- Database vendors need to become more involved in cloud-native computing to overcome scaling issues related to Kubernetes and stateful applications, according to attendees of the latestKubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2023. - Stateless applications benefit from containerization's inherent scalabilit.. read more  

- LLMs are being used in many cool projects, unlocking real value beyond simply generating text. - One use case is K8sGPT, an AI-based Site Reliability Engineer running inside Kubernetes clusters, which diagnoses and triages issues in simple English. - LocalAIis a drop-in API-compatible replacement .. read more  

Maker Alexander Rau has used eight Raspberry Pi CM4 modules to power his custom Kubernetes cluster, which he documented in athorough blog post. Rau developed a custom carrier PCB for the CM4 modules to provide necessary features and created a cluster tray from scratch. - He used Rancher to manage th.. read more  

Google has found that some Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) customers delay security patching their clusters, citing concerns over interrupting production operations. - This delay increases the risk customers face. - GKE customers can mitigate this by configuring and orchestrating their Kubernetes env.. read more  

Mirantis has updated its open-source Kubernetes distribution, k0s, to be compatible with the latest release of Kubernetes 1.27 and to include support for containerD plug-ins. - The update enables pre-built system images, improving compatibility with upstream Kubernetes functionality and streamlining.. read more  

Kubernetes 1.27 enables the ContainerResource type metric feature in beta, which allows for autoscaling based on the resource usage of individual containers in a pod. This differs from the previously available Resource type metric, which calculates the average utilization of all containers in a pod.. read more  

- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) has seen a significant increase in the number of Kubernetes clusters running stateful applications since 2019. - To cater to the rise in AI/ML workloads and data on Kubernetes, Google has introduced Cloud Storage FUSE for machine learning. - With this, objects in Clo.. read more  

- WiMi is building a holographic super intelligent network system that combines 6G capability with artificial intelligence to improve urban planning and city management services in smart cities through advanced digital twins. - The technology will enable developers to build comprehensive urban plann.. read more  

Amazon EMR is excited to announce that Amazon EMR Serverless is now available in the Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) and Middle East (Bahrain) Regions... read more  

Serverless applications may have more complex architecture diagrams than their serverful counterparts, but this is because they offer a more honest representation of the true nature of the application. - In fact, serverless applications are often simpler to build and maintain, as much of the underly.. read more