EBS and EFS in Kubernetes

Using EBS and EFS as Persistent Volume in Kubernetes

If your Kubernetes cluster is running in the cloud on Amazon Web Services (AWS), it comes with Elastic Block Storage (EBS). Or, Elastic File System (EFS) can be used for storage. We ...
culture Explaining Kubernetes' Popularity

Explaining Kubernetes’ Popularity: It’s the Community, Not the Technology

Everyone everywhere is excited about Kubernetes. The big question is, Why are people are talking so much more about Kubernetes than other container orchestrators? Is Kubernetes functionally superior to other container orchestrators? ...
SRE High-Level History of the Container Ecosystem

A High-Level History of the Container Ecosystem, 2013-2019

Docker recently turned 6 years old. That makes this a fitting time to step back and think about how the conversation surrounding Docker has evolved over those years. My goal in this ...
state, stateless, kubernetes, scanning, cloudsmith, stateless ephemeral stateful security Kubernetes unikernel Sumo Logic

The State of Container Security

To deploy containers in production today, you need to secure them. A growing list of companies want to help you do that. Here’s an overview of the major commercial offerings that cater ...
GitOps Red Hat OpenShift

Report: Containers Are Weakest Security Link Again

For a second year in a row, a survey of 1,200 IT security decision-makers conducted by the research firm CyberEdge Group finds that, in terms of attack surfaces that organizations feel they ...
TLS, certificates, Docker, vulnerabilities, supply chain, KubeCon, SigStore, Kubernetes TrapX container security

The 4 Most Vulnerable Areas of Container Security in 2019

Software containers have become more popular in recent years as many organizations have discovered the benefits of containerization. Unfortunately, as is often the case with rapid advances in technology, container security has ...
CI/CD Kubernetes Pipelines: Hello, New World

Kubernetes Pipelines: Hello, New World

Kubernetes pipelines are about to change the way we do things. Kubernetes and microservices will drive us away from our old way of doing things to a much leaner method of software ...
IBM Cloud Data Shield Brings Data in Use Protection to Container Applications

IBM Cloud Data Shield Brings Data in Use Protection to Container Applications

Building applications that protect data while it is in use has long been a challenge for the world of DevOps. After all, DevOps promotes the concept of fast software iterations, which can ...
SUSE Aqua Security Extends Platform Reach

Aqua Security Extends Platform Reach

Aqua Security this week extended the security capabilities it provides for serverless computing frameworks by adding the ability to scan functions running on those frameworks for vulnerabilities. In addition, version 4.0 of ...
Container Adoption survey

IBM Looks to Build App Ecosystem Around Container Platform

IBM is aiming to expand the ecosystem of containerized applications residing on its cloud by making available Cloud Paks designed to make it easier to deploy applications using a set of tools ...