ReactiveOps Inc.

ReactiveOps brings together some of the country’s leading DevOps engineers to create empowering infrastructure for companies all over the US.

Every company needs infrastructure automation, high availability, and immutable architecture, but not every company should make this their core competency. The business value we provide is exceptional DevOps-as-a-Service expertise and support. Companies that partner with us gain greater control and flexibility over their ops environment, faster time to market, lower risk, reduced cost and increased profitability.

03/02/2021

Just a reminder.. thanks again to all of the followers of our ReactiveOps page on Facebook. The company rebranded as Fairwinds in July of 2019. We are going to deactivate this page next Wednesday (Feb 10, 2021). In advance of that, we invite you to please follow us on our new page: Fairwinds

26/01/2021

Thanks to all of the followers of our ReactiveOps page on Facebook. The company rebranded as Fairwinds in July of 2019. We are going to deactivate this page in the coming weeks. In advance of that, we invite you to please follow us on our new page: Fairwinds

04/12/2020

ReactiveOps Inc. updated their phone number.

04/12/2020

ReactiveOps Inc. updated their website address.

12/08/2020

You can now request your mail-in ballot for the November election from coast to coast. Request your ballot with HeadCount at HeadCount.org/votefromhome.

16/04/2020

Strike While the Iron's Hot Episode #1 We explore different strategies that businesses can use to survive throughout the coronavirus crisis. And at the heart of it all, we discuss how digital marketing is essential for any business looking to thrive in today's age.

Black Duck, Veracode Execs Relaunch Cloud Infrastructure Firm Fairwinds

17/07/2019

And, it's official. We've relaunched as Fairwinds and have some big plans in the works. Read the article by Xconomy or check out our new Fairwinds page to find out more.
https://xconomy.com/boston/2019/07/09/black-duck-veracode-execs-relaunch-cloud-infrastructure-firm-fairwinds/

Black Duck, Veracode Execs Relaunch Cloud Infrastructure Firm Fairwinds From a host of angles, the business opportunity looked to be a hard one to pass up. The technology business up for sale was: one, self-funded and not

06/06/2019

ReactiveOps will be holding office hours for our open source projects tomorrow at 12pm Eastern. If you have questions about Polaris, rok8s-scripts, Reckoner, RBAC Manager, or just want to chat about Kubernetes, stop by!

https://hubs.ly/H0jc8_30

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HOW TO KUBE - Using Node Labels & Node Selectors with Kubernetes

05/06/2019

Curious to learn more about Node Labels & Node Selectors with your Kubernetes deployments? Check out our new video from our series HOW TO KUBE with Ivan Fetch https://hubs.ly/H0j9ZWg0

HOW TO KUBE - Using Node Labels & Node Selectors with Kubernetes HOW TO KUBE - Using Node Labels & Node Selectors with Kubernetes ReactiveOps brings together some of the country’s leading DevOps engineers to create empower...

16/05/2019

Introducing Polaris! A new open source project that helps keep your Kubernetes clusters healthy. Polaris was created to automate some of the best practices we’ve used at ReactiveOps to run clusters securely and reliably. https://hubs.ly/H0hWh4l0

16/05/2019

This clip comes from Episode 1 of the Environmentally Friendly Podcast where Kendall, Lance, and Kelsey talk about the shifting definitions and cultures concerning DevOps and Site Reliability Engineers roles.

Environmentally Friendly | Episode 1: https://reactiveops.com/environmentally-friendly-episode-1-with-kelsey-hightower

ReactiveOps brings together some of the country’s leading DevOps engineers to create empowering infrastructure for companies all over the US. If you'd like to get in touch visit us: https://www.reactiveops.com/planner

13/05/2019

This clip comes from Episode 1 of the Environmentally Friendly Podcast where Kendall, Lance, and Kelsey talk about how to evaluate new and emerging technologies.

