Author name: Susanne Lau

Open, independent, future-proof: OpenStack is more relevant than ever! Proprietary cloud services offer convenience - but often at the expense of flexibility, transparency and cost-effectiveness. High operating costs, dependence on individual providers and limited customization options are making some people think twice. At a time when digital sovereignty, regulatory requirements and pressure to innovate are playing a central role, OpenStack as an open, scalable [...]

Monitoring in the cloud: visibility instead of flying blind Imagine you are piloting a state-of-the-art aircraft - fast, flexible, powerful. But your instruments are down. No displays, no warnings, no control. This is exactly what cloud operation without monitoring feels like. Modern cloud architectures offer enormous possibilities - but also enormous complexity. And only what is visible can be

The modern cloud approach for microservices & agile development: container images, ConfigMaps & orchestration While we looked at the classic cloud approach (golden images, IaC, ScM & autoscaling) in our article last week, today we are looking at the modern cloud approach, which has significantly changed software development. Container images, orchestration and external configuration enable agile, scalable and flexible software development.