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v1.34: PSI Metrics for Graduates to Beta

Kubernetes v1.34 bumpsPressure Stall Information (PSI) metricsto Beta. Now kubelets expose kernel-level resource pressure—CPU, memory, and I/O—through the Summary API and Prometheus. Instead of just tracking how much a resource gets used, PSI shows how often workloads get throttled or blocked. That .. read more  

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v1.34: Pod Replacement Policy for Jobs Goes GA

ThePod replacement policyin Kubernetes v1.34 just hit GA. Jobs can now hold off on spinning up new Pods until the old ones arefullygone. No more duplicates per index. No more blowing through quotas or stalling schedulers—big win for workloads like ML training. System shift:This rewires how Jobs hand.. read more  

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Reduce Cloud Cross-Zone Data Transfer Costs with Kubernetes 1.33 trafficDistribution

Kubernetes 1.33 drops a new traffic policy that addszone-local routing. With it, kube-proxy now prefers endpoints in the same availability zone. Translation: less cross-AZ chatter, fewer surprise charges. On AWS, that can chop the usual $0.02/GB cross-AZ fee by up to 85%—especially in EKS clusters j.. read more  

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Scaling Kubernetes the Right Way: In-Depth Comparison of HPA, VPA, CA, Karpenter, and KEDA

A hands-on breakdown of Kubernetes autoscalers—HPA,VPA,Cluster Autoscaler,Karpenter, andKEDA—maps how each scales pods, nodes, and events. The hot pairing lately?Karpenterfor fast node spin-up, teamed withCloudPilot AIto wrangle Spot instances across 800+ compute types without melting costs... read more  

Scaling Kubernetes the Right Way: In-Depth Comparison of HPA, VPA, CA, Karpenter, and KEDA
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Kubernetes Monitoring Metrics That Improve Cluster Reliability

Understand Kubernetes monitoring metrics that help detect issues early, improve reliability, and keep your cluster performing at its best.

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🚀 Strengthening Europe’s Cybersecurity in Space

Just in case you missed it last month: The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched its brand-new Cybersecurity Operations Center (C-SOC) to safeguard satellites, mission control systems, and digital assets against growing cyber threats. 🌍 In today’s space-driven world, initiatives like this — suppo..

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🔐 Cybersecurity Fundamentals: Defensive, Offensive & Hybrid Approaches 🔐

Cybersecurity isn’t just about deploying tools — it’s about knowing how and when to use the right strategies. Defensive security focuses on prevention with technologies like firewalls, antivirus, access control, and system hardening to reduce exposure. Offensive security takes the attacker’s perspec..

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What is APM Tracing?

Understand APM tracing to see how a request moves through services, helping you spot delays, errors, and bottlenecks quickly.

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✨ In case you missed it ✨

DDoS attacks in 2025 are bigger, smarter, and easier to launch than ever before. From AI-driven attack strategies to IoT-based botnets, the threat landscape is evolving fast. Our latest blog explains what’s happening now — and how RELIANOID helps organizations stay resilient. 🔗 https://www.relianoid..

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SourceForge Favorite Award 🏆

We are proud to share that RELIANOID has been recognized with the SourceForge Favorite Award 🏆 This recognition is granted to only a handful of projects out of more than 500,000 open source projects hosted on SourceForge, based on downloads and user engagement. 👉 With nearly 20 million monthly users..

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Rancher is a Kubernetes management platform originally created by Rancher Labs and now maintained by SUSE. It is designed to simplify the deployment, operation, and security of Kubernetes clusters at scale, whether they run on public cloud, private cloud, on-premises data centers, or at the edge.

At its core, Rancher provides a centralized control plane that allows teams to create, import, and manage multiple Kubernetes clusters from a single UI and API. It supports a wide range of Kubernetes distributions, including upstream Kubernetes, RKE / RKE2, K3s, and managed cloud services like EKS, GKE, and AKS.

Rancher focuses heavily on enterprise needs such as multi-cluster management, role-based access control (RBAC), authentication integration (LDAP, Active Directory, OIDC), policy enforcement, and cluster lifecycle management. It enables platform teams to enforce consistent configurations and security policies while allowing application teams to self-serve Kubernetes resources safely.

The platform also integrates tightly with the broader cloud-native ecosystem. Rancher provides built-in support for Helm, monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana), logging, and GitOps workflows, and works well alongside tools like Argo CD, Fleet, and Longhorn for storage.

Rancher is often used as the foundation for platform engineering initiatives, helping organizations standardize Kubernetes operations, reduce operational complexity, and safely scale containerized workloads across environments.