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Ideal ECS: Why Startups Accidentally Reverse-Engineer Kubernetes
When you have a production incident, the first question you ask is: "What changed?" Everything was working perfectly, then something happened, and the "all good" state turned into an "on fire" state. AWS is incredibly reliable. In 99.99999% of cases, the problem is human. Someone made a change that created the problem. Perhaps each individual change was correct on its own. But they weren't made at the same time, or they weren't applied at the same time. Part 1. The Pain: Typ
Peter Stukalov
Nov 39 min read


What Is an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) and Why Should You Care?
Table of Contents How Exactly Does an IDP Help Your Business? 1. Accelerate Development with Self-Service and Ephemeral Environments 2. Boost Stability by Eliminating Human Error and Controlling Changes 3. Implementing Progressive Delivery for Safe Releases 4 . Slash Cloud Costs 5 . Enhance Security and Ensure Compliance 6 . Gain Transparency and End the Blame Game 7 . Standardize Observability 8 . Streamline New Developer Onboarding Practical Questions "How long does it take
Peter Stukalov
Oct 98 min read


How Your Infrastructure Is Burning Money: 8 Insidious Mistakes CTOs Make
My name is Peter Stukalov. With 20 years in the infrastructure game, I’ve seen it all. I’ve built projects and worked for everyone from...
Peter Stukalov
Oct 814 min read


Applying a GitOps approach to building infrastructure across the entire organization, including integrations with Kubernetes operators, public clouds, and external services.
Table of Contents Basic CI/CD Pipeline with GitHub, GitHub Actions, Helm, and Deployment on AWS EKS More complex CI/CD when multiple...
Peter Stukalov
Feb 2623 min read
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