platform engineering
Istio Weaves ‘Future-Ready’ Service Mesh for AIÂ
At KubeCon + CNC 2026, Istio unveils Ambient Multicluster and the Gateway API Inference Extension to simplify AI infrastructure. Learn how sidecar-less mesh and agentgateway secure agentic workloads and boost deployment velocity ...
Build Cost Awareness Into Your Kubernetes IDPÂ
How platform teams can make cost efficiency a natural outcome of following the golden path — not a billing surprise discovered three weeks after deployment ...
Why Your Kubernetes Network is Still a Black Box — And How to Fix It
Kubernetes networking failures are hard to diagnose. Learn how eBPF and Microsoft Retina provide real-time network observability across your cluster ...
Pod Requests Are the Input to Every Kubernetes Cost Control Loop
Pod CPU and memory requests drive Kubernetes scheduling, autoscaling and cost allocation. Learn why rightsizing them improves cost control ...
What to Expect From Kubernetes 1.36
Kubernetes 1.36 launches April 22, 2026, marking a major shift in networking as Ingress-Nginx retires in favor of the more scalable Gateway API. Key updates include bolstered Linux User Namespaces for better ...
Why Kubernetes Reliability Is Now a Machine-Speed Problem
Kubernetes incidents now unfold at machine speed. AI-driven systems help SRE teams identify root causes faster ...
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 ...
Why IDPs are the Only Way to Scale Kubernetes Beyond ExpertsÂ
Kubernetes is the default control plane for infrastructure but poses challenges for developers managing its complexities. Internal developer platforms (IDPs) are emerging to create abstraction layers, reducing operational burdens through standardized APIs ...
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 ...
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 ...
