The hottest DevOps Substack posts right now

And their main takeaways
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Mobile DevOps for Enterprise that Just Works

Jacob’s Tech Tavern • 3 HN points • 15 Jan 24
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Mobile DevOps for Enterprise can be challenging due to the unique requirements and constraints of mobile development.
  2. Appcircle offers a more streamlined and user-friendly approach to setting up CI/CD pipelines, especially for mobile projects.
  3. Appcircle provides advantages such as simplified infrastructure management, faster build speeds, comprehensive permissions management, and features like tester management and enterprise app store.

My Other Computer is Amazon EC2

Bit by Bit • 2 HN points • 18 Apr 23
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Transitioning to running your dev environment on the cloud, like Amazon EC2, can offer more versatility and improved performance.
  2. Key components of setting up a development environment on Amazon EC2 include VPC, Autoscaling Group, and EC2 Instance with specific configurations.
  3. Optimizations like adding tailscale, hibernating instances, using vscode for connection, and utilizing reserved instances can further enhance the cloud-based development setup.

It's not what DevOps mean!

Cloud Weekly • 2 HN points • 14 Apr 23
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Avoid having gatekeepers in your release cycle to reduce costs and improve organizational efficiency.
  2. Challenge bad processes and strive for daily value delivery to engineers and users.
  3. Embrace DevOps principles like automation, collaboration, and continuous testing for faster, high-quality software delivery.

Developer-Led Low Latency Systems

Tyler’s Musings • 1 HN point • 15 Feb 24
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Tyler Jewell is now the CEO of Lightbend, focusing on building and securing low latency systems for various renowned companies.
  2. He has a strong background in product management, running successful DevOps companies, and making impactful investments in the developer-led landscape.
  3. Through Lightbend and his expertise, Tyler continues to support and advise startups like AppMap, Archipelo, CUE Labs, Oxeye Security, TheLoops, and Zingly.
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Podcast Appearance: Practical Operations

Certo Modo • 0 implied HN points • 28 Jun 23
🎙 Podcasts DevOps
  1. Amin Astaneh was a guest on the Practical Operations podcast, discussing DevOps transformations and Site Reliability Engineering.
  2. The podcast focuses on real-world use cases and solutions to common problems in systems and operations.
  3. The hosts of the podcast are highly knowledgeable and entertaining to listen to.

Why Adopt DevOps & SRE?

Certo Modo • 0 implied HN points • 05 May 23
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. In software development, the goal is to make money by increasing subscriptions and shipping code quickly while minimizing operational costs.
  2. DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) help increase code delivery by enabling frequent deployments and short lead times for bug fixes.
  3. DevOps and SRE also help reduce infrastructure costs through techniques like capacity planning and identifying resource bottlenecks to optimize performance.

No assembly required: the benefits of an opinionated platform

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 23 May 24
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Specialists like doctors and lawyers often hesitate to provide clear recommendations to avoid legal issues, leaving people to make decisions on their own.
  2. Cloud platforms like AWS and GCP offer numerous options but lack clear guidance, leading to decision paralysis for users.
  3. An opinionated platform, like Konfig, can save engineering resources by providing pre-configured solutions based on best practices, allowing teams to focus on innovation.

Six practices for implementing Kubernetes on GCP

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 27 Feb 23
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Use Minikube for local Kubernetes development to ensure consistency with production version.
  2. Build containers with caution, favoring restricted base images to reduce vulnerabilities and improve security.
  3. Ensure automation in deployments, design for rollbacks, and use immutable infrastructure principles for managing Kubernetes applications.

SRE Doesn’t Scale

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 06 Oct 21
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Implementing SRE in organizations, especially with microservices and cloud, can lead to significant challenges and disruptions.
  2. Scaling the traditional SRE model with microservices becomes resource-intensive and difficult due to the vast number of services to support.
  3. To address scalability issues, consider a framework-oriented model, standardizing tools, codifying best practices, and involving shared responsibility between SRE and development teams.

