Tag: Kubernetes
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My preparation and tips for the Certified Kubernetes Administrator exam
A few weeks back, I passed the Certified Kubernetes Administrator exam, a long-term item on my to-do list, and eventually accomplished it. -> https://www.cncf.io/certification/cka/ -> https://training.linuxfoundation.org/certification/certified-kubernetes-administrator-cka/ I have been working with Kubernetes for nearly seven years now. Mostly with managed Kubernetes on Azure, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Besides Azure Kubernetes Service, I am using KinD,…
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How to not block Terraform with Azure resource locks
Azure resource locks are an essential building block protecting Azure resources from accidental deletion or modifications. In today’s blog post, I show you how to use Azure resource locks to protect your Azure resources and how to not block your Terraform infrastructure as code processes. Common setup and the Terraform issue Resources in Azure inherit…
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Configuring Istio using the Kubernetes Gateway API
The Kubernetes Gateway API is the successor of the Kubernetes Ingress API and is currently in beta state. More and more projects add support for the Gateway API like Istio. -> https://istio.io/latest/blog/2022/gateway-api-beta/ -> https://istio.io/latest/blog/2022/getting-started-gtwapi/ In today’s blog post, I walk you through how to configure Istio using the Kubernetes Gateway API. At the time of…
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Azure Kubernetes Service news from KubeCon Europe 2023
Last month the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe took place in Amsterdam with a lot of news regarding Azure Kubernetes Service. Let us now walk through some of the highlights that have been announced for Azure Kubernetes Service. A lot of networking news has been made at KubeCon Europe. Starting with the general availability of the…
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Using Kata Containers on Azure Kubernetes Service for sandboxing containers
Last year I wrote a blog post about running gVisor on Azure Kubernetes for sandboxing containers. -> https://www.danielstechblog.io/running-gvisor-on-azure-kubernetes-service-for-sandboxing-containers/ Back then, the only managed Kubernetes service that supported sandboxing containers in dedicated node pools was Google Kubernetes Engine via gVisor. A few weeks back, Microsoft announced the public preview of Kata Containers for Azure Kubernetes Service.…
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Learnings from the field – Running Fluent Bit on Azure Kubernetes Service – Part 3
This is the second part of a three-part series about “Learnings from the field – Running Fluent Bit on Azure Kubernetes Service”. -> https://www.danielstechblog.io/learnings-from-the-field-running-fluent-bit-on-azure-kubernetes-service-part-1/ -> https://www.danielstechblog.io/learnings-from-the-field-running-fluent-bit-on-azure-kubernetes-service-part-2/ Logging is one of the central aspects when operating Kubernetes. The easiest way to get started with it is by using the solution your cloud provider provides. On Azure, this…