In this customer case, we highlight how Personalkollen leverages Welkin to spend less time maintaining a platform and more time delivering value to their customers.
Personalkollen Relies on Welkin for Security, Compliance, and Developer Efficiency Read More »
Learn how NIS2 impacts platform engineering and get practical implementation insights with Kyverno. This guide helps you overcome “analysis paralysis” and take the first steps toward NIS2 compliance.
Automating NIS2 Compliance in Kubernetes with Kyverno: A Practical Guide Read More »
In this blog post, we explain the benefits of running your applications on top of Welkin Managed on Azure compared to the default AKS deployment.
AKS vs Elastisys Managed Kubernetes Platform on Azure Read More »
We’re excited to share that Welkin, our fully managed, secure, and compliant Kubernetes platform, is now available on Microsoft Azure Marketplace.
Resilient by Design: Managed Welkin on Azure Read More »
For those of you who are owners, investors, or perhaps part of the management team of a company working with software critical to our society, you’ve probably heard of Kubernetes. But what exactly is it, and why should you care?
Discover Kubernetes – Security and Scalability for Software Critical to Society Read More »
The upcoming NIS2 directive will impact all industry sectors. They will have to tighten up the security of their applications, or risk heavy fines. Learn how a Kubernetes-based platform can reduce the time and cost to implement certain security measures, as needed to comply with the upcoming EU NIS2 directive.
The Business Value of a Kubernetes-Based Platform Read More »
Discover the benefits of Kubernetes Application Developer training and certification with Elastisys and Elastx. Learn about course content, hands-on labs, expert instructors, and how this training can enhance your Cloud Native skills and prepare you for the CKAD exam. Plus, get insights into the training experience and location in central Stockholm.
Being big fans of platform engineering, we at Elastisys went to Paris to listen in on the latest and greatest trends in the area. Delve into the 5 key takeaways from KubeCon EU 2024, handpicked by our DPO and Product Owner, Christian Klein.
5 Key Takeaways from KubeCon EU 2024 Read More »
Learn how Elastisys protects access credentials on all levels: cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes API, and SSH logins to servers. In this article, we explain one very important aspect of how we earn that faith: how we work with access credentials on all levels.
Secure Kubernetes Operational Practices: Protecting Access Credentials Read More »
This article is all about demystifying container platforms and showing what value they bring on several levels: business, organization, and tech.
Container Platforms: Why and How? Read More »
Prorenata uses Welkin and Elastx to ensure all data stays in Sweden – meeting GDPR, Patientdatalagen, and ISO-27001 demands. With a fully managed platform, their team can focus on innovating for school healthcare and winning public procurements.
Prorenata’s Strategic Move: Bringing Their Application Back Home Read More »
Confidential Computing: Strong security, privacy questions. Elastisys offers EU-based Kubernetes solutions.
Confidential Computing: Great for Security, not for Privacy Read More »
How Elastisys managed Kubernetes platform enables Elsa Science to improve quality of life for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, empowering them to live every day to its fullest.
Elsa Science – Customer Success Story Read More »
Kubernetes? Docker? Both?! Learn about Kubernetes and Docker and gain a better understanding of how these technologies are used in the Cloud Native ecosystem.
Kubernetes VS Docker Read More »
Our DevOps engineers explain basic Kubernetes and container concepts, such as Nodes, Pods, Deployments, and many more.
Kubernetes “What is” Read More »
In this guide we discuss how to security-harden your Kubernetes platform against “known unknowns” and “unknown unknowns” with restrictive NetworkPolicies, vulnerability management and intrusion detection.”
How to Security-Harden Kubernetes Against Unknown Unknowns Read More »
Learn what information you need to provide to connect your Google or Azure IDP to your Managed Compliant Kubernetes cluster.
Connect Your IDP to Your Welkin Cluster Read More »
Keeping key software components up to date is crucial to operate a secure Kubernetes platform. Learn what to automate and how!
Operating Secure Kubernetes Platforms: Maintenance Read More »
Operating secure Kubernetes platforms requires ability to recover from when disaster strikes. Preparation in the form of frequent backups and training are key to success.
Operating Secure Kubernetes Platforms: Disaster Recovery Read More »
Learn how Elastisys helped Data4Life, a German non-profit HealthTech company, establish a process that helped them pass the BSI IT-Grundschutz audit.
Process for Passing the BSI IT-Grundschutz Audit Read More »
This is the second blog post in a series on operating a secure Kubernetes platform. Read the blog post to see why alerting culture is important, an example of how it’s used in practice, why it matters, and its greater context.
Operating Secure Kubernetes Platforms: Alerting Culture Read More »
Learn how to design a two-tiered application for edge and cloud with Avassa and Elastisys Compliant Kubernetes in this white-paper.
Edge Computing with Avassa and Elastisys Welkin Read More »
Learn how to ensure that your application follows security best practices by enabling the OPA-enforced safeguards in Compliant Kubernetes.
Enable Open Policy Agent (OPA) Policies Read More »
Read this blog post to see why the scope is important, an example of how it’s used in practice, why it matters, and its greater context.
Operating Secure Kubernetes Platforms: Setting the Scope Read More »
This guide discusses the four most important aspects when operating a secure Kubernetes platform. Having been with Kubernetes since 2015, we identified these aspects to still challenge platform teams, even as technology matures.
