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Cloud Engineering|Jun 16, 2020

Preventing Fraud and Fighting Account Takeovers with Kafka Streams [reference architecture]

The below article describes the solution architecture we created for risk detection that provides results in real-time and at scale. Together with ksqlDB, features in the Kafka Streams framework help engineers focus on delivering real business value.

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Cloud Engineering|Nov 2, 2018

Helm alternative

VirtusLab shows how to ditch Helm by converting charts into single Kubernetes manifest templates for full control. They demonstrate using their “render” tool to flatten, clean, and version your deployment manifests.

Helm alternative
Cloud Engineering|Jul 10, 2018

Think twice before using Helm

VirtusLab shares concerns about Helm’s hype, especially around its Tiller component and templating complexity. They point out how it adds layers—like auth and templating—that often create more work than value.

Think twice before using Helm