Cloud
Workload design for Cloud
Traditional approaches to creating and maintaining workloads in the enterprise often include contributions from many teams and individuals. They also include...
Daniel Watrous
I'm a Software & Electrical Engineer and online entrepreneur.
Cloud
Kubernetes on the cheap
UPDATE: Beginning in June, 2020, GKE will charge for the control plane. This means the design below will jump from $5/month...
Software Engineering
Let’s Encrypt quicker start
In spite of the popularity of Let’s Encrypt for generating free SSL/TLS certificates, I think their getting started page stinks. In...
Software Engineering
Software Development and batch size
I’ve been having a lot of conversations lately about batch size and how the choice of batch size impacts software development...
Software Engineering
Generate TLS Secret for kubernetes
Often in development or when working on proofs of concept (PoC), I need working SSL to protect an endpoint. If I...
Software Engineering
Kubernetes bootcamp
Introduction Kubernetes (also written k8s) is a powerful container orchestration platform that works with Docker. This first video provides a high...
Software Engineering
kubernetes overview
Kubernetes is getting a lot of attention recently, and there is good reason for that. Docker containers alone are little more...
Software Engineering
IT General Controls: Infrastructure vs Routing
IT general controls are important for various reasons, such as business continuity and regulatory compliance. Traditionally, controls have focused on the...
Software Engineering
Focus on Activities and Outcomes, not Procedures and Tools
An unfortunate digression in many technology selection efforts amounts to philosophical debates around tools and procedures. These debates revolve around tool...
Software Engineering
Developer Productivity and Vertical vs Horizontal Deployments
I’ve recently had many conversations related to developer productivity. In order for a developer to be productive, he must have control...