devops
FinOps in Practice: How to Build a Cloud Cost Accountability Culture on AWS
- Cloud Computing
- DevOps
- 14 Jul 2026
- 08 Mins read
Cloud computing changed how businesses pay for technology. Instead of a slow procurement cycle to buy physical servers, a single engineer can spin up thousands of dollars of infrastructure in minutes.
GitHub Actions Reusable Workflows: Build a Shared CI Library Across All Your Repos
Centralizing CI/CD automation across repositories Why does copy-pasting the same workflow config into dozens of repositories turn into an operational risk? If you've ever managed more than a hand
GitOps vs. Traditional IaC for Kubernetes: A Comparative Analysis
- DevOps
- Infrastructure as Code
- 25 Mar 2026
- 23 Mins read
If you're managing modern cloud-native applications, especially with Kubernetes, you know it can be a real puzzle. Getting containers to work together, handling all those configurations, and scaling t
QuenchWorks: A Zero-CVE, Built-From-Source Replacement for the Bitnami Catalog
- DevOps
- Containers
- 08 Jul 2026
- 17 Mins read
If you run anything on Kubernetes, there's a good chance you were pulling Bitnami images without even thinking about it. bitnami/postgresql, bitnami/redis, bitnami/nginx, the whole Helm charts l
Testing Terraform: Static Analysis, Native Tests, and Terratest
- Infrastructure as Code
- DevOps
- 20 Jul 2026
- 07 Mins read
If you treat infrastructure as code, you have to test it like code. Most of us have lived the alternative. You change one input on a shared module, run a quick plan against staging, and merge. A few h
Building Resilient Systems: Immutable Infrastructure with Packer and Terraform
- DevOps
- Infrastructure as Code
- 21 Feb 2026
- 31 Mins read
What is immutable infrastructure? The way we manage IT infrastructure has really changed. We're moving from old-school, changeable setups to more modern, "immutable" ones. Understanding this big s
Modular Terraform for Scalable Infrastructure as Code
- Infrastructure as Code
- Terraform
- 14 Feb 2026
- 20 Mins read
Businesses need infrastructure that's flexible and can grow fast, and managing it by hand doesn't scale. Infrastructure as Code, or IaC, changed how we build and manage those digital foundations. IaC
Chaos Engineering: Testing Resiliency with Chaos Monkey and Gremlin
- Chaos Engineering
- System Reliability
- 31 Jan 2026
- 15 Mins read
Modern software systems are incredibly complex. They're spread across massive networks with countless moving parts. Because of this complexity, unexpected failures are inevitable. Servers crash. Netwo
The Resilience of Timbernetes: An Analysis of In-Place Pod Vertical Scaling in Kubernetes 1.35
- Kubernetes
- DevOps
- 04 Jan 2026
- 11 Mins read
The release of Kubernetes 1.35, officially designated as "Timbernetes," is a definitive shift in how cloud-native orchestration treats compute. This version marks the graduation of In-Place Pod Vertic
Taming the Chaos: Let's Sort Out Those Flaky CI/CD Pipelines
Ever get super frustrated with your CI/CD pipeline? You know, the one that sometimes works perfectly and other times just throws a random tantrum? You push your code, the pipeline starts doing its thi
Database DevOps: Making PostgreSQL and MongoDB CI/CD Feel Natural
- Database DevOps
- CI/CD
- 05 Dec 2025
- 13 Mins read
Ever feel like your app deployments are super slick, but then you hit the database part, and things just... stop? It's frustrating, right? You've got this smooth CI/CD pipeline for your code, but data
AIOps: Making DevOps Even Better with Smart AI Tools
You know how things in the tech world keep getting more complicated? Well, managing all that IT stuff can be a real headache. DevOps made software development and deployment smoother, but as systems g
Centralized Logging with Loki, Grafana, and Fluent Bit: Making Sense of Your Systems
- DevOps
- Observability
- 07 Jun 2025
- 32 Mins read
Why centralized logging is your first step to understanding your systems What exactly is centralized logging, and why should you care? Think of your IT setup as a busy city. Lots of things ar
Karpenter vs. Cluster Autoscaler on AWS: Picking the Right Tool for Your Kubernetes Scaling
- DevOps
- Kubernetes
- 31 May 2025
- 12 Mins read
You know how it is with modern apps. They can be super busy one minute and then quiet the next. If you're using Kubernetes on Amazon Web Services (AWS), making sure your setup can handle these ups and
HashiCorp Vault vs. AWS Secrets Manager vs. SOPS: Which One Fits Your Setup
Let's face it, keeping sensitive info safe, we're talking about those digital keys like API keys and passwords, is a big deal. They're what let you into important systems and data. But with everything
How AI and LLMs Are Changing DevOps Incident Response
- DevOps
- Artificial Intelligence
- 17 May 2025
- 18 Mins read
Things are getting complicated in the digital world, aren't they? And with all that complexity, keeping our systems running smoothly is a constant challenge for DevOps teams. When something goes wrong
Platform Engineering: Building Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs)
- DevOps
- Platform Engineering
- 10 May 2025
- 21 Mins read
Ever feel like developers spend more time wrestling with infrastructure than actually writing code? That's a real problem. So, how do we help our teams focus on creating awesome stuff without getting
Understanding Software Versioning
- Software Development
- Versioning
- 12 Nov 2022
- 03 Mins read
Introduction Software versioning is an important practice in software development that tracks changes and updates to a codebase. It provides a structured way to identify different iterations of a
GitHub Actions vs. GitLab CI for Monorepos: Which One Wins?
