Confused about ALB vs Ingress vs API Gateway on EKS? Learn when to use each with real production architectures, Gateway API, service mesh, and scaling patterns used in 2026. The other day I was teaching microservices architecture on Kubernetes in…
The Kubernetes Ecosystem Has a Story. Every tool exists because Kubernetes alone wasn’t enough. Most people learn the Kubernetes ecosystem the wrong way. They see it as a list of tools. ArgoCD. KEDA. Karpenter. Istio. Kyverno. Prometheus. They add them to…
Here’s every major Kubernetes concept, explained the way it actually happened. Most people memorize Kubernetes concepts. That’s why none of it sticks. Every Kubernetes concept has a story, and every concept in Kubernetes exists to solve a problem. Give me…
Kubernetes Concepts are not random; each one has a beautiful problem-solving story behind it. Most people learn Kubernetes the wrong way. They see it as a list of concepts. Pods. Deployments. Services. Ingress. ConfigMaps. Secrets. HPA. They memorize them without…
Senior engineers do not get asked about pods and deployments. They get asked about the things that break. They are asked about scenarios in which something breaks and how they fixed it. You have to answer them with clarity if…
Kubernetes feels easy at first, but it gets complex fast if you don’t understand the core If you read the first post in this series, you now know the story behind Kubernetes. Why Google built it. Why the world needed it.…
Kubernetes is Retiring NGINX Ingress Controller: What It Actually Means and What You Should Do Remember the Docker panic of 2020? When Kubernetes announced they were deprecating dockershim, and the internet erupted with “Kubernetes is dropping Docker!” headlines? Everyone lost their…
Python script to find unencrypted SQS queues and encrypt them with a customer-managed KMS key. This is the first blog post on my blog series Python for DevOps. This is the sub-series of my ongoing blog series DevOps Zero to Hero.…
Writing a Python script to upgrade AWS Lambda functions running outdated/unsupported runtimes. This is the second blog post on my blog series Python for DevOps where I explore real-world devops use cases to write Python scripts. Automate encryption of SQS…
You cannot succeed in DevOps without understanding REST APIs. I see too many DevOps engineers copying API code from Stack Overflow, pasting it into their scripts, and hoping it works. They make API calls without understanding what headers do, why…
You cannot succeed in DevOps without solid Linux fundamentals. I see too many aspiring DevOps engineers jumping straight into container orchestration without understanding the operating system that runs everything underneath. You’re not ready for Kubernetes if you don’t understand Linux.…
If you’re manually creating cloud resources in 2025, you’re doing it wrong. I see too many DevOps engineers clicking around cloud consoles, creating resources manually, and wondering why their infrastructure is a mess. Most Devops folks come from an operations background,…
You cannot succeed in DevOps without solid Linux fundamentals. I see too many aspiring DevOps engineers jumping straight into container orchestration without understanding the operating system that runs everything underneath. Why Linux Matters in DevOps Every production server you’ll work…
Quick-fire answers to the most challenging Kubernetes questions that separate experienced DevOps engineers from beginners These 30 questions cover advanced Kubernetes concepts that every DevOps professional should know. Each answer is concise but comprehensive enough to demonstrate deep understanding during…
Master the concepts, architecture, and problem-solving approaches that matter in real interviews When Kubernetes comes up in a DevOps interview, expect deep technical discussions about architecture, troubleshooting methodologies, and design decisions. These 17 questions focus on conceptual understanding and systematic…
Are you looking to break into the high-demand field of DevOps in 2025? With companies increasingly adopting cloud technologies and automation, DevOps professionals are among the most sought-after tech workers today. This comprehensive 6-month roadmap will take you from complete…
Terraform on Google Cloud V1.6 — Cloud Run This is the 7th blog post on the series Terraform on Google Cloud, and in this blog, I will talk about Cloud Run, a managed GCP service to run your stateless, containerized…
Terraform on Google Cloud V1.4 — Cloud Functions In DevOps, secrets are like keys that unlock important resources and sensitive data. If these secrets are not securely managed, it can lead to unauthorized access, data breaches, and financial losses. That’s…
In this blog, I will talk about deploying GCP Secret Manager with Terraform to store the service account key Let me start this blog by telling you a work story. I was working on a Java-based big data project where…
This blog is a continuation of my last blog in the series. I recommend you go through my previous blogs before this one. In the last blog post on the series Terraform on Google Cloud, I deployed a VM instance…
