infrastructure management
Cloud-Native Complexity Is a Cost: When More Platform Layers Stop Adding Value
Cloud-native environments rarely become complex overnight. In most teams, complexity builds gradually. A platform may begin with containers and a basic deployment process, then grow to include orchestration, CI/CD, observability, security controls, ...
3 Ways to Manage Microservices Infrastructure Complexity
One of the biggest complaints I hear against microservices architectures is that they create overly complex applications. The fact that they contain so many moving parts (compared to comparable monoliths or N-Tier ...
Securing Kubernetes at the Infrastructure Level
Infrastructure security is important to get right so that attacks can be prevented—or, in the case of a successful attack, damage can be minimized. It is especially important in a Kubernetes environment ...
What is a Container Orchestrator, Anyway?
Container orchestration has become a hot topic following Docker’s ascent. There are lots of orchestrators out there, and people tend to have strong opinions about which one is best. But in this ...

