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Notes on cloud platforms, infrastructure, containers, delivery, security, and resilient operations.

14 Jul 2026 · 7 min read

Container Networking Without the Mystery

At first glance, container networking looks like a collection of small details: localhost, 0.0.0.0, eth0, bridge networks, ports, and broadcast addresses. The details matter because each one …
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05 Feb 2024 · 10 min read

The 3rd Wave of Cloud Computing

In this article, you’ll learn what WebAssembly and WASI add to server-side compute, where the component model helps, and which claims remain speculative. That distinction matters …
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04 Feb 2024 · 2 min read

Compare Resources from a Terraform Plan

In this article, you’ll learn how to inspect Terraform plan changes using the supported JSON representation instead of scraping human-readable output. That matters because a plan is a …
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15 Jan 2022 · 3 min read

K8s Selectors and Labels

In this article, you’ll learn how Kubernetes labels and selectors bind controllers to Pods, and why an accidental mismatch is operationally serious. That distinction matters because …
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15 Jan 2022 · 4 min read

Azure Defender for Cloud

In this article, you’ll learn how Microsoft Defender for Cloud evaluates container workloads and where its recommendations fit in a delivery pipeline. That distinction matters because …
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06 Nov 2020 · 3 min read

My First Outing With Dapr

In this article, you’ll learn what Dapr contributes to a Kubernetes application and where its building blocks stop short of replacing application design. That distinction matters …
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02 Nov 2020 · 5 min read

How to Use Kubernetes ConfigMap

In this article, you’ll learn how to create ConfigMaps, consume them from Pods, and keep confidential values in an appropriate secret system. That distinction matters because cloud …
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21 Sep 2020 · 3 min read

Nodejs Container Restart Policy

In this article, you’ll learn how process failure, container restart policies, and orchestration each cover a different part of Node.js resilience. That distinction matters because …
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23 Jul 2020 · 3 min read

Terraform Get Values

In this article, you’ll learn how Terraform expressions expose values directly and why text-oriented workarounds are brittle. That distinction matters because cloud failures usually …
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06 Apr 2020 · 8 min read

Kubernetes on Windows

In this article, you’ll learn how to build a local Kubernetes learning environment on Windows and understand each moving part rather than memorising commands. That distinction matters …
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