Azure How to Keep up with the Rapid Pace of Azure I work with Azure a lot. And as a Solutions Architect, I often find myself seeking answers to rather deep questions, refreshing my memory on old tech or concepts, or
aks Create a full-featured Kubernetes Cluster on your PC With only a single command, you could have a fully-functional cluster running locally in seconds!
Azure Kubernetes Service The Best Way to Get Started with Kubernetes I'm going to share with you some of the best resources out there for learning Kubernetes. Take a look!
kubernetes Set a Default Namespace for Kubectl (And Easily Jump Between Namespaces) A few quick and easy ways to switch contexts rapidly.
manager How to Make your Developers Work Faster Find the courage to slow down so you can speed up. This counterintuitive approach is indubitably the most effective way to create a high-performing team or organization.
git Choosing a Git Branching Strategy There are several out there, and a lot of opinions to go with them. Having served in a consulting capacity for many organizations, ranging from small startups to very large
devops Pipelines as Code - Don't Reinvent the Wheel The term "Pipelines as Code" means that you are defining the process through which your code moves from source control, all the way to running in production. This practice is
culture A Guide to Building Tech Team Culture In my career, I have worked across so many types of companies. (List not in order) A large tech companyA large non-profitA small non-profitAn early-stage tech startupA small boot-strapped Azure
aks GitOps with Terraform for Kubernetes Did you know that Terraform can run kubectl commands? Yep! There's a provider for Kubernetes. The Kubernetes provider has a growing list of resources that you can manage via Terraform.
kubernetes Migrating to Kubernetes: A Manager's Guide to Effective Transition (Part 1) For teams that are looking to build out a Kubernetes cluster and migrate their applications, my first reaction is always the same, no matter the skill-level and capability of the
github Sorting GitHub Repositories GitHub has taken a strong stance on not implementing a folder structures to support sorting of repositories. Why is that? They believe that it is unnecessary – and it is. Adding
terraform Terraform and Helm Did you know that you can fully create a managed Kubernetes cluster in Azure using Terraform? Well you can take that one step further and also manage what's installed in
github GitHub Actions - Build and Push a Docker Image Github Actions are here, and they are really great to work with. Let's take a look at how you would use a GitHub action to build and push a Docker
scrum Why organizations suck at Scrum There are so many places to go wrong with Scrum. Most organizations adopt a whole slew of bad practices. Let's understand the basics of why...
process Starting with Production Too many times, I have worked with clients where the client demands that we create a new system starting with a development environment. From there, they often want to create
