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7 minute read

| December 14, 2021

It’s Time to Check out These 6 Key Predictions in Kubernetes From Our Experts

Of course, no one really knows what will happen in the future. After two years of an unexpected global pandemic, and the subsequent great resignation, this is a reality we’ve... Read More

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4 minute read

| September 16, 2021

Why DevSecOps is Just a Fancy Acronym for Kubernetes Service Ownership

Yes, software development is becoming one of the most prominent and critical industries in the world, but it’s still in the throes of its own evolution—especially as it... Read More

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7 minute read

| August 25, 2021

Kubernetes Is Maturing — And It’s Enabling Business Transformation

Kubernetes is central to how many enterprises are transforming their businesses, and the de facto standard for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized... Read More

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5 minute read

| June 24, 2021

Why VPEs Need to Care About Kubernetes Configuration Audits

As a Vice President of Engineering (VPE), you have a big job. You’re responsible for realizing your company’s vision by developing and managing the engineering team, spending... Read More

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6 minute read

| June 22, 2021

How to Choose: Benefits of Using Polaris vs. Fairwinds Insights?

The team at Fairwinds has managed hundreds of clusters for dozens of organizations, which gives us unique insight into the problems most organizations encounter in their... Read More

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3 minute read

| May 24, 2021

May Release Notes Rollup - Everything from 4.1.0 to 4.3.0

We’ve had a busy May, adding new capabilities to Fairwinds Insights, Kubernetes security, policy, and governance software. There are some great new features and additional... Read More

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3 minute read

| May 10, 2021

Running Kubernetes Version 1.15? It Might Be Time to Upgrade

Recently, Amazon Web Services (AWS) shared a post on planning Kubernetes upgrades with Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) , driven in part because they’re... Read More

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5 minute read

| April 13, 2021

An Easier Way to Audit your Kubernetes Infrastructure: Self-hosted Fairwinds Insights

We’re excited to announce that a self-hosted release of Fairwinds Insights is now in beta! Read More

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7 minute read

| February 24, 2021

Fairwinds Insights Reaches 3.0

I’m excited to announce the next major release of Fairwinds Insights! Read More

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9 minute read

| February 8, 2021

An Interview with Flatfile on Why Fairwinds Insights: Kubernetes Configuration Validation

One of the best things about Kubernetes is how every company using it is transforming their business. One of our customers, Flatfile, is set up for huge growth in 2021 as... Read More

General

4 minute read

| February 2, 2021

What is Kubernetes Policy as Code?

From Infrastructure as Code to Policy as Code It wasn’t that long ago people started talking about Infrastructure as Code. Part of the reason why is how fast the technology... Read More

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4 minute read

| November 24, 2020

Best Industry Insights from KubeCon 2020

Last week the cloud native industry including Fairwinds, a silver sponsor, came together at KubeCon. With many great talks, here is a rundown of some of the best industry... Read More

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