DevOps and Development

From tools that help with deployment and update of apps on cloud servers, to full-fledged container orchestration solutions, the automation in software development is a diverse and developing field. This article will present Ansible and Kubernetes, two popular automation tools.

Kubernetes natively offers tools to manage an application deployment. However, while applying raw YAML manifests is a straightforward process, in a microservice environment the number of deployments necessary to support the entire system is often huge. This article will compare two popular tools that aim to simplify application deployment management, Helm and Kustomize.

This article deals with the characteristics of document databases, how they differ from relational databases, and their pros and cons. Read on to see examples of document databases.

A canary update is served to a small percentage of users, giving developers an opportunity to see how it performs before making it available to everyone. This tutorial shows how to deploy canary version and set routing rules using Istio service mesh in Kubernetes.

Follow this step-by-step guide to learn how to bind two Data Security Cloud sites using VMware Cloud Director.

Hybrid and multi-cloud strategies became popular due to the competitive advantages, such as lack of vendor lock-in, better app performance, flexibility, and disaster mitigation. The purpose of this article is to introduce you to Kubernetes as an effective way to achieve application portability in these environments.

GitHub Actions is a platform for software development workflow automation with a built-in CI/CD tool. This tutorial teaches you how to set up BMC GitHub credentials and manage BMC GitHub Actions.

Helm does not feature a command that displays release logs. However, similar results can be achieved using two other commands - helm history and helm list. This tutorial will teach you how to use these commands to obtain information important for maintaining your Kubernetes cluster.

Istio is a configurable service mash platform acting as a control plane in Kubernetes. It distributes the configuration to sidecar proxies and gateways. This tutorial will show you how to install Istio, deploy a test application, and set up your Kubernetes cluster to work with the platform.

Object databases integrate seamlessly with object-oriented programming languages. The object-oriented approach to database modeling makes it easier to model complex real-world problems. Learn about how they work and what they can bring to the table in this article.