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Sep 174 min

9 Best Open Source Tools For Kubernetes

Finding the best tools for Kubernetes isn't always easy. Simplyblock points you to some of the best open source tools available.

Sep 1210 min

The True Cost of Database Management: RDS vs. EKS

Comparison of true costs between self-hosted databases and managed database services. Example of Postgres on EKS vs RDS.

Jun 1413 min

Easy Developer Namespaces with Multi-tenant Kubernetes with Alessandro Vozza from Kubespaces (video + interview)

Alessandro Vozza discusses his Kubernetes journey and the cloud-native community, his new project Kubespaces, and future Kubernetes trends.

Jun 67 min

How to choose your Postgres Kubernetes Operator?

Using a Postgres Operator to manage a PostgreSQL cluster in Kubernetes and configure backups and failover is great. But which one to choose?

Apr 175 min

Block Storage Volume Pooling for the Cloud-Age

Cloud block storage services like Amazon EBS are great for quick starts but have shortcomings when scaling out. Simplyblock is here to help.

Apr 1213 min

Building a Time Series Database in the Cloud with Steven Sklar from QuestDB (video + interview)

Steven Sklar from QuestDB talks about how they implemented the Kubernetes orchestration and storage layer for their QuestDB cloud offering.

Apr 106 min

Kubernetes: Future or Fad?

After a decade of Kubernetes and knowing that every technology will disappear eventually. Will Kubernetes become obsolete soon, or is it her

Apr 518 min

Production-grade PostgreSQL on Kubernetes with Álvaro Hernández Tortosa from OnGres (interview)

Alvaro Hernandez talks about how to design a production-grade PostgreSQL environment for Kubernetes and the future of dynamic containers.

Apr 35 min

What is a Kubernetes Persistent Volume?

A persistent volume is a slice of storage, provisioned by an Kubernetes administrator, that can be attached and mounted to pods. Like...

Mar 2910 min

How the CSI (Container Storage Interface) Works

A deep dive into what the CSI (Container Storage Interface) is and how it works in Kubernetes (k8s).

Mar 275 min