Table of Contents The one giant cluster approachBetter resource utilizationLower operational overheadStraightforward networking and service communicationSimplified governanceCost efficiencyDownsides of a one giant cluster approachLarger blast radiusComplex multi-tenancy managementScalability limitsCluster-wide objectsWhat’s the ideal size, then?vClusterHow vCluster mitigates the downsides of a …
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Easily containerize Java applications with cloud native buildpacks
Table of Contents What are cloud native buildpacks?But what is a cloud native buildpack?How do Cloud Native Buildpacks work?What is a builder?Advantages of using buildpacks over alternative solutionsWhat are Paketo Buildpacks?Getting started with buildpacks in 6 easy stepsSummary and next …
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How to Run Neo4j on Kubernetes
For an upcoming event, I was asked to give a demo of how to run Neo4j on Kubernetes. I had very little experience with Kubernetes, so I decided to document my journey for later reference.
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Why is Kubernetes Debugging so Problematic?
Discover effective k8s debugging strategies, from kubectl debug and ephemeral containers to debuggers. Troubleshoot production/dev issues.
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Debugging Kubernetes Part 1: An Introduction
In this first part of our k8s debugging series we take an in-depth view of the underlying technologies from containers to orchestration.
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Reclaiming Persistent Volumes in Kubernetes
Learn how to manually reassign a PersistentVolume from one StatefulSet to another. Also learn about the STS, PV, and PVC API resources in greater detail.
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How the world caught up with Apache Cassandra
Table of Contents Want to learn more about DataStax Astra DB, built on Apache Cassandra? Sign up for a free demo. The O’Reilly book, Cassandra: The Definitive Guide, features a quote from Ray Kurzweil, the noted inventor and futurist: “An invention has to make …
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A Quick Glance at the Kubernetes Gateway API
The idea behind the Gateway API is to have a clean separation between standard objects and the proprietary implementation.
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Multi-cluster Cassandra deployment with Google Kubernetes Engine (Pt. 2)
This is the second in a series of posts examining patterns for using K8ssandra to create Cassandra clusters with different deployment topologies.
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Running your Database on OpenShift and CodeReady Containers
An introductory run-through of setting up your database on OpenShift, using your own hardware and RedHat’s CodeReady Containers.
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Deploy a Multi-Datacenter Apache Cassandra Cluster in Kubernetes (Pt. 1)
Today let’s examine different Kubernetes deployment patterns and show how to implement them using K8ssandra.
