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November 21, 2019

Multipass and MicroK8s: the Quickest Route to Ubuntu and Kubernetes?

Are Multipass and MicroK8s legitimate shortcuts to Ubuntu and Kubernetes?

In my recent interview with Carmine Rimi of Canonical, he mentioned Multipass and MicroK8s as alternatives to Docker for running Kubernetes-based workflows on a development machine. As a long-term user of Docker for Desktop (Mac), I was intrigued to see what alternatives it might offer.

You may also enjoy: How to Install and Deploy Kubernetes on Ubuntu 16.04

To clarify, Multipass is the lightweight VM manager that everything else runs on top of. It only runs Ubuntu-based images and works with your OS-native hypervisor, or Virtualbox on Windows and macOS.

September 19, 2019

Stories from KubeCon – Carmine Rimi of Canonical

At the intersection of Kubernetes, AI, and a world of possibilities.

Another installment of my interviews from this year's KubeCon, this time with Carmine Rimi, Product Manager of Kubernetes and artificial intelligence.

You may also enjoy: Stories From KubeCon With Jason McGee, CTO, IBM Cloud Platform

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