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How to use cache mounts to speed up Docker builds

Depot just droppedNVMe-backed cache mounts—persistent, high-speed, and wired for true incremental Docker builds. Yes, even inephemeral CI. It hooks intonative BuildKit cache mounts, supporting bothsharedandexclusiveaccess. No more fragile registry caches. No more arcane CI cache duct tape... read more  

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20 Best Kubernetes Monitoring Tools in 2025

Kubernetes monitoring isn't just about scraping metrics anymore. It's grown up into full-stack observability—metrics, logs, traces, plus flashy toys like AI-powered anomaly detection, real-time dashboards, and distributed tracing that actually works. The big players—Prometheus,Grafana,Datadog,Dynat.. read more  

20 Best Kubernetes Monitoring Tools in 2025
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Docker Scout for Vulnerability management of Containers and remediation

Docker Scout now scans Azure Linux 3.0 containers for CVEs in real time—right in your pipeline. It spots vulns by layer, shows you how to fix them, and plays nice withDocker,Azure DevOps, andGitHub Actions. Security scanning isn't extra credit anymore. It's shipping with the build... read more  

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Choosing the Best Kubernetes API Gateway: comparing Kong, Envoy, and kgateway

TheKubernetes Gateway APIhit v1.0 and is officially stable. It's a clean break from the old Ingress model, bringing modular, role-aware, multi-protocol control. Core players:Gateway,GatewayClass, andHTTPRoute. On the flip side,Kong Gatewayis losing ground. The newer kids—Envoy Gatewayandkgateway—ar.. read more  

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I've been using Talos Linux for Kubernetes, and I'll never look back

Talos Linux—an OS stripped down to the essentials and locked tighter than a production firewall—now boots cleanly as a VM onProxmox, playing nice with fullKVM/QEMUsupport. No shell, read-only filesystem, all wired forKubernetesviatalosctl. System shift:Devs are tossing old-school VM stacks for bare.. read more  

I've been using Talos Linux for Kubernetes, and I'll never look back
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Azure Kubernetes Cluster with Terraform

Spin up a production-gradeAKScluster withTerraform, but skip the hand-wavy theory. This new hands-on project gets into the weeds—RBAC, autoscaling, network policies, IP lockdowns, and yes,Azure Monitorwired up for observability out of the gate. Costs? Controlled. Infra? All code. It’s IaC for teams.. read more  

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How Freshworks optimized server provisioning using Karpenter

Freshworks optimized AWS EKS with Karpenter to handle diverse instance types, reduce costs, and achieve seamless node provisioning, disruptions, and terminations with minimal impact to service availability and resource utilization... read more  

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Understanding Kubernetes Commands and Arguments

Kubernetes lets you override a container’sCMDandENTRYPOINTwith thecommandandargsfields in your Pod spec. But don’t expect to change them after the Pod’s spun up—this isn’t Docker. No runtime flags here... read more  

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Kubernetes v1.34 Sneak Peek

Kubernetes v1.34 lands in August 2025. It bringsDynamic Resource Allocation (DRA)to stable—structured resource requests, CEL filtering, and support for GPUs and custom gear. Built on new API types. Finally. Kubelet and API Server tracinglevel up with OpenTelemetry. Stable's the goal. Per-HPA autos.. read more  

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Container monitoring demystified: Real challenges and what actually works

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Discover the real challenges of container monitoring from ephemeral workloads to hybrid cloud complexity and learn practical solutions using tools like Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and Applications Manager.

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.