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Kubernetes 1.18 is here!
Congrats to the Kubernetes 1.18 release team. Thanks to them we’ve got our first Kubernetes release of 2020, and I’m smiling! I think the...

Nigel Poulton
Mar 26, 20202 min read


kubectl tips: part 1
The kids go to bed and read things like Harry Potter and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. As for me…. I go to bed and read Kubernetes...

Nigel Poulton
Mar 9, 20202 min read


Troubleshooting Kubernetes Service Discovery – Part 1
This is the first of two articles I’m writing on the topic of troubleshooting Kubernetes service discovery. In this article, we’ll...

Nigel Poulton
Jan 28, 20203 min read


Why you can’t ping a Kubernetes Service
It’s pretty annoying when you’re troubleshooting an issue with a Kubernetes Service and you realise you can’t use ping to test it. So…...

Nigel Poulton
Jan 14, 20203 min read


Demystifying Kubernetes service discovery
Kubernetes service discovery is one of those topics that generates confusion and questions everywhere I go. So here’s my attempt at a ...

Nigel Poulton
Jan 9, 20209 min read


How to write Kubernetes YAML
Most people find it hard to get their heads around Kubernetes YAML. This is normal and nothing to be ashamed of. Fortunately… once you...

Nigel Poulton
Nov 25, 20193 min read


Why service meshes
Last week I was speaking at a conference in Detroit, USA. As part of my visit, I participated in a panel on service meshes . As most of...

Nigel Poulton
Oct 22, 20193 min read


Kubernetes Ephemeral Containers
Kubernetes 1.16 includes a potentially great new feature called ephemeral containers . Here’s the premise… Container images are on a...

Nigel Poulton
Oct 7, 20192 min read


Kubernetes Endpoint Slices explained
Kubernetes 1.16 brought an exciting and important new feature called Endpoint Slices . It’s currently in alpha (September 2019 on K8s...

Nigel Poulton
Sep 27, 20193 min read
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