As enterprises move toward containerization and microservices, traditional job schedulers are often left behind. However, many organizations still rely on tried-and-true tools like SOS Berlin’s JobScheduler (now known as JADE under the JOC Cockpit umbrella). The good news? With a bit of engineering effort, you can bring JobScheduler into the world of containers. In this…
Read MoreJust like last year, we had the wonderful opportunity to attend FOSDEM, the most important open source conference in Europe. This year was no exception, and among the many exciting talks, one that particularly caught my attention was Alex Stefanini’s presentation on Podman Quadlet. Integrated with Podman since version 4.4, Quadlet has emerged as a…
Read MoreRecently, I’ve been deeply involved in OpenShift monitoring tasks, including configuring Grafana dashboards and creating Prometheus alerts. During this time, I’ve focused on effectively monitoring container resources such as CPU and memory. Container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes and OpenShift require efficient resource utilization and precise resource management in order to optimize performance and ensure application…
Read MoreRight now, at Würth Phoenix, we are investing in automating most of our operations using Ansible. You’re probably already familiar with what Ansible does, but to summarize, Ansible is an open-source, command-line IT automation application written in Python. I’ve talked about it here: One challenge we faced while developing our automation scripts was that we…
Read MoreIntroduction: Unveiling Elastic APM in Containerized Environments In today’s dynamic digital landscape, where every interaction matters, understanding the intricacies of application performance has become paramount. Elastic APM is a powerful toolset within the Elastic Stack included in the NetEye SIEM Module, and designed to provide unparalleled insights into the performance of your applications. As organizations…
Read MoreDuring the process of developing and improving the official NetEye user guide, some bugs regarding the display of the guide on mobile devices gave us the opportunity to innovate the development process of our product, extending the testing phase prior to the release of new versions of the NetEye user guide. In this blog post,…
Read MoreIn my previous blog post, we modified the boot parameters to enable cgroups v2 and the user namespace in CRI-O. In this second part I’ll show you how to run a sample container with systemd and check that the modifications we made actually worked. Setting up a Test Docker To test the new config, let’s…
Read MoreFor our ongoing transition from Jenkins to OpenShift, we’re currently working on porting our testing infrastructure to OpenShift. Our tests involve installing and running our product, NetEye, in a container. The installation requires a working systemd environment inside the container, and systemd needs to run with PID 1 and as root user (UID 0). Until…
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