The power of running Kubernetes on OpenStack (or not?)
Kubernetes vs. OpenStack Kubernetes has emerged as a leading container orchestration platform, empowering organizations to efficiently deploy, scale, and manage containerized applications. OpenStack, on the other hand, provides a robust cloud computing infrastructure, allowing businesses to create and control pools of compute, storage, and networking resources. Together, these two powerful open-source technologies offer a compelling […]
Introducing Sunbeam: Canonical’s OpenStack solution for small-scale cloud environments
Introduction Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has made a significant announcement at the OpenInfra Summit in Vancouver. They have unveiled Sunbeam, a new project that extends their commercial OpenStack offering to small-scale cloud environments. Sunbeam, which is 100% open source and free-of-charge, aims to simplify the adoption of OpenStack and enable organizations to modernize their […]
The OpenInfra Foundation and the projects they support
Welcome to our blog, where we will explore the innovative open source projects supported by the OpenInfra Foundation. These projects are enabling organizations to build scalable, secure, and flexible environments. In this article, we will delve into the details of each project and highlight their unique features and contributions to the open source ecosystem. These […]
Non-core OpenStack components and why they matter
In the last few weeks, we brought you a blog series that took a deepdive into the main OpenStack components, while explaining their features. This time we bring you a quick overview of non-core OpenStack components and why they matter. However, if you are interested in reading the blogs about the main OpenStack components, you […]
Deep dive into the main OpenStack components part 3
Welcome to part three of our blog series “Deep dive into the main OpenStack components.” In this series, we have been exploring the different components of the OpenStack platform in-depth, including Glance, Heat, Trove, Magnum, and more. In this blog, we will dive deep into the remaining OpenStack components that we haven’t discussed yet, including their […]
Deep dive into the main OpenStack components part 2
Welcome to part two of our series on the main components of OpenStack. Last week we posted a blog about the deep dive main OpenStack components, part 1. This week we bring you the deepdive into the main OpenStack components part 2. Haven’t read deep dive into the main OpenStack components part 1 yet? You […]
Kubernetes FAQ and health check
Last year, we received several requests to conduct evaluations on Kubernetes clusters. Because Fairbanks supports all major Kubernetes distributions, the clusters we evaluated were based on upstream Kubernetes, OKD, OpenShift, and as well as Rancher. The positive outcomes of the health checks on the Kubernetes clusters led us to create a free Kubernetes cluster health […]
A new OpenStack release is out!
OpenStack releases are typically made every six months, and each release brings new features, enhancements, and bug fixes to the platform. Therefore, it’s always a good idea to keep up-to-date with the latest OpenStack releases to ensure that you’re getting the most out of the platform. That said, many call it the beginning of a […]
A quick recap of Juju
What is Juju? Canonical Juju, commonly referred to as just “Juju”, is an open-source software tool for deploying, configuring, managing, and scaling complex applications and services in cloud environments. Juju was created by Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, and is written in the Go programming language. What is modeling software deployment? Juju is a solution […]
A new OpenStack release
OpenStack is known to release a new version every half year. As the last version, OpenStack Zed, was released in October 2022, we can only assume that the next version will be released in March or April 2023. So, a new OpenStack release is coming up, but what about the most current version? We will […]
