GKE workload rightsizing — from recommendations to action
Do you know how to rightsize a workload in Kubernetes? If you’re not 100% sure, Google have some great news for you! Today, Google are launching a fully embedded, out-of-the-box experience to help you with that complex task. When you run your applications on Google…
Running Spark on Kubernetes with Dataproc
Apache Spark is now the de facto standard for data engineering, data exploration and machine learning. Just likeKubernetes (k8s), is for automating containerized application deployment, scaling, and management. The open source ecosystem is now converging towards utilizing k8s as the compute platform in addition to…
Apollo Scales GraphQL Platform using GKE
Every business has tools they start with, tools they grow with or grow out of, and tools they adopt along the way. GraphQL is an open source query language that many companies are adopting to modernize the way they, or their users, query resources. In…
Quickly Troubleshoot Application Errors with Error Reporting
Are you familiar with the four golden signals of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE): latency, traffic, errors, and saturation? Whether you’re a developer or an operator, you’ve likely been responsible for collecting, storing, or analyzing the data associated with these concepts. Much of this data is captured in…
Ready, Set, Launch! Cloud Spanner Makes Application Launches Easier with Warmup and Benchmarking Tool
Cloud Spanner is a fully managed relational database with unlimited scale, strong consistency, and up to five 9s of availability. To achieve the powers of consistency, scale and availability by default Cloud Spanner has a built-in mechanism to automatically shard your database and provide a…
Introducing Google Cloud’s Tomcat Migration Tooling
Apache Tomcat is one of the most commonly used web servers and servlet containers for running Java applications. Many enterprises run production Java web applications on Tomcat servers, running on virtual machines and are looking to modernize those applications to run in containers and enjoy the…
Here’s What to Know About Changes to Kubectl Authentication Coming in GKE v1.25
Important changes to Kubectl authentication are coming in GKE v1.25 While Google created Kubernetes, the platform has become the de-facto standard for container orchestration thanks to a large open-source community. To ensure the separation between the open source version of Kubernetes and those versions that…
Troubleshoot GKE Apps Faster with Monitoring Data in Cloud Logging
When you’re troubleshooting an application on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), the more context that you have on the issue, the faster you can resolve it. For example, did the pod exceed it’s memory allocation? Was there a permissions error reserving the storage volume? Did a…
The Past, Present, and Future of Kubernetes with Eric Brewer
In 2014, the first echos of the word Kubernetes in tech were heard throughout the industry. Back then, the first thing that usually came to mind was “How do you even pronounce it?” Fast forward seven years and it’s become one of the largest open…
Let Kubernetes Automate Your Configs and Policies with Anthos Config Management
With the widespread adoption of containers among organizations, Kubernetes has become the de facto standard to deploy and operate containerized applications. As you expand your Kubernetes footprint, creating and enforcing consistent configurations and security policies across your growing fleet can create friction. Anthos Config Management (ACM) tackles…