Feb 2025
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9 min read
Why Your Terraform Modules Are Too Big — And How to Fix Them
Most IaC problems aren't about syntax. They're about scope. A practical guide to module boundaries that scale with your team.
Terraform
IaC
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Jan 2025
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11 min read
Kubernetes Troubleshooting: Common Errors and How to Fix Them
CrashLoopBackOff, Pending pods, ImagePullBackOff — a production-focused guide to diagnosing the most common Kubernetes errors.
Kubernetes
EKS
DevOps
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Dec 2024
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8 min read
GitHub Actions vs Jenkins: An Honest Comparison from Production
Both work. The question is which works for your situation. A no-hype comparison based on real migration experience.
CI/CD
GitHub Actions
Jenkins
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Nov 2024
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12 min read
Setting Up Prometheus and Grafana on EKS: A Production Guide
Install kube-prometheus-stack, configure alerts, and build the observability foundation your cluster needs before it scales.
Kubernetes
Prometheus
AWS EKS
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Oct 2024
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8 min read
Dockerfile Best Practices for Production
Most Dockerfiles work in dev but create security and performance problems in production. Here's what actually matters at scale.
Docker
Kubernetes
Security
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Sep 2024
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10 min read
AWS Cost Optimization: How to Cut Cloud Spend by 20% Systematically
From tagging and right-sizing to S3 lifecycle policies and NAT Gateway audits. The process that actually works.
AWS
FinOps
Terraform
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Aug 2024
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11 min read
ArgoCD and GitOps: A Production Setup Guide
Repo structure, Application manifests, progressive delivery with Argo Rollouts, and the mistakes that will bite you if you skip them.
ArgoCD
GitOps
Kubernetes
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Jul 2024
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9 min read
Ansible for Server Automation at Scale: A Practical Guide
Project structure, idempotent tasks, automated OS patching with serial execution, and running it all from CI/CD pipelines.
Ansible
IaC
Automation
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Jun 2024
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10 min read
Building a DevSecOps Pipeline: Security That Doesn't Slow Teams Down
SAST, SCA, container scanning, and secret detection wired into CI/CD in a way teams actually use — not bypass.
DevSecOps
GitHub Actions
Security
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May 2025●8 min read
When Internal Tooling Becomes a Barrier: A DevOps Mindset Problem
A DNS change that took hours instead of minutes. This isn't just a tooling issue — it's a mindset issue about how we build internal platforms.
Platform EngineeringDX
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Apr 2025●10 min read
Cut AWS EC2 Costs by 60% with Instance Scheduling
Non-production instances running 24/7 is one of the most fixable sources of AWS waste. Lambda + EventBridge scheduler with full Terraform code.
AWSFinOpsLambda
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Mar 2025●7 min read
Hands-On Always Beats Theory: How to Actually Learn DevOps
The knowledge that matters most only comes from operating real systems. How to learn DevOps in a way that actually sticks after 8 years in production.
DevOpsKubernetesCareer
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Feb 2025●9 min read
Stop Hardcoding Environment Variables in CI/CD Pipelines
Hardcoding variables is a bomb waiting to go off at scale. How to manage environment-specific config properly with GitHub Actions, Secrets Manager, and Terraform.
CI/CDSecurityGitHub Actions
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