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Exploring Platform9 Managed OpenStack as a modern virtualization alternative
By Peter Fray
OpenStack has always been viewed as an open-source innovation in the cloud computing world, offering a comprehensive suite of features for scalable cloud infrastructure and proven capabilities to replace VMware... Read More
The resurgence of OpenStack: Addressing the cloud conundrum
By Kamesh Pemmaraju
Cloud computing is undergoing a transformative phase. In this blog, we examine resurgence of OpenStack in the face of severe market disruptions, particularly the massive price hikes imposed by Broadcom... Read More
Kubernetes FinOps: Resource management challenges
By Joe Thompson
In our previous blog post we covered the different ways to think of “utilization” in Kubernetes, and some of the basic metrics that are most commonly used to control application... Read More
Kubernetes FinOps: Basics of cluster utilization
By Joe Thompson
Whether you run applications in the cloud or on-premise, optimizing your utilization of the computing hardware you rent or own is a necessary part of operations. The term “FinOps” is... Read More
Understanding KVM’s role in modern cloud environments
By Kamesh Pemmaraju
KVM has advanced from a simple virtualization solution to a critical component of cloud infrastructure. KVM’s strengths stem from its open-source nature, compatibility with a variety of operating systems, and... Read More
Tackling Kubernetes Underutilization: Cutting EKS Costs by 50%
By Kamesh Pemmaraju
How Platform9’s Elastic Machine Pool (EMP) Works: A Technical Summary Kubernetes is the most inefficient consumer of infrastructure, especially in public clouds. The average AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) utilization... Read More
Kubernetes, the leading container orchestration platform, is now an essential component of modern application development and deployment. However, its management can be complex and intimidating, especially given the rapid pace... Read More
Transforming The Edge: Platform9 Introduces Highly-Available 2-Node Kubernetes Cluster
By Peter Fray
Traditionally, Kubernetes deployments required a minimum of three nodes, but this approach is often impractical in many environments. Space constraints and, more importantly, cost considerations pose challenges. This is especially... Read More
Platform9 Introduces Elastic Machine Pool (EMP) at KubeCon 2023 to Optimize Costs on AWS EKS
By Platform9
In the world of cloud-native technologies and container orchestration, Kubernetes stands out as a leading choice. However, as organizations increasingly adopt Kubernetes, they face challenges related to cost optimization and... Read More