Cloud-Native Networking

QCT Allies with Robin.io to Run Kubernetes at the Edge
Quanta Cloud Technology (QCT), a provider of servers, has allied with Robin.io to create an integrated platform for running containerized applications on Kubernetes clusters deployed at the wireless 5G edge. Mehran Hadipour, ...

Buoyant Preps to Manage Linkerd Service Mesh in the Cloud
Buoyant announced today it is making available a public beta of a cloud service through which multiple instances of the open source Linkerd service mesh can be managed. William Morgan, CEO of ...

Couchbase Operator Automates Database Scaling on Kubernetes
Couchbase has extended the operator it created for deploying its namesake document database on Kubernetes clusters to add support for autoscaling to ensure performance levels in addition to enabling IT teams to ...

IBM Adds Databases to Managed Kubernetes Edge Service
IBM announced this week it is extending the scope of its managed IBM Cloud Satellite based on Kubernetes to include support for databases deployed on edge computing platforms. The IBM Cloud Databases ...

Why 5G Needs Kubernetes
As with many things, COVID-19 sped up the need for high bandwidth delivered fast to end users. Working from home, Zoom calls, VPN connections, social media—all of it requires speed, resiliency and ...

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, ...

When (And When Not) to Use eBPF
Extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) is a relatively new feature for Linux kernels that has many DevOps professionals, SREs and engineers excited. But is it a one-stop shop for all of your ...

Why a Cloud-Native Database Must Run on K8s
We’ve been talking about migrating workloads to the cloud for a long time, but a look at the application portfolios of many IT organizations demonstrates that there’s still a lot of work ...

VMware Launches App Connectivity Platform Based on Istio
VMware today launched a VMware Modern Apps Connectivity suite that combines its Tanzu Service Mesh and VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer ALB software into a single offering. The Tanzu Service Mesh is ...

How to Build Cloud-Native Deployment Pipelines
The Tekton project is synonymous with cloud-native CI/CD. Tekton, which is an integral part of the CD Foundation, is a capable and agile tool that provides Kubernetes-native components for dev tooling. Tekton ...