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New managed AI models

New managed AI models

by | Feb 25, 2026 | ,

We are now running two of the strongest multilingual open source retrieval models 2025/26 fully managed via our API. This adds two important components to the NWS Managed AI Models. Anyone who has ever worked with retrieval augmented generation (RAG), semantic search or modern AI applications such as chatbots and knowledge bases has probably come across embedding models and rerankers. These models are essential for converting texts into vectorized representations that machines can efficiently...

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Scaling on demand

Scaling on demand

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Depending on the type of in-house production, it may be worthwhile for some server operators to automatically create virtual machines for a certain period of time using a script and - once the work is done - to delete them again just as automatically; for example, if...

Manage and assign security groups

Manage and assign security groups

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Once you have clicked on the first new instance in our cloud web interface and assigned an SSH public key with which you want to connect to this VM, you are faced with the small problem that you cannot access the instance from outside; we have the "default" security...

Monitoring for machines with Icinga 2 Master

Monitoring for machines with Icinga 2 Master

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With our OpenStack Cloud, it is child's play to set up your own environment according to your own ideas. Start a few machines quickly and easily using Terraform, make the service available to the outside world via an attached floating IP and associated security group...

Connection limit for load balancer

Connection limit for load balancer

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Would you like to set your own limit for incoming connections to your load balancer? In this tutorial you will learn how to do this. About the connection limit The connection limit describes the maximum number of connections per second that are permitted for a load...

Create and use S3 object storage

Create and use S3 object storage

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In times of high availability and multiple web servers, central data storage, data security and fast access times must be harmonized. This is precisely why more and more users are now using technologies that lure them in with buzzwords such as S3, buckets, object...

Automatic Fedora CoreOS updates for Kubernetes

Automatic Fedora CoreOS updates for Kubernetes

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You want automatic Fedora CoresOS updates for your Kubernetes? And what do Zincati and libostree have to do with it? Get a quick overview here! Fedora CoreOS is used as the operating system for many Kubernetes clusters. This operating system, which specializes in...

Corosync Cluster with Failover IP

Corosync Cluster with Failover IP

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One of the first customer requirements you usually read is: High availability. It has long been the norm to ensure that the project can still be reached without any problems even in the event of partial failures and that single points of failure are avoided. A...

X-Forwarded-For and Proxy-Protocol

X-Forwarded-For and Proxy-Protocol

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Want to know how to get the IP addresses of your clients in your Kubernetes cluster? You'll have an overview in five minutes! Need more help configuring Kubernetes? Our MyEngineers® are always there for you! From HTTP client to application In the nginx ingress...

Kubernetes alerting with Prometheus

Kubernetes alerting with Prometheus

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In a previous tutorial , Sebastian explained how you can monitor your Kubernetes cluster with the Prometheus Operator. This article builds on this and shows how you can set up notifications by email and as push notifications with the Alertmanager. Installing the...

Logging with Loki and Grafana in Kubernetes

Logging with Loki and Grafana in Kubernetes

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You already know the most important building blocks for starting your application from our tutorial series. Are you still missing metrics and logs for your applications? After this tutorial, you can check off the latter. Logging with Loki and Grafana in Kubernetes -...

Manage node groups in Kubernetes

Manage node groups in Kubernetes

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As of this week, our customers can use the "Nodegroup feature" for their NWS Managed Kubernetes clusters. What are nodegroups and what can I do with them? Our seventh tutorial in the series explains this and more. What are node groups? Nodegroups make it possible to...

Creating persistent volumes in Kubernetes

Creating persistent volumes in Kubernetes

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You want to create a persistent volume in Kubernetes? Here you can find out how this works with Openstack Cinder in NWS Managed Kubernetes. Pods and containers are by definition more or less volatile components in a Kubernetes cluster and are created and destroyed as...

Monitoring Kubernetes with Prometheus

Monitoring Kubernetes with Prometheus

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Monitoring - a certain love-hate relationship for many. Some like it, others demonize it. I'm one of those who usually demonize it, but then complain if you can't see certain metrics and information. Regardless of personal preferences on this topic, the consensus is...

First steps with Kubernetes

First steps with Kubernetes

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Do you have a brand new Kubernetes cluster and want to get started? But regardless of whether you're running a local minikube or a managed Kubernetes with all the bells and whistles, the first Kubernetes objects in the super simple YAML format will make almost...

How to start your Managed Kubernetes

How to start your Managed Kubernetes

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Interested in how to start a Managed Kubernetes at NWS? Here you can find out how to get started! First you need an account for our NETWAYS Web Services platform. After registering, you can start our open source managedservices such as GitLab and also create access to...

Managed Kubernetes vs. on-premises

Managed Kubernetes vs. on-premises

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Managed Kubernetes vs. Kubernetes on-premises - should I use a managed Kubernetes offering or is it better to run Kubernetes myself? For some, of course, this question does not even arise, as it is strategically dictated by the company or their own operations. For...

The ABCs of the cloud

The ABCs of the cloud

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The NETWAYS Group offers a very wide range of services and products relating to the development, management, automation and monitoring of IT infrastructure in the open source sector. We operate a hardware store, hold training courses, organize conferences, provide...