Practical perspectives on enterprise software development, infrastructure automation, and cloud engineering from our project experience.
Docker and Kubernetes aren't competitors—they solve different problems. Understanding what each does, when you need orchestration, and how to avoid over-engineering your container strategy.
A practical comparison of ArgoCD and Flux for Kubernetes GitOps. Features, operational considerations, and how to choose the right tool for your team.
A practical comparison of AWS Lambda and EC2. Understanding when serverless makes sense, when traditional compute is better, and how to avoid over-engineering your cloud architecture.
Cutting through the zero trust marketing hype. What zero trust principles mean in practice, how to implement them incrementally, and avoiding the trap of buying your way to security.
A practical comparison of Terraform and Pulumi for infrastructure as code. When HCL makes sense, when real programming languages help, and what the migration looks like.
Understanding the differences between Nginx and Apache, when each excels, and how to choose the right web server for your application architecture.
How to structure AWS accounts as your organization grows. When single accounts break down, how to design an account hierarchy, and avoiding the common pitfalls.
Feature flags are powerful for safe deployments and gradual rollouts. They're also a source of technical debt and bugs when mismanaged. How to get the benefits without the mess.
Service meshes promise observability, security, and traffic management. But they're also complex. Here's how to decide if you need one and whether Istio is the right choice.
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