The Giant Swarm Blog
We publish when we have something to say - insights we believe in, lessons we've learned, and ideas that might just help you build better.
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TutorialKubernetes Secrets and ConfigMaps in 2026: the Secret is the last mile
Part IV of the Understanding Basic Kubernetes Concepts series, updated from the 2016 original.
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TechThe cloud native era killed VMware's lock-in. Here's what to run instead.
If you're evaluating alternatives to VMware, you'll find no shortage of content telling you which hypervisor to pick or how the licensing compares. What's harde…
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Cluster APILive migrating hundreds of Kubernetes clusters to Cluster API
This post is based on a talk given at KCD UK 2025 by Joe Salisbury.
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Cluster APIIntroducing Giant Swarm Platform 3.0 with Cluster API
As we soon celebrate our 10th birthday, we've been reflecting on what's driven us since those early days — a mission to make our customers happy. That founding …
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Cluster APINew: OpenStack with Cluster API
Background
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InsideTurtles all the way down are still just turtles
If you’ve been following us for a while, you may remember that about a year ago, we decided to go all-in with Cluster API (CAPI). If you would like a refresher …
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TeamA Phoenix rising from Cluster API
We wouldn't be Giant Swarm if we weren't undergoing some changes in the name of improving our service and creating a better environment for our customers and Sw…
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TechGitOps with ArgoCD
Following on from our introductory article on the subject of GitOps, the aim of this next article is to delve into the first of the GitOps tools we’re putting u…
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TechIt's Cluster API time — are you ready?
As some of you might have seen, we’ve been working on and talking about Cluster API a lot lately. I felt like now’s a good time to review what Cluster API (CAPI…