The latest News and Information on Containers, Kubernetes, Docker and related technologies.
Nowadays, the software development paradigm is based on containerizing applications to deploy on pods to let Kubernetes manage it. Containerized applications can then allow Kubernetes to manage its deployment, replication, high availability, metrics and other capabilities so that the application can focus on doing what it was designed to do. This technology is used for projects and by customers all over the globe.
Containers have long been used in the transportation industry. Cranes pick up containers and shift them onto trucks and ships for transportation. Container technology is handled in a similar vein in the software world. A container is a new and efficient way of deploying applications. A container is a lightweight unit of software that includes application code and all its dependencies such as binary code, libraries, and configuration files for easy deployment across different computing environments.
One of InfluxData’s main products is InfluxDB Cloud. It’s a cloud-native, SaaS platform for accessing InfluxDB in a serverless, scalable fashion. InfluxDB Cloud is available in all major public clouds. InfluxDB Cloud was built from the ground up to support auto-scaling and handling different types of workloads. Under the hood, InfluxDB Cloud is a Kubernetes-based application consisting of a fleet of micro-services that runs in a multi-cloud, multi-region setup.
Companies are increasingly adopting managed Kubernetes services, such as Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), to build container-based applications. Leveraging a managed Kubernetes service is a quick and easy way to deploy an enterprise-grade Kubernetes cluster, offload mundane operations such as provisioning new nodes, upgrading the OS/Kubernetes, and scaling resources according to business needs.