In the Cloud Native world you often come across the word “observability”. What is it and why does it matter? Read on to learn more!
Cloud Architecture and Observability
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In the Cloud Native world, the use of proxies is growing in popularity. One such use-case for a proxy is to support API gateway functionality. Ambassador is one of these API gateways. Read on to learn more!
If you are looking for a solution to handling metrics in the Cloud Native era then you have likely come across Prometheus. In this post, I would like to dig into Prometheus. Read on to learn more!
I have been talking a bit about Kubernetes lately so I figured I would cover how to deploy and maintain a Kubernetes cluster. I use kops, but multiple options exist. Read on to learn more!
If you are using Kubernetes then you are likely familiar with the kubectl command. In this post, I would like to cover some of the application management commands it provides and you will encounter. Read on to learn more!
As many people who read my blog know, the last year has been a busy year for me. I was recently going through draft blog posts and came across this one I wrote about a competition I did a year a go to the day. The information is still relevant so I thought I would share.
(A year ago) I recently competed in my first weightlifting/powerlifting competition. It was a great experience and I thought I would share my findings. Read on to learn more!
I have been thinking a lot about software deployment models and how they have changed over time. After running this by a few people, it was recommended that I blog about it. Read on to learn more!
I have spent a long time talking about VMware technology and as a result Virtual Machines (VMs). VMs have been around for a while now and until recently have been the de-facto form factor especially in private cloud deployments. In this post, I would like to cover the history of physical servers to virtual machines to containers. Read on to learn more!
I have been running my blog out of my house since forever. While at VMware, in addition to my WordPress VM I was running many other VMs in my home lab. Given my job change, I have less of a need for my home lab. In fact, the only VM I had left was my WordPress VM. Given this, I decided to move my blog to my Synology box. Read on to learn more!
Have you ever compiled something from source? If so, you have likely used a Makefile. Have you ever written a Makefile? Makefiles are extremely powerful, but not the most intuitive. In this post, I would like to talk a bit about the lessons I have learned after needing to become knowledgable about Makefiles. Read on to learn more!
