Insights – topics that keep us busy

In our blog, we take a look behind the scenes, share our knowledge in posts on technological topics and allow visitors to find out more about us and our culture.

Kafka 4.0: Farewell ZooKeeper, Hello KRaft

For over a decade, ZooKeeper has been a critical (and sometimes painful) part of running Kafka in production. Now, Kafka’s own built-in consensus mechanism — KRaft (Kafka Raft) — is the default and only option moving forward.

Kubernetes Operators and Custom Resources: Simplifying Complexity

Kubernetes is a powerful system, but managing complex applications often requires more than just built-in resources. This is where Operators and Custom Resources come into play. They extend the Kubernetes API and bring automation to the next level, enabling native management of specialized software. In this post, we’ll explore how the OpenTelemetry Operator works, the CustomResourceDefinitions (CRDs) it introduces, and why Operators are an essential part of modern Kubernetes environments.

Observability with OpenTelemetry: A Kubernetes-Native Approach

Modern Kubernetes platforms are complex, dynamic, and highly distributed. Without a solid observability strategy, detecting and resolving issues can quickly become a challenge. This series provides a comprehensive overview of telemetry signals, how to leverage OpenTelemetry, and best practices for Kubernetes-native environments.

tim&koko weekly syncs

This little insight may show you ways in which you can get more out of these meetings and how you can find the courage to bring change to a meeting from time to time. Because everyday life is often determined by routines that are not questioned. But this is precisely where we see potential.

Efficient CI/CD Pipelines with GitLab: Productivity and Security combined

GitLab is widely used as a popular VCS tool and continuous integration tool. In this post, we would like to present a field report on how we exploit the possibilities of the platform to significantly improve developer productivity and also increase supply chain security through automation.

OpenShift Virtualization

Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, as an extension of Red Hat OpenShift, offers a way to easily and efficiently integrate virtual machines into your existing OpenShift environment in a standardized way. It allows traditional virtualization solutions and the cloud native world to be merged into a reliable, consistent and standardized hybrid cloud application platform.

tim&koko annual review 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, we at tim&koko look back on a year full of exciting developments, inspiring moments and great experiences. For us, 2024 was characterized by growth - as a team, as a company and in our partnerships. For our annual review, we asked our team what their personal highlights of the year were.

Our Values: The Foundation of Our Work

Our values shape how we work and treat each other. They are not just guidelines, but part of our everyday life. They help us to achieve our goals together and provide orientation for working with our customers.

KubeVirt Journey - Potential and use cases of KubeVirt

The use of virtual machines has become indispensable these days. In addition to replacing existing virtualization solutions, KubeVirt offers the potential to modernize infrastructures and workflows.

F5-Integration mit OpenShift

The F5 CIS Operator is an interesting option for making applications automatically accessible via an enterprise load balancer. However, the integration may not work as might be expected at first glance.