Insights from the Cycle team.
Deep dives into infrastructure primitives, distributed systems, and updates from the team building Cycle.
Jake Warner on Ship It Weekly: Why Bare Metal and Private Cloud Are Getting Interesting Again
Cycle CEO Jake Warner joins Brian Teller on Ship It Weekly to discuss the resurgence of bare metal and private cloud, Kubernetes fatigue, and why opinionated infrastructure platforms are gaining traction with engineering-heavy teams.
The Top 5 VMware Alternatives for 2025
Broadcom's licensing changes have forced many organizations to rethink their virtualization stack. This guide explores five credible VMware alternatives—including Cycle, Proxmox, and OpenStack—with real-world insights to help you choose the right fit for your infrastructure.
Best Ways to Find Troublesome Containers and Virtual Machines Using Cycle's Portal
Learn how to identify and troubleshoot high CPU, memory, and disk usage across containers and virtual machines using Cycle's portal. Improve infrastructure stability with clear monitoring and actionable insights.
Our Biggest Platform Release in Years: Virtual Providers and Virtual Machines
Cycle's biggest release yet introduces Virtual Providers and support for Virtual Machines—unlocking true hybrid infrastructure and positioning Cycle as a powerful Kubernetes and VMware alternative.
Introducing Server Nicknames
Cycle introduces Server Nicknames — a simple but powerful update that enhances server management across cloud and on-prem infrastructure. Say goodbye to confusing hostnames and hello to clarity, custom naming, and better DevOps workflows. Discover how this small feature makes a big impact.
The Top 4 Kubernetes Misconfigurations You Can Avoid on Cycle
Most Kubernetes misconfigurations start small — but can take down production fast. In this article, we break down the top Kubernetes security risks from the OWASP Top 10, including overly permissive RBAC, outdated clusters, and missing network segmentation. More importantly, we explore how Cycle.io takes a fundamentally different, secure-by-default approach that removes the burden of manual configuration and minimizes the risk of human error. If you're tired of fighting Kubernetes complexity, this breakdown is for you.
Examining Network Architectures: Kubernetes and Cycle
Kubernetes and Cycle: Exploring networking, security, and scaling in container orchestration.
Federation Done Right: Cycle's LowOps Approach
Federation is more popular than ever with teams pursuing multi-cloud, distributed architectures in order to provide their users a better, more complaint experience. Take a peek into how Cycle approaches federation differently, combining the flexibility of distributed systems with the simplicity of a centrally managed platform.
3 Neat Tricks and New Patterns Used in Cycle - from Cycle's Customer Success Team
Lately, we've seen some really creative Cycle platform workflows take shape—things like ultra-dynamic pipelines, smarter SEO routing, and custom TLS setups. In this post, we share some of the best patterns we've come across, straight from real users making the most of Cycle.
Introducing the New Documentation and Learn Center
Explore the new Learn and Documentation sections on our website. The Learn section offers free resources on DevOps, containers, networking, and orchestration, while the revamped Documentation provides clearer guidance with enhanced search functionality.
Announcing the Cycle Toolbox
Discover the Cycle Toolbox, a growing suite of tools designed to streamline workflows for DevOps professionals and developers. Our initial release features the Docker Compose Converter for seamless migration from Docker to Cycle, the Global DNS Propagation Validator for real-time DNS status insights, and the 'What's My IP' tool for quick IP address retrieval. Keep an eye out for even more tools coming soon!
Announcing the Cycle Community
Discover Cycle's new Community Forum, a hub for collaboration, education, and technical support. Engage with fellow Cycle users, ask questions, share insights, and stay updated with the latest platform changes. Our forum features code highlighting, image support, robust search functionality, and categorized threads. Join us to foster a vibrant community of Cycle enthusiasts. Sign up with your Cycle account to start participating today!
EKS vs Cycle: Comparing Worker Nodes
In this final entry of the Kubernetes alternatives: EKS vs Cycle series, readers will discover some of the key differences between Amazon EKS and Cycle in managing worker nodes for a cluster.
Three Common Ways Cycle Pays for Itself
In today's tech world, saving money without losing performance is key. Cycle helps by automating DevOps tasks, using infrastructure more efficiently, and reducing vendor costs. Real users share how Cycle made their work easier and cut expenses. With Cycle, your team can focus on growth and innovation. Learn how Cycle's all-in-one platform saves money and improves your business.
EKS vs Cycle: Comparing Cluster Setup
Kubernetes alternative Cycle.io is a much different experience than Amazon EKS. Join our Head of Customer Success Chris Aubuchon as he looks at what it takes to spin up an EKS cluster and how that compares to the same on Cycle. Container orchestration just got a whole lot simpler.
EKS vs Cycle: Comparing Control Planes
Amazon EKS is a fully managed Kubernetes control plane. In this article, we'll take a deeper look at what that means, what technologies and tooling is and is not included, and talk a bit more about the top Kubernetes alternative: Cycle.io.
Effortless DevOps Efficiency: How Cycle Provides A Foundation That Solves 80% of DevOps Problems On Day 1
Cycle is designed to streamline DevOps, reduce technical debt, and enable organizations to focus on what they do best—innovating and delivering value to their customers. While standardizing the 80% is something we believe is extremely important, we also understand that every organization is unique and has different needs. While we provide a highly opinionated platform, we also offer the flexibility and customization needed for you to take control of your DevOps journey and focus on the 20% that is most important to your company.
Introducing Functions: Batch Processing + Event-Driven Orchestration
As the leading LowOps platform, our team is thrilled to announce the launch of Cycle Functions - a new way to run task-based containers on top of the platform. Functions are just normal containers on Cycle, with a catch: they start when a request is made, and shut down when the request is finished.
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