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Creating a Self-Hosted Kubernetes Cluster on Proxmox with Taikun CloudWorks using Terraform

Creating a Self-Hosted Proxmox Kubernetes Cluster with Taikun CloudWorks and Terraform

Introduction In this blog post, we’ll walk through the process of creating a Kubernetes cluster on Proxmox using Taikun CloudWorks and Terraform. We’ll leverage the Taikun Terraform provider to automate the deployment of a Kubernetes cluster on your Proxmox infrastructure. Let’s consider a scenario: Meet Sarah, a DevOps engineer at a rapidly growing tech startup. […]

Taikun and Metify.io Launch Global Partnership for Cutting-Edge Kubernetes Management

Taikun, a leader in advanced Kubernetes management solutions, and Metify, a top provider of data center automation technologies, are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership. This collaboration integrates our robust Kubernetes management expertise with Metify‘s industry-leading hardware automation into a “Taikun CloudWorks” solution, streamlining the entire Kubernetes stack from bare metal provisioning through application deployment. […]

The CrowdStrike Incident: A Global Wake-Up Call for Cloud Resilience

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On July 19, 2024, the digital world experienced a seismic shock as a CrowdStrike software update for its software called Falcon Sensor, which scans a computer for intrusions and signs of hacking led to a global outage, affecting countless organizations worldwide. As a Principal Product Evangelist at Taikun, I believe this incident highlights the critical […]

Announcing Our Strategic Partnership with Sardina Systems

Taikun CloudWorks and FishOS Openstack Solution by Sardina

We’re thrilled to announce our strategic partnership with Sardina Systems, a leading provider of OpenStack cloud solutions. This collaboration brings together the best of both worlds – Taikun CloudWorks‘ advanced ‘Managed Kubernetes’ and application delivery platform, and Sardina Systems’ FishOS cloud management platform. At Taikun, we’re on a mission to make Kubernetes almost invisible to […]

Benefits and Challenges of Self-Hosted Kubernetes

Many organizations opt for managed Kubernetes services such as Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, or Google GKE initially to simplify operations and leverage the cloud provider’s expertise. As businesses develop further however the decision of whether to switch from managed services to self-hosted Kubernetes becomes an important one.

How to Expose Deployed Applications in Kubernetes?

Kubernetes has emerged as the de facto container orchestration platform. Its ability to seamlessly manage and scale containerized applications has revolutionized how software is developed, deployed, and managed. According to CNCF’s Annual Survey 2021, 96% of organizations have either implemented or are currently assessing Kubernetes as their container orchestration platform, the highest record since 2016.

Simplifying Kubernetes Management: Eradicating Manual Configurations for Easier Management

Kubernetes has emerged as the de facto standard for coordinating containerized applications as businesses seek more efficiency in the ever-changing software development and deployment world. However, when manually configuring a Kubernetes cluster, the task can become quite daunting. This article will dive deep into this issue and provide actionable advice for streamlining your Kubernetes administration!

How to enforce policies in Kubernetes with Gatekeeper

In any Kubernetes cluster setup that has been in use for a while, many teams will create their own Kubernetes resources. With an array of required and optional parameters, each team will create and configure them as per their specific needs. At some point, there is bound to be a need for standardisation. Besides, every organisation will have their own governance and legal policies to be enforced. With that in mind, an open-source, general-purpose policy engine was created. Open Policy Agent (OPA, pronounced “oh-pa”) helps IT administrators unify policy enforcement across the stack.