Feb 15, 2019 | What is cert-manager? Before we can start troubleshooting issues, first we need to discuss the software that we're using. Cert-manager is the next step in the kube-lego project, which handles provisioning of TLS certificates for Kubernetes. Basically, it takes away the manual work of requesting a cert, configuring the cert, and installing the cert. Instead of working directly with Nginx, we can describe what we want configured. Then, the rest is taken care of automatically with ingress resources and the ingress controller. Cert-manager configures new Kubernetes resource types that can be used to configure cerficiates - Certs and Issuers. There…
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Feb 13, 2019 | Few people have been more involved in the evolution of open source and open standards technologies than Chris Ferris. The IBM Distinguished Engineer and CTO of Open Technology has been an enthusiastic proponent of open governance for two decades, and was instrumental in IBM's efforts to take a leading role in developing and promoting open technologies. Chris recently sat down with IBM Developer's Kevin Allen to discuss IBM's role in the evolution of open technologies, including Hyperledger. What follows are some key portions of that conversation. (Watch the entire interview here.) Kevin Allen: What are some of the things that…
Feb 13, 2019 | Since the advent of modern computing, the ability of passionate programmers to collaborate on open source code has led to some of the most important software breakthroughs. Today, open source software is more important than ever. In this timeline of major open source milestones, you’ll find that many innovations – such as web browsers, databases and smartphones – are built on decades of open source contributions. Timeline of open source through the decades
Feb 12, 2019 | In 2018, more than 100,000 developers from 156 nations donated their time and talent to create original code and IoT solutions. These tackled everything from the California wildfires, earthquakes in South America, hurricanes and typhoons around the world, and flooding in Kerala, India. When we launched Call for Code last year with creator David Clark Cause, our goal was to inspire developers to build technology solutions that would help our society prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters. The response from developer communities across the globe was overwhelming, exceeding our expectations in every way. We also saw the…
Feb 12, 2019 | Technology drives significant and rapid change. Computers allow the digitization of information, the internet enables the transmission of that information at the speed of light, and artificial intelligence is finding connections between disparate information. Such impact comes with awesome responsibility, and developers around the world shoulder that responsibility as they build next-gen applications. Cloud technology has made it easier to spin up technology rather than have to go through hours of manual installation and configuration steps. With sensitive data stored in the cloud, new struggles emerge. Unauthorized access has become more prominent, and the staggering cost of data breaches is…
Feb 11, 2019 | We're pleased to share the first release of a new mobile application that surfaces IBM Developer content in a convenient, efficient, pocket sized format for iOS and Android. The mobile app began life as a chatbot concept that we've been training to navigate the open source 'code, content and community' material on developer.ibm.com. It takes time to train chatbots well. The bot works mainly as a natural language search in this release, but we have ambitions to evolve it during the coming months. You can tell the chatbot what you want to build, or ask questions about the technologies that…
Feb 11, 2019 | Ensuring sensitive data is secure is top of mind for everyone, particularly those who work with sensitive health data. Hyper Protect cloud services built on IBM LinuxONE take security to the next level. The DBaaS service brings inherent data encryption both at rest and in flight without any application changes, and unlike other DBaaS cloud services, it ensures that you are the only one with access to your data. The Crypto service allows you to have complete control of encryption key management where cloud admins have no access to the keys. In the aftermath of disaster, you don’t have time…
Feb 10, 2019 | When Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in September 2017, many were left without power for weeks, which turned into months. All around the world, people with family members in Puerto Rico wondered how they could help, and my close friend was one of them. She ordered boxes of supplies online -- all types of solar powered gadgets, water filtration systems, and more. She had some delivered to her home, which she then shipped from her local post office. She also ordered duplicates to ship directly from the retailer — not knowing what would make it and what wouldn’t. Amazingly, they…
Feb 10, 2019 | Because of the failed rains in 2016 and 2017, more than 3.1 million people in East Africa are facing severe food insecurity. Over 388,000 children under the age of five are at risk of dying from a lethal combination of severe malnourishment and deadly diseases. More than a million people have been displaced and many of them have ended up in internally displaced person (IDP) camps around cities and towns. Many of these camps are difficult to reach because of distance, conflict, or political barriers. Non-profit organizations such as Oxfam are working in the most affected areas providing support in…
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