In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I am joined by Bill Ledingham, CEO of Fairwinds, a company dedicated to helping businesses deploy and manage cloud-native applications at scale. we dive into the complexities of Kubernetes and discuss how Fairwinds Insights simplifies the process for platform teams and developers deploying and managing containerized applications.
Bill shares how Fairwinds assists platform engineering teams in enabling developers to build and deploy containers securely, reliably, and cost-efficiently in Kubernetes. By monitoring the development life cycle, scanning containers for vulnerabilities, and providing actionable feedback, Fairwinds stands out in the market by integrating with popular DevOps tools and embracing open-source technology.
Discover how Fairwinds Insights helps organizations operationalize Kubernetes and containers at scale by ensuring consistency, reducing time spent on code reviews, and offering developers automated assistance and remediation suggestions. In addition, learn about the tool's capabilities in educating developers on best practices for securely, cost-effectively, and reliably deploying applications.
Bill highlights Fairwinds' commitment to providing visibility into Kubernetes resource usage to optimize spending on containerized infrastructure. He explains how their solution enables organizations to understand the resource usage of each application or workload, including CPU and memory.
Finally, explore Fairwinds' unique combination of software and services, including their managed services team and platform engineers who develop solutions for common pain points. Understand the company's focus on addressing challenges faced by cloud-using businesses and their efforts to create software that standardizes development best practices for Kubernetes platform engineers.