Tips, guides, and best practices to work with cloud tech
Join the bespinian team at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 in Amsterdam (March 23-26). Let's discuss Kubernetes migrations, platform engineering, cloud security, and building developer-friendly cloud platforms.
Learn how AWS OAM, StackSets, and Delegated Administration enable fully automated cross-account observability across all your AWS workload accounts.
Learn how to build strong cloud applications using four simple ideas: Tolerance, Fortitude, Resilience, and Adaptability.
Learn how to deploy and manage large language models on Kubernetes using Ollama for simple setups and vLLM Production Stack for high-traffic production scenarios.
Discover how KubeVirt extends Kubernetes to run and manage virtual machines alongside containers using the same APIs, tools, and workflows.
Avoid common serverless pitfalls and level up your game with this comprehensive guide covering logging, tracing, cold starts, security, and deployment strategies.
Maximize the value of external consultants with effective onboarding, clear communication, and well-defined expectations to ensure they contribute meaningfully to your project.
Discover practical strategies for building a motivated and high-performing team based on insights from influential books on team dynamics, motivation, and organizational culture.
Discover how to share network configuration and organizational information across AWS landing zone member accounts using SSM Parameter Store and Resource Access Manager (RAM). A practical guide to solving the challenge of sharing subnet IDs and other metadata without manual tagging.
Master multi-region AWS deployments with Terraform and Terraform Cloud. Learn how to structure your infrastructure using modules, manage multiple providers, and deploy resources across different AWS regions for improved availability and disaster recovery.
Discover Vim's command-line window feature that lets you edit commands and searches using familiar Vim motions. Learn how to access command history, modify filters, and integrate this hidden gem into your workflow for more efficient text editing.
Learn how to migrate from JMS to Apache Kafka using Kafka Connect. A comprehensive guide covering ActiveMQ integration, Karapace Schema Registry setup, and practical examples for offloading messages from JMS queues to Kafka topics.
Follow Kurt's journey as he learns about essential cloud services including object storage, managed databases, serverless runtimes, and message queues while running a theater ticket shop.
Explore different technologies for defining service contracts including OpenAPI, GraphQL, and gRPC, and learn best practices for maintaining specification and implementation in sync.
Learn how to combine Git and Infrastructure as Code to implement GitOps for both applications and infrastructure. Explore Argo CD for Kubernetes deployments, Terraform for infrastructure management, and best practices for continuous deployment and declarative infrastructure.
Understand the difference between monitoring and observability, and learn how to implement true observability in distributed cloud systems to effectively troubleshoot unknown issues.
Learn about Infrastructure as Code principles, declarative infrastructure management, and tools like Terraform, Packer, and AWS CloudFormation. Explore best practices for versioning, testing, and automating your infrastructure deployments.
Master Git best practices for team collaboration. Learn how to write effective commit messages, choose between Gitflow and GitHub Flow branching strategies, handle pull requests, and use Git hooks to automate and enforce conventions.
Learn how to implement cost transparency in Kubernetes clusters using Prometheus and other tools to track resource usage, attribute workloads, and enable chargebacks.
A concise step-by-step guide to installing Arch Linux on UEFI systems with full disk encryption using LUKS.
Build comprehensive Grafana dashboards for Node.js applications on Kubernetes. Learn PromQL queries for metrics like requests per second, request performance, CPU and memory usage, service-level objectives, and container restarts using Prometheus data.
Master efficient navigation in Vim with this comprehensive guide covering movement keys, search techniques, and useful plugins to boost your editing speed.
Deploy Zenbot, an open-source cryptocurrency trading bot, to Cloud Foundry to automate your crypto trading strategies on platforms like GDAX.
Deploy WordPress on Cloud Foundry with externalized file storage using S3 to handle media uploads in a cloud-native way.
Deploy a private Docker Registry on Cloud Foundry using S3 for storage and Redis for caching to securely manage your container images.
Deploy Ghost, a modern Node.js blogging platform, on Cloud Foundry with MariaDB and optional S3 storage for media files.
Learn how to use Docker to quickly set up and tear down backend services for local development, keeping your machine clean and your workflows efficient.
Learn how to create and manage S3 buckets on Cloud Foundry using s3cmd or the open-source S3 Manager application.
Learn how to implement blue-green deployment on Cloud Foundry to achieve zero-downtime updates and safely roll back changes using a simple shell script.
Deploy Piwik, an open-source analytics platform, on Cloud Foundry as an alternative to Google Analytics with full control over your data.
Discover how to configure static front-end applications on Cloud Foundry using environment variables by exposing configuration through an HTTP endpoint with nginx.
Learn how to use Cloud Foundry Route Services to add authentication, rate limiting, or logging at the route level by intercepting requests before they reach your application.
Learn how to create Angular services that consume Feathers WebSocket APIs using RxJS Observables for real-time, reactive data streams.
Deploy Strider, an open-source CI/CD server, on Cloud Foundry to automatically test, build, and deploy your applications on every git push.
