Developers and Operators - A Complicated Relationship
Crossplane goes beyond the capabilities of Kubernetes to control infrastructure outside of the traditional scope of Kubernetes. »
Verifiable Kubernetes API Compatibility
A lack of API compatibility can lead to dangerous and unpredictable behavior, but Crossplane packages make it possible to present a consistent programming interface across multiple clusters. »
Infrastructure as Code: the next big shift is here
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is a common pattern where virtualized infrastructure and auxiliary services can be managed using configuration expressed in almost any language, usually hosted in a source code repository. »
Spice up your Infrastructure as Code with TACOS
TACOS stands for: Terraform Automation and COlaboration Software. It provides a framework for solving the problems with operating IaC at scale. »
Scaling Kubernetes to Thousands of CRDs
Over the past few months Crossplane has pushed the boundaries of Kubernetes with the number of Custom Resources it supports. In this post we’ll explore the limitations Upbound engineers have discovered and how we’ve helped to overcome them. »
Succeeding as a Fully Remote Product Manager Means Breaking Your Meeting Dependence
Whether your foray into remote product management is temporary or permanent, reducing your meeting footprint creates new opportunities. »
The True Cost of Configuration Drift
Configuration Drift Explained Put simply, configuration drift is where production environment settings change in ways the platform team didn’t anticipate and doesn’t want. This »
We’re Not Hiring A Bunch of Quarterbacks!
“Sumbry’s Philosophy on building a great engineering team.” “We’re hiring a team of rockstars!” Every time I hear that quote, I cringe. Now while »
The New Era of Cloud Computing
Every day Upbounders wake up thinking about how to usher in a new era of cloud computing characterized by unprecedented customer choice, efficiency, and developer empowerment. »
Moving Crossplane package authoring from plain YAML to IDE aided development
Composing infrastructure is difficult. We alleviate this pain by moving Crossplane package authoring from plain YAML to IDE aided development. »