Need to dig into your kubernetes clusters?
A simple, intuitive, and fully customizable UI to dig into your kubernetes clusters: kubectl-dig https://github.com/sysdiglabs/kubectl-dig
Google’s Zero Trust Network approach
It’s all about security, but also about access. Google has adopted a new model for their security. No longer do they choose for perimeter security, they implement security throughout their network. Do not trust your network. It is probably already owned! You can read more about it here: https://thenewstack.io/how-to-start-applying-googles-zero-trust-model/
Serverless, containers or just VMs?
Finally we see real adoption in the enterprise of containers and containerorchestrators. Kubernetes is gaining popularity, but FaaS is also taking a leap. What’s the current stand and what to expect? More about that can be read here: https://thenewstack.io/add-it-up-serverless-vs-kubernetes-vs-containers/
SRE: The Biggest Lie Since Kanban?
A thought provoking article by Ernest Meuller on the implementation of SRE and Kanban and their effectiveness. Via the AgileAdmin: https://theagileadmin.com/2018/10/02/sre-the-biggest-lie-since-kanban/
A lesson in agile: How one team ended dependency delays
A very nice article on Agility and solving impediments through TechBeacon: A lesson in agile: How one team ended dependency delays
SRE vs. DevOps: competing standards or close friends?
A very nice article on the relation between DevOPS and SRE. Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and DevOps are two trending disciplines with quite a bit of overlap. In the past, some have called SRE a competing set of practices to DevOps. But we think they’re not so different after all. Through Google Cloud Platform Blog
SWARMing: Scaling Without A Religious Methodology
The most successful transformations I have experienced—the ones where you walk into the office and there is a tangible difference in the energy and interactions between people, where the commercial and management stakeholders are as excited and invested as the technology stakeholders, where everyone agrees on the metrics that matter and those metrics are trending …
Beat Generosity Burnout
Selflessness at work leads to exhaustion — and often hurts the very people you want to help. Here’s how to share your time and expertise more effectively. Beat Generosity Burnout at Harvard Business Review.
Delving into ummutable infrastructure
A great article about the difference between Mutable and Immutable infrastructure. Delving into ummutable infrastructure @ technicloud.com
Meltdown and Spectre Linux Kernel Status
Intel says its security updates will make 90% of modern PCs and phones IMMUNE to bugs that could expose billions of people’s private data to criminals (but experts warn the flaws are ‘unfixable’) A great read on the Meltdown and Spectre security flaws. Through the Linux Kernel Monkey Log. Some more explanation on the topic: …