The world of building software is always changing, and how teams organize their code can really affect how well they work. One way that's become pretty popular is using a monorepo. That's just keeping
Full-Stack Observability with OpenTelemetry: Getting a Clear View of Your Systems
- Observability
- DevOps
- 19 Apr 2025
- 13 Mins read
Think about how complicated software can be these days. You've got all these different parts talking to each other, the stuff you see on the screen, the behind-the-scenes processing, the databases, an
Navigating Growth: Building a Secure and Scalable AWS Environment with a Multi-Account Architecture and Control Tower
- Cloud Computing
- AWS
- 13 Apr 2025
- 13 Mins read
The cloud journey often kicks off with a single AWS account. It feels simple and straightforward, especially when you're just starting out or have smaller teams. But as your cloud usage grows, that in
Policy as Code with Open Policy Agent: A Technical and Governance Perspective
Think about how much stuff modern organizations have running in the cloud these days. It's a lot, right? All those servers, applications, and connections can get pretty complicated to manage. Just cli
Zero Trust Architecture in DevOps Pipelines: Secure Your CI/CD Workflows
- DevOps
- Cloud Security
- 05 Apr 2025
- 06 Mins read
Security matters a lot in DevOps environments, where CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure drive software delivery. One model that's changing how teams approach security is Zero Trust. This art
10+ Secret Git Commands That Will Save Hours Every Week
- Git
- Version Control
- 22 Feb 2025
- 04 Mins read
Introduction As a software engineer, DevOps engineer, or GitHub user, you probably use Git daily. But are you making the most of it? Git is packed with commands that can save you hours of manual w
Streamlining GitHub Organization Management with Terraform
- DevOps
- Infrastructure as Code
- 11 Jan 2025
- 05 Mins read
Managing a GitHub organization manually can become increasingly complex as teams grow and projects multiply. For DevOps and DevSecOps engineers, automation is how you keep things consistent and cut do
Deploying Infrastructure with Terraform in CI/CD Pipelines
- DevOps
- Infrastructure as Code
- 22 Sept 2024
- 04 Mins read
In fast-paced DevOps environments, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has become a cornerstone for managing and scaling infrastructure efficiently. Terraform, a leading open-source IaC tool, is widely a
When to Use Serverless?
- Serverless
- Cloud Computing
- 26 May 2024
- 05 Mins read
As a DevOps engineer working with AWS, knowing when to use serverless architecture matters for your projects. Serverless computing offers real benefits, but it's important to know when it's the right
Phases of the Modernization Process
- IT Modernization
- Cloud Migration
- 18 May 2024
- 06 Mins read
Modernizing IT infrastructure helps organizations stay competitive, secure, and efficient. The process involves several strategic phases, and getting each one right matters for a smooth transition and
Becoming an AWS Pro: A Deep Dive into Amazon Elastic Container Service
- AWS
- Cloud Computing
- 13 Oct 2023
- 05 Mins read
Introduction If you're working on container orchestration on AWS, Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) is worth understanding well. This guide covers ECS in depth and answers the most common que
Scaling Up, Staying Strong: Hands-On AWS CloudFormation Techniques for Building Resilient and Scalable Systems
- AWS
- Cloud Computing
- 02 Jun 2023
- 04 Mins read
Introduction Building resilient and scalable systems matters for businesses that need to meet growing demand and maintain high availability. Cloud native architecture, combined with the capabiliti
Best Practices for Infrastructure Automation in a Cloud Native AWS Environment
- AWS
- Cloud Native
- 22 May 2023
- 02 Mins read
Introduction Infrastructure automation is core to running a cloud native AWS environment well. This post covers the best practices for security and compliance, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring and scal
Orchestrating Infrastructure with Terraform
- Terraform
- Infrastructure as Code
- 22 May 2023
- 03 Mins read
Introduction Terraform is a tool for infrastructure orchestration that lets you create and manage infrastructure across multiple cloud providers. With Terraform, you provision resources on AWS by
Deploying Serverless Applications with AWS SAM
- AWS
- Serverless
- 22 May 2023
- 02 Mins read
Introduction AWS SAM (Serverless Application Model) extends AWS CloudFormation with a simpler syntax for defining and deploying serverless applications. SAM templates let you define and deploy you
