Tag: Kubernetes

Deploying Application Services in Kubernetes, Part 2

September 21, 2020

DevOps, Kubernetes, WAF, Ingress controller, NetOps, application services, SecOps

We provide guidance on where to deploy application services in a Kubernetes environment, using WAF as an example. Depending on your needs, it can make sense to deploy your WAF at the "front door" of the environment, on the Ingress Controller, per-service, or per-Pod.

Deploying Application Services in Kubernetes, Part 1

September 8, 2020

DevOps, Kubernetes, continuous delivery (CD), continuous integration (CI), blue-green deployment, NetOps, canary release, application services

We explain why duplicating application services paradoxically can improve overall efficiency: because NetOps and DevOps teams have different mandates, it makes sense for them to select and manage the tools that best suit their specific needs.

Configuring NGINX Plus as an External Load Balancer for Red Hat OCP and Kubernetes

July 24, 2020

Kubernetes, NGINX Kubernetes Ingress Controller, Red Hat OpenShift, NGINX Load Balancer Operator

The NGINX Load Balancer Operator is a reference architecture for automating reconfiguration of the external NGINX Plus load balancer for your Red Hat OCP or a Kubernetes cluster, based on changes to the status of the containerized applications.

Announcing NGINX Ingress Controller for Kubernetes Release 1.6.0

December 19, 2019

Kubernetes, releases, NGINX Kubernetes Ingress Controller

Release 1.6.0 of the NGINX Ingress Controller for Kubernetes includes improvements to NGINX Ingress Resources, support for OpenTracing, and much more.

Enabling OpenTracing with the NGINX Ingress Controller for Kubernetes

October 31, 2019

monitoring, Kubernetes, NGINX Kubernetes Ingress Controller, OpenTracing

Trace the traffic in your Kubernetes cluster end-to-end with native support for OpenTracing when using the NGINX and NGINX Plus Ingress Controllers for Kubernetes for load balancing. Our step-by-step instructions show you how to get started, using Docker containers and Jaeger.

Do I Need a Service Mesh?

March 13, 2019

Kubernetes, NGINX Kubernetes Ingress Controller, service mesh

"Service mesh" is a hot topic, but as of early 2019 most implementations are not production-ready. In this blog we offer advice on adopting existing technologies that are likely to meet the needs of all but the most complex applications until such time as service mesh is more mature.