May 2020 Summaries

Enabling Transport Layer Security (TLS) in Kubernetes is a crucial step for securing cloud-native applications and APIs, as it protects against man-in-the-middle attacks and ensures secure traffic routing. To set up TLS with Kubernetes Ingress, Edge Stack offers an easy-to-use solution that requires minimal configuration and effort. By using the edgectl installer, users can quickly deploy a comprehensive Kubernetes-native edge solution with TLS enabled in under 2 minutes, eliminating common obstacles such as domain access and certificate management. This approach simplifies the process of getting started with Kubernetes and provides a reliable way to secure traffic routing into a Kubernetes cluster.

A cloud-native app is designed to run in the cloud and take advantage of its properties, with a focus on agility, speed, and reduced issues for both the app and the organization. It typically consists of loosely-coupled and highly-cohesive microservices that communicate across the cloud to provide the app's functionality. Each microservice is designed to be temporary and can be changed internally without affecting other microservices. Cloud-native apps offer benefits such as faster development and release, customization and tailoring to specific needs, and improved agility and innovation for organizations. However, they also pose challenges like service discovery, security and observability, and the potential for isolated failures to cascade throughout the application if not handled properly.

You set up a product development environment for microservices with varying approaches and tradeoffs, including spinning up the full system locally, in cloud, routing cloud services to a laptop, or making local code available in a remote cluster. Each option has its pros and cons, such as fast local development but potential complexity in setting up resources, slower development due to cloud push, realistic environments with pay for additional resources, and simple setup but shared staging environment limitations. The choice of approach depends on the specific needs and constraints of your project, and options like Telepresence offer solutions to simplify the process.