Fairwinds Blog

A Kubernetes Overview Says Proper Configuration is Key to Saving Money

5 minute read | January 19, 2022

In our recent white paper, 5 Ways to Optimize Your Kubernetes Ownership, we discuss the myriad benefits associated with a robust service ownership model. Aside from...

How to Kube

2 minute read

| January 21, 2022

CVE-2022-0185: How to Identify at Risk Kernel Versions in Your K8S Cluster

A high-severity vulnerability in the Linux Kernel, CVE-2022-0185, was announced this week. The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (system... Read More

Featured

5 minute read

| January 19, 2022

A Kubernetes Overview Says Proper Configuration is Key to Saving Money

In our recent white paper, 5 Ways to Optimize Your Kubernetes Ownership, we discuss the myriad benefits associated with a robust service ownership model. Aside from... Read More

Featured

6 minute read

| January 18, 2022

How to Get Your Kubernetes Compliance Right From the Start

If you have been living in the cloud native world for a while, where Kubernetes is quickly becoming the gold standard for containerized workloads, you have likely heard... Read More

Featured

6 minute read

| January 18, 2022

Spotlight on Karpenter, Goldilocks and Cluster Autoscaling with Open Source

At Fairwinds, we are dedicated to empowering our open source community. Through our own tooling, we work hard to give back to this valued group, building quality open... Read More

Best Practices

3 minute read

| January 15, 2022

Kubernetes DevOps Tip #7: Cost of Repair in Development vs. Production

One of the main benefits about Kubernetes is the platform’s ability to increase the speed of development. By using microservices and containers, development happens... Read More

Security

3 minute read

| January 5, 2022

How Fairwinds Insights Can Help You Identify log4j Container Vulnerabilities

The zero-day vulnerability known as log4j has been described as one of the most serious security issues in recent years, allowing attackers to remotely execute code and... Read More

Security

3 minute read

| December 22, 2021

A Fairwinds Security Statement on The Apache log4j Vulnerability

As we head into the new year, I want to share some recent concerns around the log4j vulnerability and the ongoing security of our Fairwinds software. It is critical that... Read More

How to Kube

4 minute read

| December 21, 2021

How to Set the Right Kubernetes Resource Limits

Kubernetes is a dynamic system that automatically adapts to your workload’s resource utilization. Read More

Featured

5 minute read

| December 17, 2021

How The Fair Winds of Better Kubernetes Security Will Blow You Safely Home

By now, most people in the cloud native world know at least a few things about the benefits of successful Kubernetes service ownership. As a way to break down silos and... Read More

Thoughts

7 minute read

| December 14, 2021

It’s Time to Check out These 6 Key Predictions in Kubernetes From Our Experts

Of course, no one really knows what will happen in the future. After two years of an unexpected global pandemic, and the subsequent great resignation, this is a reality... Read More

News

6 minute read

| December 9, 2021

Fairwinds Release Notes: 6.3.0-6.6.0

We’ve been busy as usual, upgrading various elements of our Fairwinds Insights software. But before sharing these improvements, we want to take a moment to spotlight some... Read More

Featured

3 minute read

| December 7, 2021

You Can Now Accurately Measure Application Costs on Kubernetes Using Your AWS Bill

Why measure costs in Kubernetes? As a fast growing startup, we needed a way to better understand the cost of our microservices, especially as customers began adopting... Read More