Mirantis Newsletter for September 2021
Michelle Yakura - September 16, 2021
Every month, the team at Mirantis sends out a newsletter chronicling top industry and company news. Below you'll find links to thought leadership articles, blogs, tutorials, and the latest updates to our enterprise and open source products. If you don't currently receive the newsletter, you can subscribe via the form on the right.
Press Releases
- Latest Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes Delivers Support for Centrally-Managed, Distributed Edge Deployments - Provides broader range of deployment options and enhanced connectivity
- Mirantis and Westcon-Comstor Strike Distribution Partnership - Distribution agreement across Asia-Pacific will help partners ship code faster on private and public clouds
Industry News
- NSA Kubernetes hardening guidance | Kubernetes 1.22 released - The National Security Administration provided security guidance on threats to a Kubernetes cluster. Also, the latest K8s release adds features relating to root-less access, Windows support, "swap" space support, and more
Product Updates
- Technical Integration of Mirantis Container Cloud on Equinix Metal - Mirantis Container Cloud can provision and manage Kubernetes and OpenStack clusters on Equinix's global bare metal infrastructure
- Container Cloud 2.11 Previews Azure Support, Improves UX and Stability - Highlights include support for Microsoft Azure as an infra provider (Tech Preview), full support for AWS private endpoints, improved UX for Day 2 operations, and more
- Documentation Portal Improves Usability - New layout and simple diagrams make it easy to get started for new users
- August Patch Release - All three products now accept only JWT licenses. To upgrade, customers using a Docker Hub-issued license must first replace it with the new license version (see below). To request a JWT license, email support@mirantis.com
- Mirantis Kubernetes Engine 3.4.5 - Updates to Kubernetes, Calico, Interlock, and Interlock NGINX proxy. Enhanced telemetry with node disk statistics. Better handling of Calico StrictAffinity. New JWT license version is MKE-8399
- Mirantis Secure Registry 2.9.4 - CVE and scanner updates, easier troubleshooting of authorization issues, support for GET /v2/_catalog endpoint, and more. New JWT license version is ENGDTR-2631
- Mirantis Container Runtime 20.10.7 - Updates to Mirantis Container Runtime, containerd and runc. New JWT license version is ENGINE-486
Open Source Project Updates
- Lens 5.2 adds support for Apple M1 - Highlights consist of Apple’s Silicon chip support (M1), improved UX for adding or removing clusters, Monaco editor integration and more
- k0s 1.22 brings the latest and greatest Kubernetes features - Notable features include support for Kubernetes 1.22, the ability to disable pre-built-in components, updated upstream components and removal of iptables dependencies
Spotlight: Cloud Native Security
- Prevent cyber attacks with trusted image registries
- Why your software developers can’t keep you secure on their own — and how to help them
- Secure cloud native deployments with FIPS 140-2 and DISA STIG
Tutorials
- How to Deploy a K8s Cluster Using Mirantis Container Cloud on Equinix Metal - Follow a few easy steps to deploy and monitor a Kubernetes cluster on Equinix Metal in about 20 minutes. Try it today with our free hosted trial
- Reduce Network Latency: How to Beat the Internet at its Own Game - Learn how to create data centers that essentially use “wormholes” to create shortcuts to the rest of the internet by taking advantage of internet exchange points
- How to Install NGINX Ingress Controller + MetalLB Load Balancer on k0s
- OpenInfra Live: Open Source Training Opportunities - Watch a recording of Mirantis and other organizations discussing their training programs and how they can accelerate your open source career
Upcoming Events & Webinars
- Security: How to Make It Integral to the Infra and Dev Process (Sept 15)
- Cloud Native and Coffee: Has Cloud Killed the Private Data Center? (Sept 16)
- Hybrid Container Days (Sept 21 @ Hamburg / Virtual)
- Manage and Protect Cloud-Native Apps in a Multi-Cloud World (Sept 22)
- DevOps World (Sept 28)
In the News
- Channel Asia - Mirantis eyes APAC growth with Westcon-Comstor
- The Chief I/O - What's the Best IDE for Kubernetes Users?
