Launching NWS AI, Grafana 12, and new certifications
Hello and welcome to our May newsletter!
We at NWS are big fans and advocates of open source - which is one of the reasons why we are a committed member of the OpenInfra and Cloud Native Computing Foundation. The latter confirmed us as a Certified Kubernetes® Service Provider last month - but more on that later.
Even more exciting for us is the public beta launch of the NWS AI - our very own GDPR-compliant AI solution. And the release of Grafana 12 has not left us cold either, as we use it extensively ourselves to operate the NETWAYS Cloud.
We hope that these topics will also appeal to you and that we have once again been able to put together an interesting newsletter for you - enjoy reading!
Community & Ecosystem
NWS receives CKSC and KCSP certifications
Following successful reviews by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), we are pleased to be listed as a Kubernetes® Certified Service Provider (KCSP) starting this month. In addition, NETWAYS Managed Kubernetes® has been confirmed to comply with Certified Kubernetes® Software Conformance (CKSC).
What does this mean for you? You can rely 100% on NETWAYS Managed Kubernetes® to behave as intended by the Kubernetes® project - without quirky behaviors or detours. This makes it easier for you to set up and operate infrastructure on Kubernetes® in general, avoids vendor lock-in, and guarantees smooth interaction with common applications on Kubernetes® such as ArgoCD, Rook, or OPA.
Through our MyEngineers®, as a Kubernetes® Certified Service Provider, we can offer you additional help with consulting, conceptual design, implementation and support for all topics related to Kubernetes!
For more information on the scope of our services or the KCSP program, please follow the links.
Product News
Get started with NWS AI
Do you already use Large Language Models (LLMs) in your day-to-day work? If so, you may have already been faced with the question of what you want (or are allowed) to share with ChatGPT, Gemini and co., and what not. This question also concerns us, which is one of the reasons why we created the NWS AI.
With NWS AI, you get a GDPR-compliant AI solution that runs in our ISO27001-certified data centers. You can use it as a public beta in your browser as you are used to from ChatGPT and Co. including chat history, editing of various file types, and much more.
Our colleague Joshua has summarized more information in his feature blog post. Try it out right now, or read the whole product announcement!
Blog
Grafana 12: An old friend in a new guise
During my vacation in the beginning of May, I was on site at GrafanaCON in the USA and took a close look at what’s new in the popular open source dashboarding solution.
The result is our latest blog post, in which you can find out about everything from Observability As Code to Drilldown Apps and new themes for the Grafana UI.
If that’s not enough for you, we’ve also created a new interactive, free playground around Grafana 12 that lets you explore and try out the new features.
Reading Corner
In the May issue of our newsletter you will find many resources on infrastructure and system design. What types of databases are there? What does MCP mean? And how do I build my own Kubernetes operator? Have fun reading!
- Dominik has given his code editor a few new plugins:
7 VSCode Extensions That Actually Make You More Efficient - Daniel got an overview of existing database types:
Why Are There So Many Databases? - Justin wants to finally make his Minecraft operator for Kubernetes a reality:
How To Build a Kubernetes Operator From Scratch - Joshua reads up on MCPs after the launch of NWS AI:
MCP: What It Is and Why It Matters - Part 1 - Sebastian would like to apply Netflix’s approach to measuring dialog intelligibility to our meetings:
Measuring Dialogue Intelligibility for Netflix Content - Michael dreams of machine learning on Kubernetes a la Uber:
Uber’s Journey to Ray on Kubernetes
CLI Quick Win
Your container images need gigabytes instead of megabytes of disk space and bandwidth? Chances are, that you can make them smaller!
dive is a Terminal User Interface (TUI) for inspecting container images, including delta detection between image layers, listing of detected duplicate files, and much more.
This useful little helper is available on GitHub for Linux, MacOS and Windows
The GIF below shows me exploring the Grafana Docker image with dive.
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Until next month,
Daniel & the NWS-Team
