IBM provides a DevSecOps reference implementation which is especially useful for regulated industries to adhere to policies. This article describes how we have implemented the CI and CD pipelines for our SaaS reference architecture. (more…)

IBM provides a DevSecOps reference implementation which is especially useful for regulated industries to adhere to policies. This article describes the CD pipeline to deploy software using a GitOps approach. (more…)

IBM provides a DevSecOps reference implementation which is especially useful for regulated industries to adhere to policies. This article describes the CI pipeline which provides in addition to the usual CI functionality change, evidence and issue management capabilities. (more…)

IBM provides a DevSecOps reference implementation that I've used to build our SaaS reference architecture. This article describes the CI pipeline, especially the part to enforce branch protection. (more…)

Operators provide huge value by automating day 2 operations for software running on Kubernetes. However, for operator developers there is a steep learning curve. This article describes the key objects and concepts you need to understand before building operators. (more…)

Custom Kubernetes resources typically have multiple versions. Operators need to be able to convert between all different versions in all directions. This article describes how to implement this using a simple example. (more…)

When developing custom Kubernetes resources, static defaults and simple validations for resource properties can be defined in OpenAPI/JSON schemas. For more flexible scenarios webhooks can be used to initialize and validate resources with Go code. (more…)

Kubernetes operators can initialize, validate and convert custom resources via webhooks. Coding the webhooks is straight forward, setting them up is a lot harder. This article summarizes the important setup steps. (more…)

Operators can automate the deployment and operations of custom Kubernetes resources. These resources might dependent on other third party resources. This article describes how to define these dependencies. (more…)

Kubernetes operators automate the deployment and operations of Kubernetes based software. This article describes the Operator Lifecycle Manager which provides a declarative way to install, manage, and upgrade operators on a cluster. (more…)