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Understanding Safespring Kubernetes Engine if you usually run Kubernetes yourself

A practical guide for platform teams who want to understand the service boundary, defaults, and engineering trade-offs in Safespring Kubernetes Engine.

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Automating Windows Server Hardening on Safespring Compute: From Launch to Locked Down

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Automating Windows Server Hardening on Safespring Compute: From Launch to Locked Down

The result is a fully hardened Windows Server you can provision in one shot, hands-off, from the OpenStack CLI.

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Deploy Talos Kubernetes on OpenStack with Cluster API

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Deploy Talos Kubernetes on OpenStack with Cluster API

Making Use of Cluster API to Create Talos-based Kubernetes Clusters On Openstack.

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Validating Talos Linux Install and Maintenance Operations

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Validating Talos Linux Install and Maintenance Operations

An accessible approach to operations on a Kubernetes platform, represents a compelling option for PaaS operators.

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Using Talos Linux and Kubernetes bootstrap on OpenStack

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Using Talos Linux and Kubernetes bootstrap on OpenStack

We consider that automation, security and common IaC tools to be the holy trinity for a robust kubernetes platform offering.

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Is it possible to replace VMware? There might be...

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Is it possible to replace VMware? There might be...

VMware is designed for hosting and managing in-house IT systems, whereas Safespring provides services for running applications and systems in the cloud. Each has distinct strengths and weaknesses.

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Future-Ready Automated Services in the Higher Education Sector

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Future-Ready Automated Services in the Higher Education Sector

During a recent webinar with SIKT, I had the opportunity to delve into automation, open standards, and digital sovereignty.

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Escaping the VMware trap?

VMware users had their world turned upside down when Broadcom decided to rapidly change the user terms of the VMware software in 2024.

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Self-Service Access to Open Source Infrastructure using NATS & Huma

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Self-Service Access to Open Source Infrastructure using NATS & Huma

Our session, titled 'Using NATS and Huma to Enhance Open Source Infrastructure', was designed to empower both B2B and European research communities with robust self-service access.

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Kubernetes Project Onboarding Guide

This tool is crafted for IT architects, DevOps engineers, and technical teams eager to integrate company-specific workflows into Kubernetes, fostering a seamless, efficient management system.

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OpenStack Cinder CSI volume provisioner

This guide is designed to help you effortlessly integrate the Cinder CSI Volume Provisioner into your OKD or OpenShift cluster.

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Automating cloud resources with Python and Pulumi: Separating config from code

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Automating cloud resources with Python and Pulumi: Separating config from code

Separating the config data into a yaml file which serves as input to the Pulumi program. Safespring is a cloud platform built on OpenStack.

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Automating cloud resources with Python and Pulumi: Basic provisioning

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Automating cloud resources with Python and Pulumi: Basic provisioning

Combining imperative and declarative cloud automation with Python and Pulumi. Safespring is a cloud platform built on OpenStack.

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Creating a multi-cloud web service from scratch

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Creating a multi-cloud web service from scratch

Infrastructure as code that enables zero to infinate scaling using multiple OpenStack sites.

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Automating backup node enrollment with Cloutility API-client

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Automating backup node enrollment with Cloutility API-client

Use our open-source Cloutility API-client library to create an automated backup client enrollment app.

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Creating an open-source backup client library

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Creating an open-source backup client library

Explore our open-source Cloutility API client library for simplifying backup client enrollment and management.

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Important update regarding the EOL of the legacy platform in STO1

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Important update regarding the EOL of the legacy platform in STO1

We would like to inform you that our legacy platform in STO1 will be shut down on May 1st 2023

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Important Update Regarding Retirement of Legacy Platform in STO1

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Important Update Regarding Retirement of Legacy Platform in STO1

We would like to inform you that our legacy platform in sto1 will be shut down on May 1st 2023

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Useful (perhaps) Openstack API tricks for enabling more automation

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Useful (perhaps) Openstack API tricks for enabling more automation

How to obtain information otherwise unavailable directly from the Openstack API

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Using a jump host for persistent access to Safespring's APIs

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Using a jump host for persistent access to Safespring's APIs

Learn how to set up a jump host for increased security and easy access to Safesprings API:s when you're on the go.

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Setting up a minimal Kubernetes cluster on Safespring using Kubespray

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Setting up a minimal Kubernetes cluster on Safespring using Kubespray

Safespring is a cloud platform built on OpenStack. This post shows one way you can get from no resources to a minimal Kubernetes cluster with code only.

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