The Kubernetes API is extensible, allowing you to create your own resources that behave like native ones. Philippe Martin explores the tools, concepts, and a real example of a custom resource that simplifies the deployment of a complete content delivery network (CDN).

Now that adoption is ramped up and HTTP/2 is being regularly used on the internet, it's a good time to revisit the protocol and its deployment. Hooman Beheshti reviews protocol basics and digs into core features such as interaction with TCP, server push, priorities and dependencies, and HPACK.

The ongoing shift from hardware-based, dedicated network functionality to software-based networking built on virtualized infrastructure appears to be in full swing. Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), w …

Change is inevitable, but the aftereffects can be both good and bad. Having the right tools is one way to meet this challenge. Dave Andrews explains how to wield the power of a global 50 Tbps application delivery network, featuring 125+ points of presence, to ensure maximum availability during and after a change.

Marcel Flores explores the design and implementation of Heteractis, the traffic management system Verizon Digital Media Services uses to turn network telemetry data into automated decisions in an automated fashion.