Disruptive innovation with LOKI

Redefining OpenStack and Kubernetes integration in LOKI  In recent months, I dove into the myriad of use cases that revolve around LOKI. LOKI is a combination of Linux, OpenStack, Kubernetes, and open-source infrastructure technologies. What makes LOKI so intriguing, is its capacity to empower engineers to explore fresh avenues of technology adoption, setting their solutions […]

Deploying and exposing a Node.js application on Kubernetes 

In this tutorial, we will walk through the process of deploying a simple “Hello World” Node.js application on a Kubernetes cluster. Kubernetes is a powerful container orchestration platform that helps manage and scale containerized applications. Prerequisites Create the Node.js Application:  For this tutorial, we’ll create a simple Node.js application that responds with “Hello, Kubernetes!” when […]

How monitoring works in Kubernetes?

How monitoring works in Kubernetes

Monitoring in Kubernetes involves observing and collecting data about the health, performance, and resource utilization of your cluster, nodes, pods, and containers. There are various tools available for monitoring Kubernetes applications, and one popular choice is Prometheus along with Grafana for visualization. In this tutorial, I’ll guide you through setting up monitoring for a simple […]

Getting started with Kubernetes 

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, containerization has become a cornerstone of modern application development and deployment. Kubernetes, often abbreviated as K8s, has emerged as a leading container orchestration platform that empowers developers to efficiently manage, scale, and deploy containerized applications. In this tutorial, we’ll delve into the basics of Kubernetes and provide step-by-step instructions […]

OpenStack installation on Ubuntu

Quickly install OpenStack with DevStack on an Ubuntu 22.04 machine   The objective of this workshop is to install a personal OpenStack lab on a single PC, running Ubuntu Server 22.04. We will install OpenStack, start a virtual machine, and enter the virtual machine over SSH. Next, we download an image from the internet and […]

Open source has revolutionized the automotive industry

Open source, cars, the challenges and opportunities  Open source software is as a driving force all around us. From healthcare to finance and banking, to scientific research, to aerospace. Open source is just the most reliable, open and safest way to go, take for example the flight-certified systems at level D: Aerospace companies like Boeing […]

Example of Ansible Molecule in OpenStack

Molecule is a testing framework for Ansible roles that allows you to define and run tests against your roles in various scenarios. Molecule provides support for testing with multiple instances, operating systems and distributions, virtualization providers, test frameworks and testing scenarios. Molecule encourages an approach that results in consistently developed roles that are well-written, easily understood […]

The power of combining AI with open source

What is open source to AI?  We all can agree on the fact that it is an interesting time. With facial recognition, medical diagnosis and healthcare systems, us feeling comfortable chatting with AI bots and taxis driving themselves with AI power vehicles.   Some time ago I read an article about the fact that accidents with […]

Life Cycle Assessment: what it is, and why it is important. 

Introduction to life cycle assessment  The IT sector plays a crucial role in driving technological advancements and digital transformation. To maintain an increasingly digital infrastructure, we need our planet’s resources, production of the right materials and machinery, experts to keep the data centers functional, and people using the internet and its services. Considering the variety […]