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Introducing Plural Infra Research: From GitOps to Diagrams with AI Members Public

The architecture of a complex system shouldn't exist only in the minds of a few senior engineers. Plural Infra Research is an AI-powered agent that automatically diagrams and analyzes your infrastructure.

Michael Guarino
Michael Guarino
Announcements

Introducing Plural Sentinels: Automated Infrastructure Validation for Kubernetes Members Public

To truly scale operations, teams need to move beyond the checklist and adopt a system that provides packaged, automated, and auditable infrastructure integration testing. That's why we created Plural Sentinels.

Michael Guarino
Michael Guarino
Announcements

The Cursor Moment for DevOps Members Public

In the past decade, DevOps has evolved from Chef scripts and ClickOps to a highly dynamic environment merging infrastructure as code, Kubernetes, and constant ecosystem change into a complex mess. We all know the pain of endless Kubernetes upgrades, YAML sprawl, and scary Terraform applies. Moreover, current AI tooling lacks

Sam Weaver Michael Guarino
Announcements

Self-Hosting LLMs on Kubernetes: NVIDIA Jetson + K3s Members Public

LLMs are ubiquitous, and there's a vibrant open source ecosystem with tons of implementations to choose from. But here's the thing: actually running them yourself is surprisingly difficult. Learn how to operate your own in this article.

Michael Guarino
Michael Guarino

GitOps Setup of Cilium Multi-Cluster with Plural Members Public

When you're running multiple Kubernetes clusters, finding the right network topology is difficult. If you're considering the multi-cluster network route, this guide will help you get started quickly.

Michael Guarino
Michael Guarino

Plural Cloud: Enterprise Observability without the Enterprise Complexity Members Public

Kubernetes infrastructure monitoring forces teams into an expensive false choice. The DIY approach requires weeks of configuring complex systems—Prometheus for metrics collection, Elasticsearch or Loki for log aggregation, and various agents to connect everything together. The result is configuration work that few organizations ever complete successfully. The alternative? Pay

Aaron Smallberg
Aaron Smallberg
Announcements

How Plural Uses MCP: Replacing Admin Tools with AI Chat Interfaces Members Public

When you're building a startup, every engineering decision carries weight. Do you assign a frontend engineer to build that Stripe subscription management interface? Do you create a custom admin panel for user permissions? The traditional approach is both time-consuming and resource-intensive, creating technical debt that can slow momentum

Aaron Smallberg
Aaron Smallberg
Product

Introducing Plural's Tree View: A Technical Deep Dive Members Public

Your monitoring dashboard shows 66 out of 67 services as healthy. But your application is down, users are complaining, and alerts are firing across multiple channels. This is THE question that keeps platform engineers awake at night: which specific component in your sprawling Kubernetes infrastructure is actually broken? While Kubernetes

Aaron Smallberg
Aaron Smallberg
Product

Recent posts

A network mesh graphic over server racks showing the Linkerd service mesh connecting Kubernetes services.

What Is Linkerd? The Essential K8s Service Mesh Members Public

What is Linkerd? Learn how this Kubernetes service mesh delivers security, observability, and reliability for microservices with minimal configuration.

Michael Guarino
Michael Guarino
Product
Robotic arm injecting a sidecar container into a Kubernetes server rack.

A Practical Guide to Kubernetes Sidecar Injection Members Public

Learn how sidecar injection works in Kubernetes, when to use it, and best practices for managing sidecars to improve security, observability, and reliability.

Michael Guarino
Michael Guarino
Guides
Diagram of a Kubernetes network policy defining what connections are allowed between pods.

What Is a Network Policy? A Kubernetes Guide Members Public

Get clear answers to what is network policy in Kubernetes, why it matters, and how to secure pod communication.

Michael Guarino
Michael Guarino
Guides
A secure vault door protecting servers, for a guide on managing secrets with HashiCorp Vault in Kubernetes.

HashiCorp Vault Kubernetes: The Definitive Guide Members Public

Get a practical overview of HashiCorp Vault Kubernetes integration, including setup, security best practices, and secret management patterns for production.

Michael Guarino
Michael Guarino
Guides
An engineer managing a server node with a digital overlay of the Kubelet, the Kubernetes node agent.

What Is Kubelet? The K8s Node Agent Explained Members Public

Get clear answers to what is kubelet, its role in Kubernetes, and how it manages pods, resources, and node health in your K8s clusters.

Michael Guarino
Michael Guarino
Guides
Diagram of kube-proxy managing Kubernetes networking traffic in front of server racks.

What Is kube-proxy? A Guide to K8s Networking Members Public

Get clear answers to what is kube-proxy, how it powers Kubernetes networking, and practical tips for configuring and managing kube-proxy at scale.

Michael Guarino
Michael Guarino
Guides
Server racks with a network diagram overlay explaining what a Kubernetes headless service is.

What Is a Kubernetes Headless Service? Members Public

Get a clear answer to what is headless service in Kubernetes, how it works, and when to use it for direct pod access and custom service discovery.

Michael Guarino
Michael Guarino
Guides
Laptops displaying Terraform vs Pulumi interfaces for Kubernetes management.

Terraform vs. Pulumi for Kubernetes: How to Choose Members Public

Get a clear comparison of Terraform vs. Pulumi for Kubernetes, including pros, cons, and practical guidance to help you choose the right IaC tool for your team.

Michael Guarino
Michael Guarino
Comparisons