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How OpenTelemetry Is Changing the Way We Trace and Design Apps Observability is key when running cloud‑native apps, where app functionality emerges from the interaction among large numbers of microservices running in multiple locations. The loosely coupled nature of microservices apps potentially means each microservice reports on its activities in its own way. Without a tool that compiles and correlates that telemetry data, it’s hugely difficult – if not impossible – to track the processing of a request from start to finish, which is crucial for troubleshooting. When searching for a multi‑functional observability tool, the team behind the NGINX Modern Apps Reference Architecture (MARA) project chose OpenTelemetry. With our OSS team picking this emerging project, we want to dive in further. At GlueCon 2022, I got together with Granville Schmidt, Architect in the Office of the CTO at F5, to discuss why we’re [ more… ]

Automate Security with F5 NGINX App Protect and F5 NGINX Plus to Reduce the Cost of Breaches It might surprise you to learn that the money you spend on improving your security posture with automation and artificial intelligence (AI) ends up saving you much greater amounts of money. In its Cost of a Data Breach 2021 Report, the IBM Security team reveals that a security breach costs organizations without security automation and AI a whopping 80% more on average than organizations with fully deployed automation and AI – $6.71 million versus $2.90 million, a difference of $3.81 million. By prioritizing security automation and AI, organizations can faster identify and contain a breach, saving both money and time. Data breaches cost organizations without security automation and AI millions more(Source: Cost of a Data Breach 2021 Report) As you integrate security into your CI/CD pipeline, [ more… ]

Dive In and Register for Sprint 2022 Grab your wetsuit, dive computer, and depth gauge, because we’re back with NGINX Sprint and we’re diving deep into the world of NGINX open source. NGINX Sprint is virtual again this year and taking place August 23–25, 2022. Register today to save your free seat now and get ready for three days of fun and interaction with developers, technology professionals, and fellow NGINX community members as we come together to explore new and improved ways to build the next generation of modern applications. “Why Should I Attend?” Your feedback from Sprint 2.0 in 2021 told us you want more focus on open source, and Sprint 3.0 is dedicated to NGINX open source technologies. Come together with developers, technologists, community leaders, and tech luminaries to network, share ideas and innovations, and explore our specially curated [ more… ]

Enabling Multi-Tenancy and Namespace Isolation in Kubernetes with NGINX [Editor– This post is an extract from our comprehensive eBook, Managing Kubernetes Traffic with F5 NGINX: A Practical Guide. Download it for free today.] As organizations scale up, development and operational workflows in Kubernetes get more complex. It’s generally more cost‑effective – and can be more secure – for teams to share Kubernetes clusters and resources, rather than each team getting its own cluster. But there can be critical damage to your deployments if teams don’t share those resources in a safe and secure manner or hackers exploit your configurations. Multi‑tenancy practices and namespace isolation at the network and resource level help teams share Kubernetes resources safely. You can also significantly reduce the magnitude of breaches by isolating applications on a per‑tenant basis. This method helps boost resiliency because only subsections of applications [ more… ]