AWS CloudFormation for Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- AWS
- CloudFormation
- 22 May 2023
- 03 Mins read
Introduction AWS CloudFormation is one of the core Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools on AWS. It lets you declare your infrastructure using JSON or YAML templates, which simplifies creation and ma
Cloud Native Infrastructure on AWS
- AWS
- Cloud Native
- 22 May 2023
- 02 Mins read
Introduction Cloud native infrastructure lets developers design and deploy applications built specifically for the cloud, rather than adapted to it. Using AWS services well, it enables application
Understanding Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Infrastructure as Code
- DevOps
- 22 May 2023
- 02 Mins read
Introduction Infrastructure as Code (IaC) manages infrastructure through code instead of manual configuration. Instead of clicking through consoles to set up servers, networks, and storage, you de
Infrastructure Automation on AWS: CloudFormation, SAM, and Terraform for IaC
- AWS
- Infrastructure as Code
- 21 May 2023
- 02 Mins read
Introduction This post covers Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and how it fits into a Cloud Native AWS environment: what IaC gives you, and how CloudFormation, AWS SAM, and Terraform each handle a dif
The AWS Well-Architected Framework Explained
- AWS
- Cloud Architecture
- 09 Mar 2023
- 12 Mins read
TL;DR AWS Well-Architected Framework is a collection of best practices for creating and running systems on AWS that are dependable, secure, effective, economical, and long-lasting. The framework i
Get Started with Building ReactJS and Docker: A Complete Guide
Introduction Docker is a powerful tool that allows developers to create, deploy, and run applications in a portable and scalable way. It uses containerization to encapsulate all the dependencies a
How To Run MySQL in a Docker Container: A Step-by-Step Guide with Customization Tips
Introduction Docker changed the way we run and manage applications by making it easy to package, deploy, and run applications in containers. Containers let applications run in a consistent environ
How To Install Docker On Linux In 4 Easy Steps
Introduction Docker is a platform that lets developers create, deploy, and run applications in containers. Containers are isolated environments that allow you to run your applications in a consist
How to Avoid Common Cloud Services Mistakes
- Cloud Strategy
- AWS
- 20 Jan 2023
- 13 Mins read
Introduction By offering scalable, on-demand resources and services, cloud services have completely changed the way organizations operate. Implementing cloud services, however, can provide its own
How to Deploy a Spring Boot Application to AWS CloudFormation
- AWS
- Spring Boot
- 17 Jan 2023
- 09 Mins read
Introduction Deploying a Spring Boot application to the cloud can provide many benefits such as scalability and easy management. AWS CloudFormation is a service that allows for the creation and ma
How To Setup Bastion Host on AWS using CloudFormation Template
- AWS
- CloudFormation
- 10 Jan 2023
- 09 Mins read
Introduction In the previous post, How To Setup Bastion Host on AWS using AWS CLI, we set up a Bastion host with the AWS CLI. Here we w
How To Setup Bastion Host on AWS using AWS CLI
Introduction Security is the top priority for any infrastructure and application, and that's why a Bastion host is a must-have in your infrastructure if you want to secure your remote connections.
How to Setup Jenkins on AWS Using CloudFormation
Introduction In a previous blog post, we set up Jenkins on AWS using the AWS CLI (How to Install Jenkins on AWS EC2 Instance). In this blog post,
How to CI/CD AWS With Github using Jenkins
Introduction In a previous post, I showed you how to set up Jenkins on an AWS EC2 instance. You can read that post here. In this post, I will sho
How to Install Jenkins on AWS EC2 Instance
Introduction In this post, I will show you how to create an EC2 instance on AWS and install Jenkins on it. PrerequisitesAWS CLI installed and configured IAM user with the following permi
What is DevOps?
- DevOps
- Software Development
- 18 Nov 2022
- 05 Mins read
What is DevOps, and why is it important? The name "DevOps" combines the terms "development" and "operations," but it covers a far broader range of principles and procedures than those two terms do
What is a CI/CD?
- DevOps
- Software Development
- 09 Nov 2022
- 04 Mins read
Introduction Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery are two of the most important concepts in DevOps. This article covers what CI/CD is and how it fits into a software development process.