Structuring a Cloud Infrastructure Organization

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 07 Dec 20
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Transitioning to the cloud involves structuring engineering organizations effectively into product development and infrastructure components.
  2. Operations in the cloud require a balance between empowering developers and maintaining operational efficiencies through tools, standards, and abstractions.
  3. Creating efficient cloud infrastructure organizations involves teams like Developer Productivity, Infrastructure Engineering, and Cloud Engineering, each with specific charters and missions supporting product development.

Operations in the World of Developer Enablement

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 24 Jan 19
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. NewOps is an evolution of DevOps, focusing on Operations through a product lens to shift Ops teams from masters of production to enablers of production.
  2. Developer Enablement empowers dev teams to control their own destiny, extending responsibilities beyond building products to include testing, security, deployment, and operation of systems.
  3. In the world of Developer Enablement in the cloud, Operations teams take on more advisory roles, providing domain expertise, guidance, and ensuring dev teams consider key operational aspects early in the development process.

Scaling DevOps and the Revival of Operations

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 18 Apr 18
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Ops is evolving due to cloud, automation, and importance of DevOps. The focus is on automation augmenting us for better software.
  2. Operations is shifting to NewOps, bridging cloud infrastructure and product development. Software is the future of Ops.
  3. Specialization and scaling in Ops involve empowering development teams through tooling, automation, and a product mindset. Focus on enabling developers to self-service with guardrails in place.

The Future of Ops

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 13 Feb 18
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Traditional Operations is evolving with the move to cloud, embracing the 'NoOps movement' and focusing on automation and key services.
  2. The future of QA and Ops involves a shift towards tool-focused roles, with teams building tools and being embedded within development teams.
  3. NewOps treats Ops like a product team, emphasizes empowering developers, and integrates systems thinking and accountability within development.

Git commit hooks with Husky

The Open Source Expert • 0 implied HN points • 17 Jul 24
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Using Husky for Git hooks gives you quick feedback before making a commit. This helps catch errors early, saving time later.
  2. Automating checks like linting or testing before a commit prevents you from forgetting to run them manually. It improves the code quality before you share it.
  3. Even with local hooks, don't skip CI checks since they're still important. CI runs on a fresh setup and ensures everything works properly in the project.

Coming soon

Beekey’s Substack • 0 implied HN points • 22 Jul 24
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. The writer is launching a new project soon. Stay tuned for updates!
  2. They have a selection of previous articles that cover various software development topics. Check them out if you're interested!
  3. The posts focus on practical insights and issues in software development, which could be helpful for developers.

Getting LaunchFast on the hands of devs ♥️

André Casal's Substack • 0 implied HN points • 09 Aug 24
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Getting user feedback is really important. Talking to developers showed what needs to be improved in the product.
  2. The homepage of the app now has clear instructions for users. This makes it easier for new customers to understand how to use the product right away.
  3. Next steps include improving the landing page and preparing for a launch on Product Hunt. There’s a lot to work on to make the product better!

Building a Fly.io-like Scheduler Part 1: Basic Coordinator and Workers

aspiring.dev • 0 implied HN points • 23 Feb 23
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Fly.io uses synchronous scheduling, meaning you either get a compute resource when you ask for it or you don't. This makes it simpler to handle workloads like serverless functions.
  2. The scheduler's design allows workers to manage their own availability, removing the need for a separate database. This lets workers freely join or leave the system without issues.
  3. In this system, a coordinator requests and schedules tasks on available worker nodes. The first worker to respond gets the task, making it efficient for various jobs like running Docker containers or AI inference.

Fail Safe, Fail Smart… Succeed! (Part 3 of 3)

It Depends / Nimble Autonomy • 0 implied HN points • 30 Jul 24
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. It's important to expect failure in technology work. Today, we design systems with the understanding that things can go wrong at any moment.
  2. Building small, separate services helps manage problems better. If one part fails, it doesn't ruin the whole system, making the user experience smoother.
  3. Learning from failures is key to improvement. When mistakes happen, analyzing them without blame leads to better results in the future.

