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Apr 30, 2024
Become a Data on Kubernetes Ambassador in 2024
The Data on Kubernetes Community (DoKC) is thrilled to announce that we will be accepting applications for the DoKC Ambassadors Program starting May 1st. The DoK Ambassadors program was created to acknowledge and empower members of the community that have demonstrated expertise in DoK ecosystem and a level of enthusiasm for participating in the community.
Apr 29, 2024
Kubernetes as a Data Platform, DoK Panel at KubeCon
Data on Kubernetes is well-positioned to become the operational default in a world where data and AI/ML applications are expected to grow. Scalability, flexibility, resilience, openness, and costs are among the reasons; and it has a transformative impact on organizations who benefit from increased productivity, revenue growth, market share and margin, according to the 2022 Data on Kubernetes Report.
Apr 18, 2024
Adding Zonal Resiliency to Etsy's Kafka Cluster
Kafka is an important part of Etsy’s data ecosystem, moving data that powers a number of things like analytics, A/B testing, and search indexing. Etsy runs its Kafka cluster on Kubernetes and in 2022 the data team made an effort to ensure that the cluster could withstand a GCP zonal outage. This created an interesting opportunity for the team to change the way they approached rolling out changes to the Kafka brokers. They were able to cut the time for these updates from 7 hours to a little over 2.
Apr 4, 2024
DoK Day Meets Paris at KubeCon EU 2024
For the second time, the Data on Kubernetes Community’s DoK Day event was hosted by the CNCF as a co-located event at KubeCon Europe 2024 in Paris, France – and it was our biggest and most well attended event yet!
Feb 13, 2024
DoK Community Sponsor Spotlight: Apache YuniKorn
The Data on Kubernetes Community (DoKC) is the global home for thousands of end users sharing best practices for running data workloads on Kubernetes including 4k Slack users, nearly 3k Meetup followers and 7k newsletter subscribers. We deliver a range of community programs to support practitioners on their DoK journey including meetups, conferences, end user roundtables, research reports, an ambassador program, and other activities to help practitioners connect and learn. Our work would not be possible without the support of sponsors who enable us to bring you these programs while sharing their knowledge and experience to foster growth and innovation with Kubernetes.
Jan 29, 2024
Data On Kubernetes Ecosystem Day
A summary of our discussion and presentations during our first-ever DoK Ecosystem Day. DoK is a vendor-neutral space, but we also know organizations rely on vendors for different parts of their stack. In January, the Data on Kubernetes Community gave vendors an opportunity to be shameless for its inaugural Ecosystem Day event!
Jan 23, 2024
Data Compliance Across Multiple Regions with KubeSlice
A summary of our discussion and presentation during our first DoK Talk in January. Data on Kubernetes (DoK) Talks are virtual events presented by Data on Kubernetes Community members sharing best practices, use cases, and other practical advice to help end users on their DoK journey.
Dec 12, 2023
K8s scheduling: Batch workloads in multi-tenant environment with Apache YuniKorn
A summary of our discussion during our DoKC Town Hall held in November. Data on Kubernetes Community (DoKC) Town Halls are an opportunity to bring the community together to meet one another, share end-user journey stories, discuss DoK-related projects and technologies, and stay up-to-date on community events and ways to participate.
Oct 25, 2023
Get started with AI on AWS with MLFlow and Notebooks on K8s
A summary of our discussion during our DoKC Town Hall held in October. Data on Kubernetes Community (DoKC) Town Halls allow our community to meet one another, share end user journey stories, discuss DoK-related projects and technologies, and learn more about community events and ways to participate.
Sep 28, 2023
Rook - Helping the Kubernetes Storage Community Thrive
A summary of our discussion during our DoKC Town Hall held in September. Data on Kubernetes Community (DoKC) Town Halls allow our community to meet one another, share end user journey stories, discuss DoK-related projects and technologies, and learn more about community events and ways to participate.
Aug 29, 2023
How Chick-fil-A runs Kubernetes at the Edge
Brian Chambers, Chick-fil-A’s Chief Architect, shared insights into how the company strategically harnessed Kubernetes to tackle intricate challenges posed by high sales volumes and the need for real-time localized solutions. The company’s drive for technology innovation stemmed from improving kitchen operations. When faced with kitchen efficiency challenges, they embarked on an initiative to deploy technology solutions that enhanced real-time visibility and streamlined staff operations.
Jul 26, 2023
Dutch Government: Implementing Data & Databases on K8s
A summary of our discussion during our DoKC Town Hall held in July Data on Kubernetes Community (DoKC) Town Halls allow our community to meet one another, share end user journey stories, discuss DoK-related projects and technologies, and learn more about community events and ways to participate.