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Engineering notes from operating open infrastructure: the failures, design decisions, and upstream work that make open infrastructure better.

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OpenStackSeptember 21, 2026

What Actually Makes Private Cloud Operationally Difficult?

What makes private cloud difficult to operate? Explore Day 2 operations, upgrades, automation, capacity, skills, and managed cloud options.

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OpenStackSeptember 15, 2026

The Infrastructure Decisions That Are Hardest to Undo

Learn which infrastructure decisions are hardest to undo, from storage and networking to identity, integrations, data location, and APIs.

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GPUsSeptember 10, 2026

GPU Infrastructure Upgrades: CUDA, Drivers & Kubernetes

Learn how to safely upgrade production GPU infrastructure across NVIDIA drivers, CUDA, Kubernetes, firmware, containers, and AI workloads.

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Exploring the Latest Updates: Atmosphere 4.5.1, 4.6.0, and 4.6.1
June 16, 2025
These releases showcase ongoing efforts to boost performance, reliability, and functionality. With iSCSI LUN enhancements, critical Cert-Manager fixes, and improved networking configurations, users can expect a more seamless and efficient experience. Stay tuned for more updates as capabilities continue to evolve and expand.
Introducing Atmosphere Releases 2.3.0, 3.4.0, and 3.4.1: Enhancing Performance, Resiliency, and Monitoring
June 12, 2025
Discover the latest Atmosphere updates with releases 2.3.0, 3.4.0, and 3.4.1, featuring enhanced performance, improved control plane resiliency, and advanced monitoring for load balancers.
June 9, 2025
Learn how Atmosphere flips the traditional cloud stack by running OpenStack inside Kubernetes and provisioning Kubernetes clusters via OpenStack.
May 27, 2025
This post takes a closer look at the real-world failure points in OpenStack, how to design around them using practical strategies, and how Atmosphere simplifies some of this work.
May 20, 2025
AI workloads demand scale, speed, and control. See how Atmosphere helps teams ditch vendor lock-in and run GPU-hungry models on their own terms.
May 15, 2025
OpenStack gets noisy fast. Atmosphere cuts through it with real metrics, real logs, and real alerts, so teams can fix issues before users notice.
May 5, 2025
Not every workload belongs on Kubernetes. See where VMs still shine, how OpenStack supports both, and why Atmosphere simplifies multi-modal ops.
April 30, 2025
Cloud sprawl on OpenStack slows teams and inflates costs. From oversized VMs to abandoned volumes, here’s how Atmosphere brings control, cleanup, and cost efficiency back to OpenStack.
April 24, 2025
Experience enhanced reliability in load balancing — in the latest Atmosphere release Octavia Amphora V2 is now supported and seamlessly integrated by default, resolving long hanging issues with load balancer provisioning interruptions due to service or network failures.
April 23, 2025
Updating OpenStack can be complex due to its intricate architecture, interdependencies, customisation, data migration challenges, the need for minimal downtime, extensive testing requirements, sometimes outdated documentation, resource demands, the necessity for skilled personnel, and frequent release cycles.