One of the major benefits of Cycle's managed control plane model: we've already updated CycleOS. Restarting your nodes will automatically download the latest patched kernel.
Not sure which container orchestration platform is right for your team? Compare Kubernetes, ECS, Cycle.io, Nomad, and more to find the best fit for your stack in 2026.
Looking for a Kubernetes alternative? Explore the top platforms that reduce complexity and operational burden and discover a simpler path to modern application delivery.
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.
Discover what container orchestration is, why it's essential for scaling modern applications, and how platforms like Kubernetes and Cycle compare. Learn how to choose the right solution based on your team's needs, complexity, and infrastructure.
Learn when to choose containers vs virtual machines for modern workloads. This guide breaks down real-world decision factors—like kernel control, data persistence, and audit scope—to help you deploy smarter across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Cycle.io is honored to be named a 2024 Gartner® Cool Vendor™ in Container Management. Cycle delivers simplicity in container orchestration and infrastructure management, offering an alternative to Kubernetes that reduces complexity and technical debt. With automatic updates, BYOI flexibility, and integrated observability, Cycle empowers organizations to retain full control over their infrastructure while optimizing resource utilization.
Dive into the history of containers, from Unix's chroot and FreeBSD Jails to Docker, Kubernetes, and Cycle.io. Discover how containers evolved to become a key part of modern software development and deployment, as well as important milestones and how containers shape today's cloud.
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.
Heroku has held a major place in the PaaS market for years, but as the industry evolves, is stagnation setting in? Cycle.io offers a new approach to PaaS that is more flexible, more powerful, and more cost-effective. Here's how we stack up against the competition.
While many of the simplicity-first promises that Docker Swarm makes are comparable with Cycle.io's manifesto, take a deeper look at why many users outgrowing Swarm are migrating to Cycle and why Cycle makes them feel at home.
At Cycle, we understand the paramount importance of security and the challenges that come with maintaining it. That's why we're proud to share how our proactive approach has not only addressed the recent “Leaky Vessels” container exploit, but has done so in a manner entirely transparent to our customers, and in under 4 hours of the vulnerability being made public.
Choosing the wrong container management solution can be a real headache. Two popular options - Kubernetes and IaaS services (ex: Fargate or ECS) made big promises early on, but have come up short for many. Join Chris Aubuchon as he contrasts common issues with existing platforms and shows how Cycle can be a better solution.
Looking for a new container platform? Join Chris as he dives into existing container platforms, pros & cons, and a process for deciding what platform is best for your team.
Want to adopt IPv6 networks for your containerized environments, but not sure where to start? Take a hands-on look at how to configure and debug containers in IPv6 networks.
Containerizing and deploying a production Remix application on the LowOps platform Cycle.
Announcing Cycle's Support of GPU Infrastructure.
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Cycle now runs on two fully isolated control planes (EU and NA) giving teams stronger data sovereignty, lower latency to region-local servers, and timezone-aware updates that land during off-peak hours. This release also makes restart and power-off events more reliable under heavy load by switching them to acknowledgements, and fixes VM hostname resolution so updated hostnames resolve correctly via discovery.