Environmentally Friendly | Episode 1: https://reactiveops.com/environmentally-friendly-episode-1-with-kelsey-hightower

ReactiveOps brings together some of the country’s leading DevOps engineers to create empowering infrastructure for companies all over the US. If you'd like to get in touch visit us: https://www.reactiveops.com/planner

09/05/2019

Istio recently released version 1.1.1 of their popular service mesh with several changes and improvements. Without a doubt you should likely upgrade from earlier versions to take advantage of these improvements in your Kubernetes clusters - Upgrading to Istio 1.1 https://hubs.ly/H0hNK8F0

09/05/2019

Watch Kelsey Hightower in Episode 1 of the Environmentally Friendly Podcast discuss what you need to know about the future of Kubernetes and DevOps.

Environmentally Friendly | Episode 1: https://reactiveops.com/environmentally-friendly-episode-1-with-kelsey-hightower

ReactiveOps brings together some of the country’s leading DevOps engineers to create empowering infrastructure for companies all over the US. If you'd like to get in touch visit us: https://www.reactiveops.com/planner

06/05/2019

This clip comes from Episode 1 of the Environmentally Friendly Podcast where Kendall, Lance, and Kelsey talk about the future of serverless offerings and how kubernetes may play a role.

Environmentally Friendly | Episode 1: https://reactiveops.com/environmentally-friendly-episode-1-with-kelsey-hightower

ReactiveOps brings together some of the country’s leading DevOps engineers to create empowering infrastructure for companies all over the US. If you'd like to get in touch visit us: https://www.reactiveops.com/planner

03/05/2019

This clip comes from Episode 1 of the Environmentally Friendly Podcast where Kendall, Lance, and Kelsey talk about how Kelsey became one of the leading voices in kubernetes.

Environmentally Friendly | Episode 1: https://reactiveops.com/environmentally-friendly-episode-1-with-kelsey-hightower

ReactiveOps brings together some of the country’s leading DevOps engineers to create empowering infrastructure for companies all over the US. If you'd like to get in touch visit us: https://www.reactiveops.com/planner

Help Improve Your Kubectl Command With Plugins - Reactive Ops

23/04/2019

New blog post from Ivan Fetch - "Help Improve Your kubectl Command With Plugins"

Learn more about kubectl plugins, where to share plugins with the community, and what new useful plugins you may want to add to your own kubectl.

https://reactiveops.com/blog/help-improve-your-kubectl-command-with-plugins

Help Improve Your Kubectl Command With Plugins - Reactive Ops We started ReactiveOps with a simple vision: transform infrastructure operations by leveraging decades of large-scale operations and product experience.

28/02/2019

This video is part 2 of Simplified Kubernetes Architecture. Sarah Zelechoski from ReactiveOps Inc. reviews a simplified architecture as well as kubernetes terminology surrounding deployment and services.

* This video is from a longer kubernetes 101 workshop recording which you can find here: https://youtu.be/H-FKBoWTVws
Sarah provides hands-on instructions for standing up clusters, deploying a simple web application, and scaling your app properly.
To follow along, Sarah suggests:

* Setting up a free GCP account: https://cloud.google.com/free/ (since we’ll be running Kubernetes on GCP/GKE)

* You can also find the source code for the web application on our GitHub: https://github.com/reactiveops/k8s-workshop

* Here's the Slide Deck - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19JdSGjthGi5J_FguAvJKz0rUvLPc5A25vr_Do9mVdZQ/edit?fbclid=IwAR1eQq2TtT6e9a_SBh7HFYmNYUc5w-Evdzv4x67E5Y0U0B5VHbaWjRzQE5U

ReactiveOps brings together some of the country’s leading engineers to create empowering infrastructure for companies all over the US. If you'd like to learn more about what we do, get in touch: https://www.reactiveops.com/planner

28/02/2019

In this video, Sarah Zelechoski from ReactiveOps Inc. reviews a simplified architecture as well as kubernetes terminology surrounding pods, deployment, and services.

* This video is from a longer kubernetes 101 workshop recording which you can find here: https://youtu.be/H-FKBoWTVws

Sarah provides hands-on instructions for standing up clusters, deploying a simple web application, and scaling your app properly.

