Serverless Is Always Cheaper
Serverless isn’t always the cheapest option. At scale or under steady workloads, it can cost more than VMs or Kubernetes.
Cloud
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Production-Ready GKE: What “Production-Ready” Actually Means
Most GKE guides focus on complex architectures you don’t need. This post shows what “production-ready” actually means — a simple, scalable, minimal setup.
Containers Solve All Deployment Problems
Containers don’t eliminate deployment problems — they shift them into networking, storage, and observability. They reveal complexity instead of hiding it.
DevOps
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More Microservices ≠ More Scalability
Splitting everything into microservices too early doesn’t bring scale — it brings latency, failure points, and developer pain.
DevOps
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Terraform Is Always Better Than ClickOps? Not Quite
ClickOps isn’t evil. Terraform shines at scale, but the console still has its place for exploration and prototyping.
Workload Identity: The Future of Cloud Authentication
Why service account keys are legacy, and why Workload Identity is the future of secure Kubernetes/GCP authentication.
Cloud
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Multi-Cloud Isn’t About Clouds — It’s About People
The hardest part of multi-cloud isn’t compute or storage — it’s culture. Success depends on people alignment, not just cloud platforms.
DevOps
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The Hidden Work of Cloud Engineers
The crucial work of cloud engineers isn’t flashy pipelines or green dashboards — it’s the invisible maintenance that prevents disaster.
Disaster Recovery Isn’t Sexy
Backups and failovers aren’t sexy — but they’re what save you when systems fail.
AI
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AI as the New Junior Engineer: Helpful, but Don’t Let It Drive
AI is your new junior engineer — fast, helpful, but lacking judgment. Here’s why you should use it for drafts, not deployments
DevOps
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Helm vs. Kustomize: Which One Fits Your Workflow?
Helm and Kustomize both simplify Kubernetes manifest management — but in very different ways. Here’s how to choose the right one for your workflow.
Your Job Is to Solve the Problem
We often think success is doing the task perfectly. But what if the task wasn’t the real issue?