“A Practical Introduction to Container Terminology” is at the same time two things for me:
- The longest blog post that I’ve seen in a long time, if not ever.
- The best introductory tutorial into containers.
Strongly recommended.
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Nginx 1.13.9 and HTTP/2 Server Push
Here are some very exciting news from the Nginx front lines: HTTP/2 Server Push is now available in the latest and greatest Nginx 1.13.9, which was released yesterday!
Server Push was one of the most exciting features for me in all of the HTTP/2 specification. But I wasn’t quite sure how it will be implemented, and, most importantly, how it can be made easily available to the web developers, who are often few levels removed from the web server configuration. I think Nginx solves the problem quite elegantly.
On the configuration level, “location” directives are often available to the web developers withing the virtual host / server. But for those who can’t use those or don’t want to mess around with the configuration files, an even easier option is available – Link HTTP header.
I’m sure this will soon be widely supported in all the major libraries and frameworks, much like HTTP cookies are.  Great times ahead!
Red Hat to Acquire CoreOS
Red Hat issued a press release announcing that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CoreOS Inc.
RALEIGH, N.C. —  — Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CoreOS, Inc., an innovator and leader in Kubernetes and container-native solutions, for a purchase price of $250 million, subject to certain adjustments at closing that are not expected to be material. Red Hat’s acquisition of CoreOS will further its vision of enabling customers to build any application and deploy them in any environment with the flexibility afforded by open source. By combining CoreOS’s complementary capabilities with Red Hat’s already broad Kubernetes and container-based portfolio, including Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat aims to further accelerate adoption and development of the industry’s leading hybrid cloud platform for modern application workloads.
I find it to be very significant. Have a look at other Red Hat acquisitions, especially lately, as well as their other programs and projects.
Getting the best performance out of Amazon EFS
Jeff Geerling shares his tips for “Getting the best performance out of Amazon EFS”. Given how (still) new the Amazon EFS is and how limited is the documentation of the best practices, this stuff is golden.
tl;dr: EFS is NFS. Networked file systems have inherent tradeoffs over local filesystem access—EFS doesn’t change that. Don’t expect the moon, benchmark and monitor it, and you’ll do fine.
Let’s Encrypt is leading Top SSL Issuers
Netrack reports some statistics for the Top SSL Issuers, and it’s nice to see Let’s Encrypt leading the race with a significant advantage over the rest. Well done, ladies and gentlemen!
