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Sure, Google Cloud offers world-class infrastructure, but one of the main reasons that customers choose our platform is to run their applications on one of our managed container platforms: Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), the most scalable and easy to use service from the company that invented Kubernetes; Anthos for managing containers in hybrid and multicloud scenarios; and Cloud Run, our serverless platform for containerized workloads. We made a lot of updates to these services in 2021 — here are the ones that resonated the most with you, our readers, in order of pageviews. 1. Introducing GKE Autopilot: a revolution in managed Kubernetes Kubernetes users want the flexibility to customize their containerized workloads, without the need to manage a plethora of configurations. Enter GKE Autopilot, a new mode of operation for GKE that provides a managed control and data plane, an optimized configuration out-of-the-box, automated scalability, health checks and repairs, and pay-for-use pricing. Introduced in February 2021, this was by far our most read blog in this category. Read the full post. 2. Introducing Google Distributed Cloud—in your data center, at the edge, and in the cloud Want the goodness of an industry-leading managed Kubernetes platform, but want to run it on managed hardware outside of the cloud? With Google Distributed Cloud, we’ve got you covered, with a combination of hardware and software that extends our infrastructure to the edge and into your data centers. Designed to support telecommunications applications as well as applications with strict data security and privacy requirements, the Google Distributed Cloud announcement was the most-read product blog coming from Google Cloud Next in October. Read the full post.3. Introducing WebSockets, HTTP/2 and gRPC bidirectional streams for Cloud Run A major area of focus for the Cloud Run team this year was to expand the kinds of applications that you can run on the platform. We started the year out with a bang, adding support for applications like social feeds, collaborative editing, and multiplayer games that rely on full bidirectional streaming capabilities. (This news came on the heels of another big Cloud Run feature announcement: support for minimum instances, to help minimize cold starts for latency-sensitive apps.) Read the full post.4. Introducing GKE image streaming for fast application startup and autoscalingWhy do we say that GKE is the best managed Kubernetes service? Improvements like this. Image streaming is no incremental feature — the performance improvements it brings to application scale-up time is unique in the industry, and just might change how you think about what you can do with GKE. Read the full post.5. The past, present, and future of Kubernetes with Eric BrewerA recent addition to Kubernetes blog canon, this blog recaps a series of conversations between Google Cloud Developer Advocate, Stephanie Wong, and Google Fellow, Eric Brewer about the history of Kubernetes and Brewer’s role in the creation thereof. In addition to the Kubernetes origin story, Brewer talks about the need for securing the software supply chain, offers advice to platform operators, and where he sees Kubernetes going next. Read the full post. 6. Discover and invoke services across clusters with GKE multi-cluster servicesSpeaking of game-changing features, the release of GKE multi-cluster services established GKE as the service to use if you’re building applications that need to be deployed across cluster boundaries. Read the full post. 7. Run more workloads on Cloud Run with new CPU allocation controlsRemember how we talked about expanding the scope for Cloud Run? This powerful feature allows you to deploy more types of applications to Cloud Run by allocating CPU for the entire lifetime of container instances at a lower price — important for applications that need to do background processing outside of request processing. Read the full post. 8. 4 new features to secure your Cloud Run services Of course, security is a must-have for any platform on which you run mission-critical applications, and Cloud Run is no exception. In this blog post, readers learned about features to help integrate your Cloud Run deployment into existing security processes, and to ensure the build provenance of their code. Read the full post. 9. Introducing Anthos for VMs and tools to simplify the developer experience Containers are the future, but virtual machines are still a very important part of the present. Wouldn’t it be great if you could manage your VMs and containers the same modern way? We announced the upcoming Anthos for VMs product that does just that. This is a huge accelerator for those embracing cloud native ops! Read the full post. 10. The evolution of Kubernetes networking with the GKE Gateway controllerKubernetes networking is a work in progress — an effort that Google is actively involved in. In 2020, Google and other community members open-sourced the Kubernetes Gateway API as an evolution of Ingress and service mesh APIs, and in 2021, we released our implementation of Gateway, which provides global, multi-cluster, multi-tenant load balancing for GKE. Read the full post. Of course, these 10 posts represent just a small sliver of the work we did to improve our managed compute services in 2021. And stay tuned for 2022, when we’ll have lots more to share about how you can use Google Cloud compute services to transform how you run your applications.
Quelle: Google Cloud Platform

15. Dezember 2021

da Agency

The Grace Period for the Docker Subscription Service Agreement Ends Soon – Here’s What You Need to Know

Remember the updates to our product subscription tiers we announced on August 31? You may recall we also announced a grace period for those that need to transition from a free to a paid subscription to use Docker Desktop. This is a friendly reminder that that grace period is ending on January 31, 2022.

