cloud-native applications Archives

BellSoft Rings Change Bringing Zero-CVE Images to Buildpacks Users

BellSoft is bolstering Paketo Buildpacks. As an OpenJDK vendor known for providing tested (and commercially supported) Java distributions, Bellsoft is now offering a new hardened builder image for Paketo Buildpacks ...

Adrian Bridgwater | July 21, 2026 | application development, CI/CD, cloud native security, cloud-native applications, containers, docker, kubernetes

Rediscovering RocksDB – Embedded Storage in Cloud-Native Applications

Originally developed at Facebook and built on top of LevelDB, RocksDB is an embedded key-value store designed for fast local storage ...

Swapneswar Sundar Ray | June 30, 2026 | cloud native, cloud-native applications, cloud-native storage

Kubernetes v1.36 Promotes Stability, Compatibility & Reproducibility

Kubernetes v1.36 (Spring 2026) introduces 70 enhancements, including major security hardening for the Kubelet API and the debut of Workload-Aware Scheduling (WAS) for AI/ML. This release focuses on fine-grained resource health, stable ...

Kubernetes Architecture Made Simple: A School Analogy

This beginner-friendly guide uses a school analogy to simplify Kubernetes architecture, explaining the roles of the Control Plane (administration) and Worker Nodes (classrooms) in orchestrating containerized applications. By likening components to familiar ...

Karthi Palanisamy | February 10, 2026 | API server, beginner guide, cloud-native applications, container orchestration, container runtime, control plane, Controller Manager, Kube-Proxy, Kubelet, Kubernetes architecture, pods, Scheduler, school analogy, Worker Nodes

SRE, autoscaling, Tailscale, Kubernetes, argo cd, Kubernetes v1.33, AI, Nelm, Kubernetes, architecture, , architecture, Rackspace, GPUs, Kubernetes, Solo.io Kubernetes cloud foundry keptn cloud-native automation

Kubernetes v1.35 Arrived, Right On Workload-Aware Schedule

Discover the latest enhancements in Kubernetes workload scheduling, including the Workload API and gang scheduling features aimed at optimizing application performance and management ...

Adrian Bridgwater | January 12, 2026 | autoscaling, cloud-native applications, Dynamic Resource Allocation, Gang Scheduling, kubernetes, Kubernetes v1.35, Multi-Node Scheduling, Opportunistic Batching, Performance Optimization, Pod Management, resource allocation, Scheduling Algorithms., Scheduling Improvements, Scheduling Latency, software engineering, Workload API, Workload Scheduling

Solo Gets Stickier on Gloo Mesh for Amazon ECS

Solo.io, Gloo Mesh, Gloo Gateway, Amazon ECS, ECS service mesh, Istio Ambient Mode, sidecar-less service mesh, API management, microservices networking, cloud-native security, cloud observability, zero-trust policies, traffic management, App Mesh deprecation, ECS ...