Archive - Neil, CEO of Portainer.io

When “Highly Available” Isn’t Available Enough: Kubernetes at the Industrial Edge

“If a tree falls in the woods, and no one was around to hear it, did it make a sound?”… If a node fails and your application restarts a few seconds…

Feb 20 • Neil, CEO of Portainer.io

Do We Actually Want DevOps in the Factory, Or Does It Just Sound Good?

I keep hearing the phrase “we need DevOps on the factory floor,” and every time it comes up in conversation I find myself wanting to slow things down…

Feb 19 • Neil, CEO of Portainer.io

Disaster Recovery Patterns for Kubernetes-Based Applications

This is a question we are often asked: What is the best approach to delivering a high SLA for application availability?

Feb 10 • Neil, CEO of Portainer.io

January 2026

ShadowAI is already everywhere. Enterprises just haven’t admitted it yet.

This line of thinking crystallized for me in an investor group meeting I was in yesterday.

Jan 30 • Neil, CEO of Portainer.io

The CNCF is right, just not about everybody

I spent some time reading the latest CNCF annual survey this week.

Jan 26 • Neil, CEO of Portainer.io

When containers meet reality: why the Portainer Industrial App Portal had to exist

What happens after you successfully containerise an application?

Jan 22 • Neil, CEO of Portainer.io

Why “operator control plane” is becoming the missing layer in container operations

For a long time, container conversations have been framed around developers.

Jan 8 • Neil, CEO of Portainer.io

December 2025

GitOps Control Models, Part 2: Flux CD vs Portainer

A follow on to Part 1... ArgoCD and Portainer

Dec 29, 2025 • Neil, CEO of Portainer.io

My 2025 market wrap...

2025 is all but done... whilst you enjoy your break, have a read of my market summary of the year wrapped..

Dec 24, 2025 • Neil, CEO of Portainer.io

Argo CD vs Portainer GitOps: An Implementation-Level Comparison

Part 1 of a 2 part blog

Dec 22, 2025 • Neil, CEO of Portainer.io

Docker v29, and the fall-out..

When Docker Engine v29 landed, it raised the minimum supported API version to 1.44.

Dec 16, 2025 • Neil, CEO of Portainer.io

The Hidden Risk in Your Infrastructure: Why Enterprises Need a Secure Container Management Platform Now

There is a very real problem occurring in IT right now, and it is one that few leaders are prepared to confront.

Dec 9, 2025 • Neil, CEO of Portainer.io

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