Blog Posts
Long-form write-ups on AWS, DevOps and Infrastructure as Code. The kind of post you read once, then come back to with a terminal open.
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
The Democratization of Container Security: Docker Hardened Images
- Docker
- Container Security
- 19 Dec 2025
- 07 Mins read
On December 17, 2025, the world of container security changed in a big way. Docker decided to open up its entire catalog of over 1,000 Docker Hardened Images (DHI) to everyone under the Apache 2.0 lic
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
Compliance as Code: Making Security Easier with Terraform and InSpec
- Compliance as Code
- Security
- 03 Aug 2025
- 16 Mins read
Hey, so you know how keeping our tech stuff secure and following all the rules can be a real headache these days? With everything moving to the cloud and so many regulations popping up, it's tough to
Low-Code vs. Custom Code: Let's Talk About Speed and Tech Debt
- Low Code
- Custom Code
- 21 Jun 2025
- 18 Mins read
In the ever-changing world of making software, there's always this big question: how do we build things quickly without creating a mess down the road? That's where "low-code" development comes into pl
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