How to Operate a Secure Kubernetes Platform Read More »
Access control is about deciding and enforcing who gets to do what in a system. Learn the why, how, and what of Kubernetes access control.
The Why, How, and What of Kubernetes Access Control Read More »
Let us dive deeper into observability: What it is, different types of observability, and what it technically means to implement observability. At the end of this post, you will understand why you should resist the temptation to save a few bucks on observability.
What Was Observability Again? Read More »
4 alternatives to service meshes which – in our experience – are closer to what administrators are already familiar with.
Alternatives to Consider Before Investing in Service Meshes Read More »
Äntligen kan vi meddela att Elastisys Kubernetes Platform as a Service (KPaaS) finns tillgänglig på Elastx infrastruktur!
Nu finns Elastisys Kubernetes Platform as a Service tillgänglig hos Elastx Read More »
Application dashboards over user happiness! Leverage application dashboards with Prometheus and Grafana to understand what truly matters.
Zen and the Art of Application Dashboards Read More »
In this article, we will focus on the benefits cloud native technology brings, how it brings them, and also, the greatest pitfall.
Cloud Native: Why Bother, Its Benefits, and Its Greatest Pitfall Read More »
How to security harden Kubernetes in 2022. The NSA/CISA guidelines summarized, with Elastisys hands-on advice and real-world recommendations.
Free Guide: How to Security Harden Kubernetes in 2022 Read More »
This blog examines how vcluster behaves on a security-hardened Kubernetes platform and shows that, while helpful for testing platform components, it still inherits the physical cluster’s restrictions.
Busting vCluster Myths: What Is a Virtual Cluster? Read More »
This blog walks through practical best practices for taking Kubernetes applications to production so you can load test realistically, verify resilience and recovery, and redeploy from scratch with confidence instead of firefighting.
Best Practices for Deploying Applications to Production in Kubernetes Read More »
This blog explains why regularly rebooting Kubernetes Nodes is essential for keeping security patches active, and shows how administrators and developers can coordinate smooth, low-impact reboots that keep both the cluster and the applications running safely.
Why and How Should You Reboot Kubernetes Nodes? Read More »
This blog clarifies the real difference between readiness and liveness probes in Kubernetes and explains how to use them correctly so your applications stay stable, avoid needless restarts, and handle temporary failures gracefully.
The Difference Between Liveness and Readiness Probes in Kubernetes Read More »
Long-term Metrics Storage: Thanos vs. Cortex vs. InfluxDB vs. M3DB vs. VictoriaMetrics vs. TimescaleDB Why we selected Thanos among 28 Prometheus integrations.
Why We Selected Thanos for Long Term Metrics Storage Read More »
This blog explains why running containers as root is a major security risk and shows practical steps for switching to non-privileged users in your images and Kubernetes manifests, helping you harden your workloads without breaking functionality.
HOW TO Stop Running Containers as Root Read More »
This blog shows how standardising on Kubernetes lets you run databases, message queues and caches securely across any cloud or on-premise environment, and explains how operators and built-in Kubernetes capabilities make it possible to build a truly portable, future-proof platform.
HOWTO use Istio and OAuth2-Proxy to secure all your micro-service endpoints in a centralized and easily managed way on Kubernetes.
Istio and OAuth2-Proxy in Kubernetes for Microservice Authentication Read More »
Our 15 principles for how to design and deploy cloud native applications on Kubernetes – for scalability, observability, automation & security.
Our 15 Principles for Designing and Deploying Scalable Applications on Kubernetes Read More »
In this article, we describe what container vulnerability scanning is, how it is done, and how open source tools help automate the procedure.
How to Do Vulnerability Management via Image Scanning in Harbor Read More »
The Challenges of Availability Zone Outage AWS recently had an outage of one of their availability zones in their US East region. The outage took down parts of popular services such as Slack and Hulu. The effects were felt worldwide: during the outage, we were unable to create new Slack chats between individuals, for instance.
The Challenges of Availability Zone Outage Read More »
This post explains how Lens provides an easy, secure graphical interface for managing Compliant Kubernetes clusters. It shows how Lens works with your existing permissions, requires no extra setup in the cluster, supports Helm, and can be quickly installed and connected using the provided steps.
Using Lens with Compliant Kubernetes Read More »
In this article, I’ll walk you through different kinds of CI/CD pipelines and how you can integrate them with your existing RBAC solution.
A comparison between Kubernetes as a Service (e.g (EKS, GKE, AKS), Kubernetes Platform as a Services & Containers as a Service (e.g Fargate).
Managed Container Services: KaaS, KPaaS & CaaS Explained and Compared Read More »
Is Kubernetes sufficient by itself? This post highlights the features that a DevOps team typically needs to add on top of a vanilla Kubernetes cluster to obtain a secure, production-ready Kubernetes cluster.
What do I need to add on top of Kubernetes? Read More »
Kubernetes is now the most popular container orchestration platform. This article is an informative read for decision makers
NSA and CISA Kubernetes Security Guidance: Summarized and Explained Read More »
Learn how Multi-Cluster Kubernetes (mck8s) uses custom Controllers to vastly improve the multi-cluster experience and how you can deploy it.
Automatic Multi-cluster Deployments and Services in Kubernetes Read More »
In this article, I walk down my own memory lane and share my embarrassing experience from cobbling together much of what Kubernetes is today. Why do I now love Kubernetes? You’ll see when you read it.
Why Kubernetes was inevitable Read More »
