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Densify Talks, CNCF, OpenAPI, and Kubernetes with Dan Ciruli from Nutanix

<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> Andrew Hillier sits down with Dan Ciruli, who leads the cloud native product management team at Nutanix.

14: CNCF, OpenAPI, and Kubernetes with Dan Ciruli from Nutanix

Andrew Hillier sits down with Dan Ciruli, who leads the cloud native product management team at Nutanix. Dan’s got some great stories from his days at Google—back when cloud native and Kubernetes were just getting started, in addition to the knowledge and wisdom he picked up along the way.

Why Organizations Choose Cycle for AI

The race on AI is heating up; the next generation of vibe coders and prompt engineers are entering the job market as we speak, and AI is the hottest line item on most IT budgets this year. Building the next great home automation software or adaptive learning platform with cutting-edge machine learning is great and all, but like all great software, it needs to start with the plumbing.

Workstations at Scale: Challenges, Trade-offs, and Emerging Solutions

Scaling workstation deployments is never straightforward. IT teams need to balance performance, cost, manageability, and security, but the trade-offs between approaches can be significant. In this blog, we’ll walk through the three most common deployment models, highlight their limitations, and introduce how newer solutions like Computle illustrate a different path.

Kubernetes Observability: Your Q&A Guide to Calico Whisker

Getting the most out of Whisker requires understanding its inner workings and this guide is designed to help you master this exciting tool with support from the Calico community. We’ve compiled the most frequently asked questions from our community Slack, support conversations, and CalicoCon sessions. This Q&A covers everything from initial installation tips and version requirements to advanced topics like filtering flow logs and integrating with Goldmane, the powerful API that underpins Whisker.

Kubernetes monitoring explained: Key metrics, labels, and best practices

Monitoring Kubernetes and containers doesn’t have to be overwhelming. In this video, we’ll break down the essential metrics you need to track, why labels are critical for container visibility, and the best practices for Kubernetes monitoring at scale. You’ll learn: How tools like Site24x7 simplify Kubernetes monitoring with auto-discovery, dashboards, anomaly detection, and forecasting. Whether you’re a DevOps engineer, SRE, or developer, this video gives you the practical knowledge to improve container monitoring and observability.

Kubernetes v1.34: What You Need to Know

Kubernetes v1.34, codenamed “Of Wind & Will (O’ WaW)”, brings a wide range of enhancements aimed at making clusters more efficient, secure, and easier to manage. This release delivers 58 enhancements with 23 graduating to Stable, 22 entering Beta, and 13 in Alpha, reflecting the platform’s continued maturation as enterprises scale their container orchestration needs.