Mastering Helm from Scratch: Part 0 – Getting Started with Your Helm Journey

Curious Devs Corner • 0 implied HN points • 01 Oct 24
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. You will learn how to use Helm, which helps manage applications in Kubernetes. The course starts with the basics and builds up to more advanced topics.
  2. This course is great for anyone interested in cloud technologies, especially developers and system admins. You don't need to be an expert, but some basic Kubernetes knowledge is helpful.
  3. Hands-on exercises are included to make learning practical and fun. There's also a bonus workbook and quiz to reinforce what you learn.

Curious Devs Corner

Curious Devs Corner • 0 implied HN points • 07 Jul 24
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Curious Devs Corner is a publication for IT professionals looking to learn more about technology. It covers various topics like Spring Boot, Cloud, and AI to help developers grow their skills.
  2. The publication offers easy-to-follow tutorials and hands-on experiences. This makes it a great resource for those who enjoy practical learning when exploring new technologies.
  3. It's designed especially for developers who are curious and want to stay updated on the latest trends in the tech world. This could be a valuable tool for anyone wanting to advance their knowledge.

HN blogs - 14/10/24

HackerNews blogs newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 14 Oct 24
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Early praise for projects can actually hurt their success. It's important to be cautious about giving too much positive feedback too soon.
  2. Modern technology, like large language models, can help update old applications more efficiently and at a lower cost. This means businesses can save time and money when refreshing their software.
  3. Trust is a crucial element in teamwork and collaboration. When people trust each other, it can lead to better outcomes in projects and relationships.

💥 Tech Talks Weekly #32: Devoxx Belgium, Beam Summit, PyCon DE and many more!

Tech Talks Weekly • 0 implied HN points • 12 Oct 24
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. There are many new tech talks available from popular conferences like Devoxx Belgium and PyCon DE. It's a great chance to learn from experts in the field.
  2. Tech Talks Weekly is a free newsletter that delivers the latest tech talks right to your inbox, making it easier to keep up with new ideas and trends.
  3. Engaging with the community by sharing about Tech Talks Weekly or providing feedback can help create better content and foster collaboration among tech enthusiasts.

TTW Extra #5 🔥: Must-watch 2024 QCon talks

Tech Talks Weekly • 0 implied HN points • 04 Jun 24
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. QCon talks cover a wide range of software engineering topics, including backend, frontend, AI, and DevOps. These talks are great for anyone looking to learn more about tech trends.
  2. A curated list of 35 must-watch talks from QCon London and San Francisco includes interesting topics like how Netflix uses Java and scaling with Amazon DynamoDB. These videos can help you understand real-world applications of technology.
  3. If you subscribe, you'll get a weekly email with new talks from over 100 conferences. This is an easy way to stay updated on tech without the clutter of YouTube.

TTW Extra #2: All Kubernetes conference talks from 2023 ordered by the number of views

Tech Talks Weekly • 0 implied HN points • 06 Mar 24
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. In 2023, over 550 Kubernetes conference talks were shared, focusing on various trends like GitOps and cluster security. These talks gave a broad view of the current Kubernetes landscape and its applications.
  2. Some of the most viewed talks include topics like Kubernetes software rollouts and scaling workloads, with thousands of views showing strong interest in practical, actionable content.
  3. Kubernetes continues to evolve rapidly, with new tools and practices emerging to improve developer experience, security, and resource management in cloud environments.

GCP Setup for Organizations

Vasu’s Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 01 Nov 24
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. To set up Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for a company, you first need to create an organization. You can do this by signing up with either Google Workspace or Cloud Identity.
  2. After creating the organization, the next step is to create users and groups. This is done through the admin console using your admin account.
  3. Once users are set up, you can create projects and manage permissions. This allows different users to have specific access, like creating storage buckets, based on their roles.

