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In collaboration with Teleport, Doyensec has developed the Security Policy Evaluation Framework (SPEF) — a dynamic testing and benchmarking tool for evaluating the security, performance, and reliability of popular authorization policy engines like Rego, Cedar, OpenFGA, and Teleport ACD. Built with modular architecture and containerized execution, SPEF allows researchers and engineers to validate policies under consistent, controlled conditions. This article walks through its architecture, supported engines, and key insights from early testing across 27 threat-driven test cases.

At Spectro Cloud, security isn’t an afterthought — it’s built into everything we do. From our zero-trust architecture and continuous vulnerability management to certifications like FedRAMP, FIPS, SOC 2, and ISO 27001, we ensure customers can innovate confidently and securely across any Kubernetes environment. Discover how we embed security into our culture, technology, and every layer of Palette and Palette VerteX.

Taylor Dolezal of Dosu.dev explores living documentation, open-source roots, AI-driven, context-aware knowledge, and Dosu’s fact-and-citation approach to unify fragmented tools for maintainers and enterprises alike.

The in-depth analyst research highlights Sidero’s Omni platform for its simplified and secure SaaS approach to deploying and managing edge-based Kubernetes clusters.

The MariaDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator simplifies managing MariaDB Enterprise Platform on Kubernetes. Acting as an embedded DBA, it leverages Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) to automate deployment and operation of complex MariaDB topologies, including high-availability Galera clusters and MaxScale setups, using simple YAML files. Key features include effortless deployment, seamless rolling upgrades with minimal downtime, automated backups and recovery, and enhanced security. This operator enables advanced high availability with Galera and integrated load balancing with MaxScale, unlocking enterprise-grade features. Certified for Red Hat OpenShift, it reduces operational complexity, ensures data availability and security, and is available with a MariaDB Enterprise Platform Plus subscription.

Nils Wloka of steadybit shares how their no-code Experiment Editor makes chaos testing accessible, fostering collaboration and customization—plus KubeCon insights and what’s next for steadybit.

Rajesh Razdan shares how Devtron tackles Kubernetes bottlenecks, drives adoption through open source, and stands out with innovations showcased at KubeCon in this revealing interview.

Adrien Martinet of Traefik Labs shares how Traefik simplifies Kubernetes, API management, and enables enterprise AI strategies with their new AI Gateway—live from KubeCon.

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Discover how DBS Bank, Southeast Asia's largest bank, successfully migrated mission-critical applications from Oracle to MariaDB, achieving 30-70% cost savings, enhanced flexibility with microservices, real-time data streaming, and robust compliance for its demanding financial services operations.

Facing massive Broadcom price hikes, a $2 billion enterprise replaced VMware Tanzu with Spectro Cloud Palette and CloudCasa. Discover how this move is saving costs, boosting developer experience, and paving the way to migrate 500 VM workloads to Kubernetes using Palette VMO.

Facing high support costs and operational risk, a $2B enterprise replaced Rancher with Spectro Cloud Palette. Discover how they achieved K8s stability, enabled bare-metal provisioning (MAAS), and established a clear path to replace 50,000+ VMware VMs using Palette VMO (KubeVirt) for unified container/VM management.