To follow along, Sarah suggests:
* Setting up a free GCP account: https://cloud.google.com/free/ (since we’ll be running Kubernetes on GCP/GKE)
* You can also find the source code for the web application on our GitHub: https://github.com/reactiveops/k8s-workshop
* Here's the Slide Deck - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19JdSGjthGi5J_FguAvJKz0rUvLPc5A25vr_Do9mVdZQ/edit?usp=sharing

ReactiveOps brings together some of the country’s leading engineers to create empowering infrastructure for companies all over the US. If you'd like to learn more about what we do, get in touch: https://www.reactiveops.com/planner

18/02/2019

Kubernetes 101 Workshop: Deploying a Simple Web App onto Kubernetes
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Sarah Zelechoski from ReactiveOps provides hands-on instructions for standing up clusters, deploying a simple web application, and scaling your app properly. https://www.reactiveops.com/

To follow along, Sarah suggests:
* Setting up a free GCP account: https://cloud.google.com/free/ (since we’ll be running Kubernetes on GCP/GKE)
* You can also find the source code for the web application on our GitHub: https://github.com/reactiveops/k8s-workshop
* Here's the Slide Deck- https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19JdSGjthGi5J_FguAvJKz0rUvLPc5A25vr_Do9mVdZQ/edit?usp=sharing

ReactiveOps offers world-class Kubernetes consulting and DevOps-as-a-Service, get in touch: https://www.reactiveops.com/planner

15/02/2019

Using rok8s Scripts to Automate Your Deployment Workflow https://hubs.ly/H0fq2X00

15/02/2019

Kubernetes 101 Workshop (Part 5): First Pod Running, Horizontal Auto Scaling, Q&A
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In this video, Sarah Zelechoski from ReactiveOps covers topics around running pods, horizontal auto-scaling, and finishing the tutorial with audience Q&A.

* This video is from a longer kubernetes 101 workshop recording which you can find here: https://youtu.be/H-FKBoWTVws

Sarah provides hands-on instructions for standing up clusters, deploying a simple web application, and scaling your app properly.

To follow along, Sarah suggests:
* Setting up a free GCP account: https://cloud.google.com/free/ (since we’ll be running Kubernetes on GCP/GKE)
* You can also find the source code for the web application on our GitHub: https://github.com/reactiveops/k8s-workshop
* Here's the Slide Deck - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19JdSGjthGi5J_FguAvJKz0rUvLPc5A25vr_Do9mVdZQ/edit?usp=sharing

ReactiveOps offers world-class Kubernetes consulting and DevOps-as-a-Service, get in touch: https://www.reactiveops.com/planner

14/02/2019

Kubernetes 101 Workshop (Part 4): Getting Your First Pod Running
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In this video, Sarah Zelechoski from ReactiveOps covers connecting to the cluster via Google Cloud Shell, namespace to contexts, gathering resources, redis slave deployment and pod creation.

* This video is from a longer kubernetes 101 workshop recording which you can find here: https://youtu.be/H-FKBoWTVws

Sarah provides hands-on instructions for standing up clusters, deploying a simple web application, and scaling your app properly.

To follow along, Sarah suggests:
* Setting up a free GCP account: https://cloud.google.com/free/ (since we’ll be running Kubernetes on GCP/GKE)
* You can also find the source code for the web application on our GitHub: https://github.com/reactiveops/k8s-workshop
* Here's the Slide Deck - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19JdSGjthGi5J_FguAvJKz0rUvLPc5A25vr_Do9mVdZQ/edit?usp=sharing

ReactiveOps offers world-class Kubernetes consulting and DevOps-as-a-Service, get in touch: https://www.reactiveops.com/planner

13/02/2019

Docker Is a Valuable DevOps Tool – One That’s Worth Using https://hubs.ly/H0fq2Wp0

13/02/2019

Kubernetes 101 Workshop (Part 3): Deploy your First Kubernetes Cluster with GKE
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In this video, Sarah Zelechoski from ReactiveOps reviews the basic framework to deploy your first kubernetes cluster on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).

