Bill Doerrfeld is a tech journalist and analyst. His beat is cloud technologies, specifically the web API economy. He began researching APIs as an Associate Editor at ProgrammableWeb, and since 2015 has been the Editor at Nordic APIs, a high-impact blog on API strategy for providers. He loves discovering new trends, interviewing key contributors, and researching new technology. He also gets out into the world to speak occasionally.
CNCF Announces Linkerd Graduation
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has announced the graduation of Linkerd, the popular open source service mesh lauded for its fast performance and ultralight footprint. Linkerd now joins the ranks of ...
Introduction to the Kubernetes Cluster API
Kubernetes use has expanded across DevOps to help with orchestrating container environments. In 2021, 68% of IT professionals increased their Kubernetes use. But as Kubernetes use rises, the next step is figuring ...
CNCF Radar Highlights Kubernetes Multi-Cluster Preferences
Kubernetes use has surged in recent years. While there has been much consolidation around Kubernetes for container orchestration (with some outliers), companies still adopt many different technologies to address Kubernetes multi-cluster management ...
OCI Announces Distribution Specification v1.0
The Open Container Initiative (OCI) recently announced the v1.0 release of the Distribution Specification. The Distribution Specification is part of a family of container format specifications standardized by the OCI, a Linux ...
Could Nomad Reignite Orchestrator Wars?
Most technology pundits agree that Kubernetes won the container orchestration wars, triumphing over alternatives like Docker Swarm and Mesos. Google even showcases a featured snippet for the exact moment of victory—November 29, ...
Majority of Microservices Environments Adopt Service Mesh
In the past, we’ve reviewed the efficacy of service mesh and considered whether it’s mature enough for adoption. Others have suggested using service mesh to control both east-west and north-south traffic. Now, ...
Can Great DX Enable Full-Cycle Development?
Lately, there’s been a shift toward developers owning the entire software life cycle. This is enabled by DevOps tools that help implement things like GitOps, metrics, networking and security features, and much ...
Findings From The 2021 Kubernetes Adoption Report
Worldwide IT shifts and the agile creed are prompting more and more Kubernetes usage across the board. New research shows that 68% of IT professionals increased their Kubernetes use due to the ...
Treating Kubernetes as a Source of Truth
Kubernetes is proliferating within today’s IT strata because it is not just a container scheduler; it ships with impressive authentication and RBAC capabilities. With these features, Kubernetes could be used for things ...
Identifying and Trimming Hidden Container Costs
The majority of Kubernetes workloads are underutilizing CPU and memory, according to a report from DataDog, “11 Facts About Real-World Container Use.” While it’s important to allocate room for fluctuation, an unnecessary ...
