra on Kubernetes clusters, and how customers are using Cassandra as the NoSQL, Distributed DB backend for their applications. We talk about the challenges, benefits, and best practices for running Cassandra on Kubernetes, and what users can look forward to in the near future. Show links: Patrick McFadin - LinkedIn - Twitter K8ssandra.io - https://k8ssandra.io Introduction to Cassandra - Crash Course - Youtube series - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2g2h-wyI4SqCdxdiyi8enEyWvACcUa9R AWS Marketplace - https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-iy7gagaxm2foa Cassandra Discord community - https://discord.com/invite/qP5tAt6Uwt Data On Kubernetes - https://www.meetup.com/Data-on-Kubernetes-community/events/ Managing Cloud-Native Data on Kubernetes - https://portworx.com/resource/ebook-managing-cloud-native-data-on-kubernetes/ Cloud-Native News: Docker raises Series-C funding Garden.io raises Series A - $16M funding to combat waste in cloud development  Are you Ready for K8s 1.24 NetApp acquires InstaClustr Spring4Shell - Zero Day Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Portworx Enterprise 2.10 Etcd v3.5.[0-2] is not recommended for production Announcing Postgres container apps: Easy deploy Postgres apps