Platform Engineering: Architecture for Developer Experience
October 19, 2020
Architectural patterns for building internal developer platforms including self-service infrastructure, golden paths, and team topologies
Multi-Cluster Kubernetes: Architectural Patterns and Trade-offs
February 18, 2020
Exploring topology strategies, federation approaches, and cross-cluster communication patterns for distributed Kubernetes deployments
Remote-First Engineering Culture: Lessons from Distributed Teams
January 15, 2020
Building effective remote engineering teams with cloud-native practices, asynchronous collaboration, and robust communication patterns
2019 Year in Review: Production Cloud-Native at Scale
December 27, 2019
Lessons learned running cloud-native infrastructure in production throughout 2019
Progressive Delivery: Canary Deployments and Feature Flags
November 19, 2019
Implementing safe deployment strategies with gradual rollouts
Event-Driven Architectures: Messaging Patterns at Scale
October 21, 2019
Building resilient event-driven systems with message queues and streams
Cloud Cost Optimization: FinOps for Kubernetes
September 16, 2019
Strategies for reducing cloud spending while maintaining performance
Debugging Distributed Systems: Tools and Methodologies
August 19, 2019
Systematic approaches to debugging complex distributed applications
Site Reliability Engineering Practices: SLOs, Error Budgets, and On-Call
July 23, 2019
Implementing SRE principles for reliable cloud-native services
Zero-Trust Networking: Implementing Security Beyond the Perimeter
June 18, 2019
Moving from perimeter-based security to zero-trust models in cloud-native environments
Infrastructure as Code Best Practices: Terraform at Scale
May 20, 2019
Production-tested patterns for managing infrastructure as code with Terraform across multiple environments and teams
Service Mesh Observability: Deep Insights into Microservices Traffic
March 19, 2019
Leveraging service mesh capabilities for comprehensive observability across distributed microservices architectures
Kubernetes Security Hardening: From Defaults to Defense in Depth
January 16, 2019
Comprehensive guide to hardening Kubernetes clusters beyond default configurations, covering RBAC, network policies, and admission control
2018 Year in Review: Cloud-Native Reaches Maturity
December 28, 2018
Reflecting on the major milestones, trends, and lessons learned in cloud-native technologies throughout 2018
Container Runtime Security: Protecting the Foundation
November 22, 2018
Exploring container runtime security from kernel namespaces to security policies, covering vulnerabilities and hardening strategies
The Evolution of Cloud-Native Monitoring: From Metrics to Observability
September 17, 2018
How monitoring practices have evolved in cloud-native environments, embracing metrics, logs, traces, and the observability mindset
Multi-Tenant Architecture Patterns: Isolation, Efficiency, and Trade-offs
August 20, 2018
Exploring multi-tenancy strategies for SaaS applications, from database isolation to Kubernetes namespace designs
Chaos Engineering Fundamentals: Building Resilient Distributed Systems
July 25, 2018
An introduction to chaos engineering principles and practices for testing and improving system resilience in production environments
Securing Secrets in Cloud-Native Applications: Beyond Environment Variables
June 14, 2018
Comprehensive strategies for managing sensitive data in cloud-native applications, from basic practices to advanced secret management systems
GitOps Workflows: Infrastructure as Code Meets Continuous Delivery
May 22, 2018
Implementing GitOps practices for declarative infrastructure and application deployment in Kubernetes environments
Running Service Mesh in Production: Lessons from the Trenches
March 20, 2018
Real-world experiences and practical guidance for deploying Istio and Linkerd service meshes in production environments
Building Kubernetes Operators: Extending the Platform with Custom Controllers
January 15, 2018
A deep dive into building Kubernetes operators and custom controllers to automate complex application management at scale
2017 Year in Review: Cloud-Native Evolution and Security Maturity
December 28, 2017
Reflecting on a transformative year in cloud-native infrastructure, security practices, and distributed systems
Container Orchestration Best Practices: Running Production Workloads
November 21, 2017
Practical lessons learned from running containerized applications in production with Kubernetes and other orchestration platforms
Cloud Migration Strategies: From Legacy to Cloud-Native
August 17, 2017
Practical patterns and strategies for migrating legacy systems to the cloud, minimizing risk while maximizing business value
Service Mesh: A New Layer for Microservices Communication
March 15, 2017
Understanding service mesh architecture and how it solves critical challenges in microservices communication, security, and observability
Advanced Kubernetes Patterns for Production Readiness
February 20, 2017
Moving beyond basic Kubernetes deployments to build production-ready container orchestration with advanced patterns and best practices
2016 Year in Review: Cloud-Native Security Trends
December 28, 2016
Reflecting on the major cloud security developments of 2016—from container security to multi-cloud adoption, GDPR preparation, and the evolution of DevSecOps culture.
Container Security Best Practices: Lessons from Production
July 15, 2016
Practical security strategies for containerized applications in production environments, from image hardening to runtime protection.
CI/CD for Security Software: Automating Deployment Without Compromising Security
May 19, 2016
Building continuous integration and deployment pipelines for security-critical microservices while maintaining rigorous security controls and compliance requirements
Kubernetes in Production: Running Security Services at Scale
March 22, 2016
Taking Kubernetes from experimental to production for key management microservices, sharing lessons learned from six months of real-world operation
2015 Year in Review: Cloud Security and Distributed Systems Trends
December 28, 2015
Reflecting on the major trends in cloud security, distributed systems, and infrastructure in 2015, and what they mean for the year ahead.
First Look at Kubernetes: Orchestrating Security Microservices
August 20, 2015
Exploring Kubernetes for orchestrating containerized key management microservices and evaluating if it's ready for production security workloads
First Steps with Kubernetes: Container Orchestration for the Future
May 28, 2015
An early exploration of Kubernetes and its potential for orchestrating containerized workloads, including security services and distributed systems.