According to a new press release, DH2i has announced the general availability of DxOperator, a groundbreaking solution designed for the integration of Kubernetes and SQL Server. Engineered to address the increasing demands of businesses for efficient, scalable, and highly available (HA) database environments, DxOperator streamlines SQL Server container deployments on Kubernetes. Developed in collaboration with […]
Building Data Pipelines with Kubernetes
Data pipelines are a set of processes that move data from one place to another, typically from the source of data to a storage system. These processes involve data extraction from various sources, transformation to fit business or technical needs, and loading into a final destination for analysis or reporting. The goal is to automate […]
Navigating SQL Server High Availability in Kubernetes for Improved Performance
There’s a compelling rationale for SQL Server not being the easiest pick for Kubernetes containerization initiatives. SQL Server environments are often characterized as formidable entities, known for their substantial scale and tendency to consume a significant portion of budget resources. Furthermore, SQL Server environments: Containers offer substantial potential for enhancing SQL Server’s agility, flexibility, and […]
Sumo Logic Announces Fully Unified Data Collection on Kubernetes Clusters
According to a new press release, Sumo Logic has introduced its HELM Chart V4 feature, designed to fully unify data collection, as part of its commitment to OpenTelemetry (OTel). With this new feature, organizations can easily package, configure, and deploy applications and services on Kubernetes clusters, using OpenTelemetry as the default collection method. This approach […]
Containers vs. Virtual Machines (and Why It Matters for Data Center Professionals)
In the world of IT not so very long ago, there was a significant shift that transformed the way we manage and deploy applications. Virtualization, a technology that made traditional infrastructure more efficient, gained immense popularity among Microsoft SQL Server professionals. However, the IT industry is constantly evolving, and now containerization has emerged as the latest […]
How Kubernetes Can Help You Weather Regional Disaster Recovery
If you’re lucky, you’ve only had to worry about managing a data disaster recovery effort once or twice in your career, if at all. However, as the rate and number of natural disasters have increased, the chances of needing to navigate through a worst-case scenario have risen. As of April 11, 2023, the U.S. had […]
Analyzing Kubernetes Operational Data
Kubernetes is an infrastructure platform commonly used in modern IT environments. It supports cloud-native applications and offers many benefits but also introduces complexities and operational challenges. Operating Kubernetes reliably requires detecting errors and fixing them quickly. You can only achieve this by establishing visibility into your containerized environments. Monitoring Kubernetes provides access to operational metrics, helping […]
10 Best Practices for CI/CD Pipelines
CI/CD is the practice of continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment. The two processes, typically referred to as a CI/CD pipeline, introduce ongoing automation and continuous monitoring throughout the lifecycle of apps, from the integration and testing phases to delivery and deployment. The use of a CI/CD pipeline introduces smaller iterations and faster deployment in the […]
The Wrong Storage Architecture Can Send Your Modernization Strategy Back to the Dark Ages
Today, many companies are pursuing application modernization strategies in replacing older software with innovative computing approaches like new languages, frameworks, and infrastructure platforms. Indeed, the application modernization services market is forecast to expand from $11.4 billion in 2020 to $24.8 billion by 2025. Whether containerization, virtualization, or low-code/no-code software development, organizations are eagerly experimenting with and adopting […]
2022: Becoming the Year of Containers, Kubernetes, and SDP Security
A growing number of companies are continuing to launch significant digital transformation (DX) projects in 2022, and rightly so, since this can enhance their IT and business capabilities while resulting in cost savings. This has led to a large increase in the use of containers. The StackRox State of Container and Kubernetes Security Report—Winter 2020 flagged […]