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Software Supply Chain Security: Why 99% of Your Container is Mystery Code

In a recent talk, the disparity between developers and platform engineers in container security was highlighted, revealing how a single line of code can pull in thousands of vulnerabilities. This article discusses ...

Jeroen van Erp | March 10, 2026 | Attestation, container security, Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), Dependency Management, Developer Relations, GitOps, Kubewarden, platform engineering, Provenance, Secure Base Images, SLSA compliance, Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), software supply chain security, Trust in Software Development., vulnerabilities

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Beyond the Green Checkmark: Using Formal Verification to Stop ArgoCD Drift

In the cloud-native landscape, GitOps leads the way for continuous delivery, yet relying solely on synchronization can mask systemic issues. This article outlines the importance of formal verification in deploying Kubernetes manifests ...

Pavan Madduri | March 10, 2026 | ArgoCD, CI/CD pipeline, Configuration Drift, continuous delivery, Dependency Ordering, Deployment Stability, Formal Verification, GitOps, infrastructure as code, kubernetes, Mission-Critical Systems., Resource Invariants, Rollback Safety, Security Policies, Temporal Logic

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Enterprise Kubernetes Isn’t a Cluster. It’s a Platform and a Supply Chain.

Kubernetes is the OS for modern apps — but enterprises need platforms, not just clusters. Focus on standardized paved paths, supply‑chain security (signing, SBOMs, provenance), GitOps + policy automation, multi‑tenant guardrails, and ...

Dan Ciruli | March 6, 2026 | enterprise Kubernetes, GitOps, image signing, policy as code, SBOM, supply‑chain security

Navigating the Ingress NGINX Sunset: Four Migration Strategies and How to Choose

Ingress NGINX reached end-of-life in March 2026. Explore four migration strategies—alternate controllers, forks, direct Gateway API migration, and dual-support controllers (e.g., Traefik Ingress NGINX Provider)—plus a three-phase audit→swap→modernize plan for zero-downtime transition ...

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Why Service Mesh is Poised for a Dramatic Comeback in 2026

Sidecarless service mesh architectures like Istio Ambient Mode are reducing complexity and reigniting enterprise adoption in 2026 ...

Ratan Tipirneni | March 5, 2026 | cloud-native networking, Istio, platform engineering, service mesh, zero-trust

Promotion Across Kubernetes and Hybrid Environments

In 2026, multi- and hybrid environments are increasingly the norm. For platform engineering, DevOps and application developers, this adds complexity to the software delivery lifecycle. For cloud-native teams, Kubernetes may anchor application ...

Jesse Suen | March 5, 2026 | Argo CD, devops, GitOps, kubernetes, platform engineering

The Missing Control Plane in Cloud-Native Supply Chains

Explore how an artifact access plane can improve Kubernetes platform performance, scalability, and security by standardizing how artifacts are governed and delivered, aligning with CNCF ecosystem initiatives ...

Adrian Herrera | March 4, 2026 | artifact access plane, artifact decentralization, artifact firewall, artifact flow optimization, artifact governance, cloud infrastructure, cloud-native platforms, CNCF ecosystem, developer velocity, devops, GitOps, kubernetes, OCI artifacts, platform resilience., software supply chain, Virtual Registry

The Efficiency Era: How Kubernetes v1.35 Finally Solves the “Restart” Headache

Kubernetes v1.35 introduces in-place resource resizing, revolutionizing how stateful workloads are managed. Discover the benefits of dynamic resource allocation, traffic distribution, and the improvements that enhance operational efficiency for platform engineers ...

Pavan Madduri | March 3, 2026 | AI/ML workloads, cloud costs, Dynamic Resource Allocation, efficiency era, FinOps, immutability, Kubernetes architecture, Kubernetes enhancements, Kubernetes v1.35, Openshift, operational efficiency, resource resizing, self-healing infrastructure, Stateful Workloads, system performance, traffic distribution, vertical scaling

From PagerDuty to ‘Agentic Ops’: The Rise of Self-Healing Kubernetes

Explore how the role of Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) is transforming with Agentic Ops, integrating technologies like eBPF, LLMs, and Kubernetes Operators to shift problem-solving from humans to intelligent systems ...

Pavan Madduri | February 27, 2026 | 3 A.M. PagerDuty, Agentic Ops, AI in DevOps, Automated Ops, cloud cost optimization, devops, eBPF, incident management, Kubernetes operators, LLMs, observability, policy as code, predictive scaling, root cause analysis, Site Reliability Engineer, SRE, System Automation, Technology Evolution

Hybrid Cloud at Enterprise Scale: Private Kubernetes for Portability and Control

Private Kubernetes is the missing abstraction layer for enterprise hybrid cloud. Learn how a private Kubernetes platform enables portability, security, governance, and freedom from vendor lock-in across on-prem, private cloud, and public ...