Alireza Gharib Blog

Giant Swarm is all about making your platform engineering smarter. We deliver world-class runtime capability through our Kubernetes Cluster Fleet Management, built on Cluster API, while also providing the essential tools a good platform team needs to operate their platform as smooth as cheesecake. One such essential is observability. Observability allows you to measure your…

This post explores why even well-intentioned platform engineering initiatives tend to result in teams becoming larger than expected over time. It examines the drivers behind this growth trap and provides strategies for rightsizing based on organizational needs. As more companies recognize the strategic importance of platform engineering, many are jumping in with the allure of…

In the dynamic landscape of cloud native technologies, a standout trend emerges: platform engineering is the new cool kid in class! In the last few months alone, it’s hard to find a CNCF event without a spotlight on platform engineering. Notably, the 2024 KubeCon EU takes it a step further, dedicating a co-located event exclusively to this rising…

If you’re a marketer in 2024, it’s only a matter of time before someone suggests a podcast. 😅 In fact, you might be working on your company’s podcast right now, or listening to one as you cruise your inbox. Well, here at Giant Swarm, we’ve taken the podcast plunge ourselves. But our journey into the…

Since its inception in 2014, Giant Swarm has been 100% remote — not as an afterthought or a late-minute addendum but as part of its core (and I think very cool) founding philosophy.  An ever-evolving philosophy that challenges the status quo and invites us to do things better and differently, all while not taking itself…

As we soon celebrate our 10th birthday, we’ve been reflecting on what’s driven us since those early days — a mission to make our customers happy. That founding spirit fuels our excitement for Giant Swarm Platform 3.0. This release is special because it marries the hard-earned knowledge we’ve gained from a decade of managing Kubernetes…

The cloud and DevOps promised to make our infrastructure faster, cheaper and easier. However, in many organizations, this promise, unfortunately, fell short. Engineering teams find themselves trapped in a cycle of duplicating infrastructure, agonizing over the tools and components for each ‘unique’ use case, grappling with security concerns, and ultimately navigating the complex realm of…

Hard to fathom we’re already a month into 2024! With the new year comes speculation about what’s on the horizon. Peeking around the corner at what’s next is one of my favorite pastimes. But before gazing farther ahead, it’s worth glancing back… In retrospect, 2023 was a transformative year. We connected IRL at KubeCon, VMware…

We’re embarking on an expedition through the archives of Giant Swarm’s blog.  We’re dusting off our virtual time machines and donning our trusty Sherlock hats (aka looking at old links 😀) to decode the mysteries hidden within our old blog posts. But hold on, this isn’t a mere nostalgia trip; we’re on a quest to…

Being a 100% remote company for eight years and counting now, we’ve managed to pick up employees across the world. Situated in North America, South America, all across Europe, and even as far as South Korea! (Hey, Antonia 👋) Not to be confused with our yearly onsites where the whole company gets together (previous locations…