Topic: vks
All articles tagged “vks”.
2026
RAG in production: from POC to scale on VCF
Most RAG POCs die between demo and production. We walk through the gap — chunking, freshness, evals, observability — on VCF and VKS.
Vector databases on VKS: pgvector, Milvus, Weaviate
RAG needs a vector store. We compare pgvector, Milvus and Weaviate on VKS — index quality, ops surface, and which one actually fits your team.
VCF 9.1: Kubernetes & self-service, the platform takes over
VKS linked clones, 500 clusters per Supervisor, simplified Container-as-a-Service and Tech Preview object storage: how VCF 9.1 closes the self-service gap.
OpenTelemetry on Kubernetes: distributed tracing for cloud-native apps
Configure the OTel Collector pipeline on VKS, instrument applications with auto-instrumentation agents, export traces to Tempo or Jaeger, and correlate traces with Prometheus exemplars.
Prometheus & Grafana on VKS: the production monitoring stack
Deploy kube-prometheus-stack on VKS, configure ServiceMonitors and PodMonitors, set up alerting, and integrate with Grafana dashboards — an annotated production guide.
GitOps on VKS with Argo CD: from bootstrap to multi-tenant
Turn a VKS cluster into a self-service platform. Argo CD bootstrap, multi-cluster ApplicationSets, external secrets, and multi-tenant patterns — the practical guide.
Day-2 ops on VKS: lifecycle, upgrades, observability
From creation to upgrade through backup and observability — operating a VKS cluster on VCF 9 without surprises. CAPI, VKr, Prom/Graf/Loki, and VCF Operations.
Networking in VCF 9: from vDS to pod, the packet path explained
How a packet travels from the virtual switch to a VKS pod — vDS, NSX segments, T0/T1, NSX ALB and their trade-offs. The architect's networking guide.
Deploying your first VKS cluster on VCF 9: An architect's guide
VKS is not TKG renamed. Architecture, consumption paths, annotated YAML, day-2 ops, and real limitations — the architect's guide to VCF 9.