POSTGRESQL CLIENT IMPLEMENTATION IN AWS LAMBDA CONTAINER IMAGES

My Makerspace • 0 implied HN points • 02 Feb 25
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. You can set up a PostgreSQL client in AWS Lambda using Docker. Just use a specific base image and install the PostgreSQL package.
  2. Configuration for the Lambda function involves setting up environment variables for the database connection and ensuring proper network settings.
  3. To deploy the setup, you'll need to build and deploy your serverless application using simple commands in AWS SAM.

API Prototyping in Practice

The API Changelog • 0 implied HN points • 06 Dec 25
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Build small, just-in-time API prototypes to validate one assumption at a time and get real consumer feedback before you implement the full API.
  2. Use OpenAPI and mock-server tools to quickly turn specs into working prototypes you can share and iterate on as the spec changes.
  3. Prototyping reduces the risk of building unusable APIs, but adoption is limited by delivery pressure and the current lack of unified, low-cost tooling, so teams must weigh the upfront cost against long-term value.

The Missing Layer: Why Your Static Infrastructure Deserves to Be Hacked

Phoenix Substack • 0 implied HN points • 11 Dec 25
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Static, predictable infrastructure is a liability. When systems don't change, attackers can map and exploit them easily.
  2. Attackers use AI to automate reconnaissance, turning initial mapping into a cheap, reusable asset while defenders bear the cleanup costs.
  3. Moving Target Defense is the missing enforcement layer: constantly change assets and topology so attackers must redo reconnaissance and pay higher ongoing costs.

The World Of Helm

Luminotes • 0 implied HN points • 09 Apr 23
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Helm is like a package manager for Kubernetes, providing templating capabilities and the ability to manage resources and infrastructure.
  2. A Helm chart defines Kubernetes resources in a folder with templates in YAML format, allowing for the creation of releases and packages.
  3. Using Helmfile in combination with Helm simplifies managing multiple charts and deploying different sets of features or values in Kubernetes environments.

Phoenix Rising: Fortifying Kubernetes and Beyond

Phoenix Substack • 0 implied HN points • 18 Oct 23
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Phoenix AMTD Operator enhances security for Kubernetes clusters, endpoints, and networks.
  2. Dynamic security adjustments with the Phoenix AMTD Operator help maintain a robust defense against emerging threats in Kubernetes environments.
  3. Automating moving target defense strategies can bolster endpoint security and make infrastructure more resilient.

CTO/co-founder 🕵️‍♀️

Embraceme.app • 0 implied HN points • 17 Nov 23
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Building a grief guide app to help people process loss and provide support.
  2. Offering bite-sized daily missions and AI chatbot support for personalized assistance.
  3. Seeking pre-seed investment for Embraceme AI app development and looking for CTO with iOS skills.

How to Show Your Value In DevOps/SRE

Certo Modo • 0 implied HN points • 14 Dec 23
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Focus on demonstrating the impact of your work to the business in terms of time and money saved/made compared to what you are being paid.
  2. Communicate the importance of your work to your peers and stakeholders by adding value propositions to your tasks, measuring impact, and tracking significant wins with supporting metrics.
  3. Consistently delivering impactful work, improving organizational perception, and effective communication can lead to growth opportunities such as team expansion, promotions, and better job offers.

Building DroneCI Pipelines

Certo Modo • 0 implied HN points • 14 Nov 23
🕹 Technology DevOps
  1. Each pipeline step in DroneCI can use different container images, allowing for versatile tasks like testing across multiple platforms.
  2. Base64 encoding secrets in DroneCI is a useful technique for securely handling sensitive information like SSH keys.
  3. Monitoring DroneCI pipelines can be enhanced by utilizing Prometheus to track status, duration, and using a Push Gateway to export build metrics.