Fairwinds Blog

10 Questions to Help You Decide Whether to Hire an SRE or Managed KaaS

9 minute read | February 11, 2025

Deciding between managing Kubernetes in-house or partnering with a managed service provider can be a difficult choice for organizations seeking to optimize their cloud...

News

2 minute read

| February 17, 2022

Fairwinds Insights Release Notes 7.2 - 7.6: Spotlight on Admission Controller Redesign

We have been busy working hard to improve the functionality and interface of our security and governance software, Fairwinds Insights. This set of February release notes... Read More

Featured

5 minute read

| February 15, 2022

The Secret to Running Scalable Kubernetes Clusters is Here

Over the past couple weeks, we’ve been running a series of blogs on the five key enablers of successful Kubernetes service ownership. From security to compliance to cost... Read More

Featured

7 minute read

| February 9, 2022

You Can Establish Reliable Kubernetes Clusters Without Losing Sleep

Full service ownership of Kubernetes, much like the tenets of DevSecOps, is a codifying process whereby all teams maintain complete control over their products and services.... Read More

Featured

5 minute read

| February 1, 2022

How Fairwinds Insights Compliance Self-Assessment Now Simplifies SOC 2

Fairwinds Insights, our security and governance software, helps managers responsible for compliance to automate, monitor and enforce policy guardrails. And today, we are... Read More

Featured

7 minute read

| January 27, 2022

Remember These Key Practices When Securing Your Kubernetes Workloads

To truly understand and appreciate the potential risks in your Kubernetes clusters, you need a strong set of best practices for securing sensitive workloads. Aside from... Read More

General

3 minute read

| January 25, 2022

Fairwinds Insights Release Notes 6.7.0-7.1.0: Spotlight on Reducing Kubernetes Alert Fatigue

We are always working on new features for Fairwinds Insights based on our customer feedback. We recently made several changes to our software. From bug fixes to compliance... Read More

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 of... Read More

Featured

7 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 source... 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 faster.... 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 gain... Read More