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10 Tips and Tricks for Using Kubernetes Helm
What Is Kubernetes Helm? Kubernetes Helm is a package manager designed to simplify the installation and management of applications on Kubernetes clusters. It handles the process of defining, installing, and upgrading complex Kubernetes applications. Kubernetes Helm packages, known as charts, contain all necessary components to run an application, service, or tool on Kubernetes. Charts are…
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Celebrating 10 Years of Kubernetes: A Journey Through Innovation
Kubernetes, the brainchild of Google, has revolutionized container orchestration and cloud-native computing over the past decade. Its evolution from an internal tool to an industry-standard platform is a testament to its robustness and the thriving community behind it. This article delves into the timeline of Kubernetes’ development, its remarkable success, key orchestration patterns, and essential…
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Two feet in a shoe: more than one container in a single Pod
Let’s get it straight: it is wrong to have more than one application container inside a single Pod. There are different reasons behind this statement and I will mention just a few of them. In any cases, the way Kubernetes has been designed brings us to the fact that having just one application container per…
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Unpopular Opinion: Scrum Creates Chaos?
The advent of agile methodologies has certainly been a phenomenon similar to the revolution of the 1960s. I believe that it’s some sort of Woodstock of information, which, as often happens in life, I only saw from afar. However, I continue to meet people who were there and who always stop to tell me that…
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gRPC in a Cloud-native Environment: Challenge Accepted
Introduction and Context TeamSystem Pay is a fintech company under the TeamSystem Group, specializing in digital payments and open banking services. Originally developed to meet internal demands, TeamSystem Pay has evolved, facing the complexities of a cloud-native setting and the strategic considerations inherent in this transition. This piece, written together with Davide Pellizzato, Head Of…
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5 Best Open Source Databases in 2024
When it comes to running an application smoothly, you need a server and a database. Back in the day, Oracle and SQL Server ruled the database world, but now, it’s like choosing between countless options on Black Friday. Proprietary and open source, relational and NoSQL, on-premise and cloud-based – it’s a lot to take in.…
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What Is CloudOps and How to Implement It in Your Organization?
Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik What Is CloudOps? CloudOps, or Cloud Operations, is a model for managing and delivering cloud-based services in a reliable, efficient, and scalable manner. It’s a set of best practices, principles, and tools that ensure the smooth functioning of cloud-based platforms and applications. It transcends the traditional boundaries of IT operations,…
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New Atlassian research on developer experience highlights a major disconnect between developers and leaders
Misalignment between engineers and their leaders is possibly the leading cause of a sub-optimal developer experience and, consequently, poor productivity. See for yourself here Thankfully, we have moved on from a time when a positive developer experience meant buying a few ping-pong tables and ordering pizza on a Friday. Leaders understand that improving developer experience…
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Navigating the new frontier of developer productivity with AI
Suzie Prince, Head of Product at Atlaasian recently spoke with Abi Noda, CEO at DX, and Andrew Boyagi, Head of DevOps Evangelism at Atlassian, about how AI is changing software development. They shared valuable insights on the best practices for using generative AI (GenAI) tools on your developer teams, how to get value from developer…
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Reimagining service management with Atlassian customers the NRMA and Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd
Recently, Atlassian held High Velocity: ITSM, an event covering ways to reimagine service management to include teams beyond IT. Atlassian customers joined in to discuss their journeys to digital transformation by way of Jira Service Management. During High Velocity’s keynote address, Atlassian Co-Founder Scott Farquhar sat down for a chat with Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd…