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 […]
How to seamlessly adopt Kubernetes in your Platform Engineering workflow
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there is a clear preference for Kubernetes-based ecosystems in cloud setups. This is evident from the fact that today, more organizations are adopting Kubernetes for auxiliary workloads.
Platform Engineering on Kubernetes – Architecture and Tooling
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As the world moves to a self-servicing platform infrastructure, especially in cloud-native environments, Kubernetes plays a crucial role in building flexible, resilient, and scalable infrastructure.
In this blog, we will take our conversation forward on how Kubernetes ecosystem is helping engineering teams build these cloud-native platforms. We will specifically talk about some of the architecture-related questions that are crucial to answer to build a resilient self-service platform on Kubernetes.
Understanding Platform Engineering in a Kubernetes Ecosystem
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Gartner tagged Platform Engineering as an emerging tech in their annual Hype Cycle in 2022. It has only grown in its presence around the world.
How Kubernetes Powers the Foundation of Platform Engineering for Cloud-Native Development
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Platform engineering is an emerging trend, especially in the cloud-native world. According to a recent report by CloudBees, 83% of the surveyed enterprises have made significant progress in adopting Platform Engineering in their development cycles.