How we support your Kubernetes success
Starting 2023, I got some questions about if we support Kubernetes infrastructures, and how we support them. For us Kubernetes is an important open source project, because it is still fast growing and adopted more and more by the market verticals, we are active in. Since 2020 we have delivered and expanded our service portfolio […]
A LOKI case study
What is LOKI? Loki is a god in Norse mythology; he is known as a troublemaker and a shapeshifter. In the Marvel franchise he is known as a fictional character portrayed by Tom Hiddleston, though his character is based on the Norse mythological god of the same name. In the open source industry we know […]
Recap of OpenStack services
A recap of OpenStack services; what is what again? Why combine the components? The various OpenStack community projects and the services they implement are modular in nature and generally capable of being used independently. They are intended to knit together into a net capability greater than the sum of the individual parts. A […]
Some highlights of the OpenStacks 2021 user survey
One of the main quality’s users love about OpenStack is that it’s a modular architecture with interconnected components with a foundation backing it to provide rapid development and expansion of features and services. To measure trends, improvements, and actual requests for functionalities; every year user surveys are conducted. These surveys are a critical tool in […]
LOKI OpenShift on OpenStack egress IP Address per project
A couple of weeks ago, we wrote an article about the benefits of LOKI, a combination of Linux, OpenStack, Kubernetes and network infrastructure. This article can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/ When using LOKI, in this case OpenShift (or OKD) on OpenStack you know that OpenShift egress traffic will always use the IP address of the […]
Fairbanks and 42on at the OpenInfra Summit Berlin
The OpenInfra Summit is a global event for open source IT infrastructure professionals to collaborate on software development, share best practices about designing and running infrastructure in production, and make partnership and purchase decisions. This year (June the 7th, 8th and 9th) it is held in Berlin and brings together more than 2000 influential IT […]
Benefits of running LOKI
If you combine Linux, OpenStack, and Kubernetes, you get the most awesome Infrastructure-as-a-Service cloud: LOKI. In 2022, we can safely say that Kubernetes is one the most used container orchestration technologies. The platform is hugely popular because it offers the ability to resolve problems and offers an out-of-the-box way of thinking about deploying, managing, […]
What technologies to follow in 2022
Cloud computing infrastructure is the backbone of the delivery pipeline of just about every digital service, from social media and streaming entertainment to connected cars and autonomous internet of things (IoT) infrastructures. New or upcoming ultra-fast networks like 5G and Wi-Fi 6E don’t just mean more data will be streamed from the cloud; they mean […]
Some pros, cons and requirements for NFV
Let’s dive a little into what network function virtualization (NFV) means for telecom providers. Firstly, let’s start with the basics. NFV was born in 2012 when the ‘NFV Call to Action’ document was introduced. Now, 9 years later we have become familiar with the term as well as the technology. For instance, we know now […]
Lifecycle management for telecom operators
cloustat Lifecycle management is a well-known process in the IT- and cloud industry. Generally, what occurs in all lifecycle management systems is operation and maintenance. Within lifecycle management, great importance is attached to running and maintaining installations. What we notice is that specifically within a telecom operator, lifecycle management is extra important. One of […]
