One of the biggest challenges for implementing cloud native technologies is learning the fundamentals — especially when you need to fit your learning in a busy schedule. In this series, we’ll break down core cloud native concepts, challenges, and best practices into short, manageable exercises and explainers, so you can learn five minutes at a time. These lessons assume a basic …

One of the biggest challenges for implementing cloud native technologies is learning the fundamentals — especially when you need to fit your learning in a busy schedule. In this series, we’ll break down core cloud native concepts, challenges, and best practices into short, manageable exercises and explainers, so you can learn five minutes at a time. These lessons assume a basic …

In this guide, we’ll show you how to get started with a free hosted trial of Mirantis Container Cloud in just a few simple steps. By the end, you’ll have a Kubernetes cluster running a sample application, all manageable through the Lens integrated development environment. We’ll also walk you through scaling up with additional nodes and upgrading the cluster without …

Most Kubernetes services don’t just exchange information within their cluster — outside users and services need to be able to access them. The Kubernetes Ingress resource makes this possible, describing a set of routing rules according to hostname and/or path. An ingress controller implements those routing rules to route the incoming HTTP traffic to a service in your cluster. With the …

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, open source, and training offerings. If you don’t currently receive the newsletter, you can subscribe using the botton on the top right. Mirantis Launches DevOpsCare for All Major …

We are excited to launch the second edition of our programming guide, Python for Mere Mortals, by Mirantis' own Nick Chase. Below, we've shared the opening chapters where you will learn who this book is meant for, get set up to start coding in Python, and learn how to create and run the most basic Python script. Download the full …

Many organizations use external identity providers like Google or Microsoft to manage authentication across their applications — and many may wish to bring this functionality to their cluster management, too. In the upcoming Mirantis Kubernetes Engine 3.5.0, we’ll introduced support for external OpenID Connect (OIDC) providers to help you do just that. OIDC enables you to authenticate Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE) …

This week, we’re excited to announce that Mirantis Container Cloud officially supports Microsoft Azure deployment. For those who wish to experiment with this new feature using a trial license — or deploy to Azure with an existing license — we’ve created this walkthrough to help you get started. In this guide, we will show you how to: Deploy Mirantis Container Cloud to …

Because we wanted to keep the book Service Mesh for Mere Mortals short and consumable, there was a lot of interesting (but peripheral) content we had to cut.  We did, however, want to make sure it was available to you if you want it, so we're presenting it here. Troubleshooting k0s installation For the sake of thoroughness and to assist the reader …

If you’re a Windows Server container developer who uses Docker Swarm, relies on security features like FIPS 140-2 support, or simply runs in production, you may find yourself needing to migrate to Mirantis Container Runtime.  Not to worry—we’ve got you covered. Mirantis provides support for enterprise users of Mirantis Container Runtime, and special offers are available through 12/31/2021 for Microsoft customers using …

When leveraging Kubernetes in large enterprise environments, we often need to spread infrastructure out over multiple clusters. We call this architectural pattern a multi-cluster environment, and while it  can enable great benefits, it also comes with new challenges. In this post, we will explore the common problem of handling confidential information in multi-cluster environments -- and how to make that …

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 using the form on the right. Press Release Mirantis Achieves New FIPS 140-2 Validation …