The MetalBear Blog

Deep dives, how-tos, and field notes on Kubernetes development and AI-driven software engineering. From the MetalBear team, the company behind mirrord.

New Features in Kubernetes 1.33 Octarine: The Discworld-Inspired Release You Didnā€™t Know You Needed
New Features in Kubernetes 1.33 Octarine: The Discworld-Inspired Release You Didnā€™t Know You Needed

Kubernetes 1.33, the ā€œOctarineā€ release, introduces powerful new features that improve Kubernetes networking, workload identity, storage, ā€¦

May 12, 2025 · 13 min Read more →
Couldnā€™t make it to KubeCon EU 2025? Hereā€™s what you missed and why it matters
Couldnā€™t make it to KubeCon EU 2025? Hereā€™s what you missed and why it matters

A summary of our experience from KubeCon Europe 2025 in London

May 1, 2025 · 6 min Read more →
Four KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Schedules for Four Types of Attendees
Four KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Schedules for Four Types of Attendees

Schedule recommendations for KubeCon North America 2024

Nov 7, 2024 · 21 min Read more →
Discover mirrordā€™s approach to fast, cloud-connected local dev at KubeCon
Discover mirrordā€™s approach to fast, cloud-connected local dev at KubeCon

If youā€™re looking to speed things up and ship more, come see us at Booth #R51 - and weā€™ll get you sorted.

Nov 4, 2024 · 4 min Read more →
There and Back Again: Port Forwarding with mirrord
There and Back Again: Port Forwarding with mirrord

Understanding and using the mirrord port-forward command to redirect traffic.

Oct 30, 2024 · 6 min Read more →
Split Queues To Share Cloud Development Environments
Split Queues To Share Cloud Development Environments

Introducing SQS splitting in mirrord for Teams.

Oct 1, 2024 · 4 min Read more →
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