Why Kubernetes? Focus on the API, not the servers

Discussing the value and cost of Kubernetes in the light of various tech topics of 2023…

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Shifting left using feature deployments

Deploying features before merging into main. Should you? And if so, how would you?…

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PodDisruptionBudget confused: Labels matter.

PodDisruptionBudget and incomplete labels is not a great combination. How to prevent this situation and how to fix it.…

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Kubernetes Community Days 2023 Amsterdam

Recap of the Kubernetes Community Days 2023 Amsterdam event…

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Hackathon: Could we run NU.nl on LeafCloud sustainable hosting?

Hackathon time! The theme being ‘climate’: What would it take to run NU.nl on LeafCloud, a more environmental-friendly cloud than AWS? Let’s find out.…

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The mysterious case of the missing ECR image

Investigating why very occasionally we got bitten by our ECR lifecycle policy…

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Edgecase 2022: Kubernetes at the edge

Short recap of Edgecase 2022 conference that took place at may 24th in Utrecht NL.…

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EKS and the quest for IP addresses: Secondary CIDR ranges and private NAT gateways

How secondary CIDR ranges and private NAT gateways provide an alternative to custom networking, when needing to feed EKS routable IP addresses in an enterprise multi-VPC set up.…

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Terraform: Good plan = good apply

Examples on how to reduce impact of applying Terraform by careful planning, using target and modifying of state.…

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Shifting Akamai to the left using Terraform

Using Terraform to provision Akamai properties in a shift left testing practice.…

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