* This video is from a longer kubernetes 101 workshop recording which you can find here: https://youtu.be/H-FKBoWTVws

Sarah provides hands-on instructions for standing up clusters, deploying a simple web application, and scaling your app properly.

To follow along, Sarah suggests:
* Setting up a free GCP account: https://cloud.google.com/free/ (since we’ll be running Kubernetes on GCP/GKE)
* You can also find the source code for the web application on our GitHub: https://github.com/reactiveops/k8s-workshop
* Here's the Slide Deck - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19JdSGjthGi5J_FguAvJKz0rUvLPc5A25vr_Do9mVdZQ/edit?usp=sharing

ReactiveOps offers world-class Kubernetes consulting and DevOps-as-a-Service, get in touch: https://www.reactiveops.com/planner

12/02/2019

Kubernetes 101 Workshop (Part 2): Simplified Kubernetes Architecture (Pod, Deployment, Service)
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In this video, Sarah Zelechoski from ReactiveOps reviews a simplified kubernetes architecture as well as kubernetes terminology surrounding pods, deployment, and services.

* This video is from a longer kubernetes 101 workshop recording which you can find here: https://youtu.be/H-FKBoWTVws

Sarah provides hands-on instructions for standing up clusters, deploying a simple web application, and scaling your app properly.

To follow along, Sarah suggests:
* Setting up a free GCP account: https://cloud.google.com/free/ (since we’ll be running Kubernetes on GCP/GKE)
* You can also find the source code for the web application on our GitHub: https://github.com/reactiveops/k8s-workshop
* Here's the Slide Deck - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19JdSGjthGi5J_FguAvJKz0rUvLPc5A25vr_Do9mVdZQ/edit?usp=sharing

ReactiveOps offers world-class Kubernetes consulting and DevOps-as-a-Service, get in touch: https://www.reactiveops.com/planner

11/02/2019

Docker Is Easier to Use Than You Think https://hubs.ly/H0fq2Wb0

11/02/2019

Kubernetes 101 Workshop (Part 1): What is Kubernetes?
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In this video, Sarah Zelechoski from ReactiveOps lays out kubernetes basics as well as covering what kinds of problems kubernetes tries to solve.

* This video is from a longer recording which covers kubernetes basics which you can find here: https://youtu.be/H-FKBoWTVws

Sarah provides hands-on instructions for standing up clusters, deploying a simple web application, and scaling your app properly.

To follow along, Sarah suggests:
* Setting up a free GCP account: https://cloud.google.com/free/ (since we’ll be running Kubernetes on GCP/GKE)
* You can also find the source code for the web application on our GitHub: https://github.com/reactiveops/k8s-workshop
* Here's the Slide Deck - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19JdSGjthGi5J_FguAvJKz0rUvLPc5A25vr_Do9mVdZQ/edit?usp=sharing

ReactiveOps offers world-class Kubernetes consulting and DevOps-as-a-Service, get in touch: https://www.reactiveops.com/planner

07/02/2019

New meetup we'll be co-hosting at Kubernetes Colorado in Boulder! - Cloud Native Application Bundles (CNAB) + 5 Tools for Easy K8s Cluster Operation https://hubs.ly/H0gwggw0

Cloud Native Application Bundles (CNAB) + 5 Tools for Easy K8s Cluster Operation Thu, Feb 21, 2019, 6:30 PM: We're hosting our first meet-up of the year on Thur February 21st – join us at the Google Boulder office for talks on "Securely Packaging, Distributing, and Installing Clou

07/02/2019

kops 101 - The Kubernetes Deployment Game-Changer https://hubs.ly/H0fq2Vq0

Kubernetes 203 — Security Basics – uptime 99 – Medium

28/01/2019

So you built a cluster. Maybe you have some apps deployed. You’re sold on this whole Kubernetes thing. Now what do you do? - Kubernetes 203 — Security Basics https://hubs.ly/H0gl_Fq0

Kubernetes 203 — Security Basics – uptime 99 – Medium So you built a cluster. Maybe you have some apps deployed. You’re sold on this whole Kubernetes thing. Now what do you do?