Docker trusts our customers to be in compliance by January 31, 2022 and Docker Desktop will continue to function normally after January 31st. But this is a reminder that unpaid commercial use by companies over 250 employees or $10 million USD in annual revenue will be out of compliance with the Docker Subscription Service Agreement.

Updated Docker Subscription Tiers

To recap our August 31 announcement, Docker announced updated product subscription tiers — Docker Personal, Docker Pro, Docker Team and Docker Business. Docker Personal replaces Docker Free and it remains free for personal use, education, non-commercial open source projects, and small businesses. Docker Business is our newest subscription offering that enables commercial use of Docker Desktop, and includes additional enterprise-grade management and security features like Image Access Management, vulnerability scanning, SAML SSO, and more.

The updated subscription terms for Docker Desktop reflect our need to scale our business sustainably and enables us to continue providing value across all Docker subscriptions. Check out our pricing page and Subscription Cheat Sheet to compare our subscription tiers and figure out which subscription is right for you and your organization.

Using Docker Desktop in large commercial organizations will require a Pro, Team or Business paid subscription, starting at $5 a month. Docker Desktop remains free for small businesses (fewer than 250 employees AND less than $10 million USD in annual revenue), as well as for personal use, education, and non-commercial open source projects.

Docker Desktop: More than a Container UI

Thousands of developers use Docker Desktop in production but many people may not realize just how much value Docker Desktop packs under the hood. Docker Desktop manages all the complexities of integrating, configuring and maintaining Docker Engine and Kubernetes in Windows and Mac desktop environments (filesystems, VMs, networking and more). This allows developers to spend more time building applications and less time tinkering with infrastructure. With a paid subscription, organizations get additional value from Docker Desktop, including capabilities for managing secure software supply chains, centralizing policy visibility and controls, and easily managing users and access for hundreds or thousands of developers.

Docker Business Enables Scalability and Security

The new Docker Business subscription is designed for organizations that use Docker at scale for application development, and that require features like secure software supply chain management, single sign-on (SSO), container registry access controls and more. It has an easy-to-use SaaS-based management plane that allows IT leaders to efficiently observe and manage all their Docker development environments and accelerate their secure software supply chain initiatives. Docker Business also includes Image Access Management which gives admins the ability to control which container images developers can access from Docker Hub, ensuring teams are building securely from the start by using only trusted content.

Image Access Management is just the first of many control-plane features to be added to Docker Business. In the not-too-distant future look for SAML-based SSO; support for local registries such as JFrog Artifactory, along with other public registries such as ECR; visibility into which images are being consumed, versions and security vulnerabilities, and more security, management, and productivity features. Check out the Docker Business Whitepaper to learn more about how Docker Business extends the Docker experience developers already know and love with premium features and capabilities.

Learn More

Again, the Docker Subscription Service Agreement went into effect on August 31st and the grace period for those who need to switch to a paid Docker subscription under the new terms ends soon on January 31, 2022. We’ve put together resources to help make this transition as easy as possible:

Use the Docker Subscription Cheat Sheet to figure out which subscription is right for you.Do the New Terms of Docker Desktop Apply If You Don’t Use the Docker Desktop UI? Read this to find out.Considering an alternative to Docker Desktop? Read this blog recapping Docker Captain Bret Fisher’s video on your options.Check out the FAQ on the subscription and licensing updates.Read about “The Magic Behind the Scenes of Docker Desktop.”Check out a recording from our recent Docker Business Webinar.

Learn more about Docker Business in our white paper, Build Modern and Secure Applications at Scale with Docker Business.

DockerCon2022

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