TPDP Episode #34: Containers, Virtual Machines, and Orchestration, Part 2

I’m pleased to announce that the second part of the Containers, Virtual Machines, and Orchestration podcast episode, featuring Marek Sadowski from IBM, has been published!

Marek and I had run out of time in the first episode which focused on container and virtual machine strategies, so we didn’t get to dive deep into Kubernetes and similar orchestration services like Red Hat OpenShift. However, in this episode we pick up where we left off and talk about exactly that, Kubernetes (K8s) and OpenShift, and how they differ or how one might be more beneficial than the other.

If you’re new to the container orchestration world and are sure how to make sense of all the terminology, strategies, and best practices, this episode of the podcast is something you should take time to listen to.

Like with all episodes of The Polyglot Developer Podcast, you can find them for FREE on all of the major podcast networks. This includes Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and similar. However, if you’d prefer to listen to the episode directly from the source, it can be heard below.

Here are some useful links and information that Marek mentioned in the series:

• istio.io, which is an add-on to Kubernetes for applications based on the micro-service mesh
• Kubernetes vs OpenShift - https://developer.ibm.com/technologies/containers/videos/kubernetes-plus-openshift-video/
• ELK and EFK - https://www.reddit.com/r/devops/comments/9quyzo/from_elk_to_efk_why/
• OKD, which is the origin community distribution of Kubernetes that powers Red Hat OpenShift

You can try Kubernetes for free in the IBM Cloud with 1 cluster using a pay-as-you-go account (credit card needed for sign-up only), but it is in a free tier.

If you’d like to get in touch with Marek or myself, you can find Marek Sadowski on Twitter at @blumareks, and me at @nraboy. Drop us a message sometime because we’d love to hear from you.

Nic Raboy

Nic Raboy is an advocate of modern web and mobile development technologies. He has experience in C#, JavaScript, Golang and a variety of frameworks such as Angular, NativeScript, and Unity. Nic writes about his development experiences related to making web and mobile development easier to understand.