Kubernetes won big because the stars aligned, DevOps took off, Docker exploded, and enterprises finally stopped side-eyeing open source. Then came the institutional tailwind: CNCF pushed hard, GCP bet big, and the rest followed. Kubernetes isn't just tech. It's a new operating model, built in the op.. read more  

Tigera just wiredIstio Ambient Modeinto Calico. That means you getsidecarless service mesh, think mTLS, L4/L7 policy, and observability, without stuffing every pod with a sidecar. It’s all handled by lean zTunnel and Waypoint proxies. Ports stay visible, soCalico and Istio policiesplay nice. No rewr.. read more  

A sharp walkthrough for JVM devs shipping aKotlin Spring Boot app on Kubernetes. It covers the full deployment arc, packaging with Docker, wiring upDeploymentandServicemanifests, and managing config withConfigMapsandSecrets. There's a cleanPostgreSQLintegration baked in. It even gets intoheader-base.. read more  

Docker just droppedKanvas, a new visual toy for building multi-cloud Kubernetes setups, without drowning in YAML. It bolts onto Docker Desktop and runs onMeshery. Drag and drop services into a topology, then bring them to life across AWS, GCP, or Azure. Mix inpolicy-driven validationandreal-time mut.. read more  

ChatGPT leveled up with fullModel Context Protocol (MCP)support. It can now run real developer tasks, scraping, writing to a database, even making GitHub commits, through secure, containerized tools in Docker. TheDocker MCP Toolkitconnects ChatGPT’s language smarts to production-safe tools like Stri.. read more  

Headless Serviceis a powerfulKubernetesfeature enabling direct pod-to-pod communication forstateful applicationsand preciseservice discoverywithout traditional load balancing.No automatic load balancing, pod IP changes, andspecial use casesmake it ideal for specific scenarios, not general workloads... read more  

vCluster, a CNCF sandbox project, spins up real-deal Kubernetes control planes inside pods. Each lives in its own namespace but behaves like a full cluster, admin access, CRDs, Helm, the works. It reuses the host’s worker nodes using a syncer that routes vCluster workloads onto the real thing... read more  

Kubernetes 1.35 is done with legacy baggage. cgroups v1? Deprecated. Image pull credentials? Now re-verified by default—no more freeloading. kubectl SPDY API upgrades? Locked down. You’ll needcreatepermissions just to speak the protocol. Expect breakage if your workflows leaned on old assumptions. U.. read more  

A fresh Kubernetes troubleshooting guide lays out real-world tactics for tracking down 12 common cluster headaches. Think:kubectlsleuthing, poking through system logs, scraping observability metrics, and jumping intodebug containers. The guide breaks down howAIOpsis stepping in, digesting event data.. read more