#100: SQL Learning Game

In this edition, you'll learn how Kubernetes and Kafka can get you fired, and discover tips and tricks for improving your monitoring stack with Prometheus operators. I've also shared some lessons learned from making a SaaS completely serverless, and how AWS CodeWhispere can help you identify potential security risks in your AWS infrastructure code before deployment.

If you're building serverless applications, I've got you covered with a collection of essential tools to help you along the way. And if you're looking to build a Jenkins cluster on AWS with Terraform, I'm sharing a tutorial that will guide you through the process.

For those looking for a challenge, I have got a book on how to build your own database from scratch. And as always, I've some amazing open-source projects for you to explore, including an SQL learning game to help you pick up basic SQL skills, a modern and lightweight Kubernetes desktop client called Aptakube, and an all-in-one Terraform management tool called Hatchet.

So, hold on to your keyboards, and let's dive into this week's DevOps digest!

📖 POSTS OF THE WEEK

"How Kubernetes and Kafka will get you fired" - To take with a pinch of salt, but a lack of knowledge or preparation can lead to costly mistakes, project failures, and even job loss - Read more »

"How we improved our monitoring stack with only a few small changes" - Grafana dashboards for visualization, fine-tuning alerting thresholds, and improving documentation - Read more »

"Use Amazon CodeWhisperer for your AWS security" - Identify potential security risks in your AWS infrastructure code before deployment - Read more »

"How we reduced our Prometheus infrastructure footprint by a third" - By implementing a combination of data aggregation, downsampling, and dynamic retention policies - Read more »

"Keep the monolith, but split the workloads" - Everybody loves a monolith, but you can hit issues as you scale. This post is about a technique - Read more »

"A Journey into handling Step Function failures" - Insights into different error-handling strategies, such as catch, fail, and retry mechanisms - Read more »

"The Serverless Toolbox" - A collection of essential tools for building serverless applications - Read more »

"Fish/Bumblebee/Splicer subsystems to improve reliability" - Cloudflare introduces three new Splicer subsystems—Oxy, Fish, and Bumblebee—that work together to improve the reliability and performance of their global network - Read more »

🛠 PROJECTS OF THE WEEK

1️⃣ An SQL learning game to help you pick up basic SQL skills - Learn more »

2️⃣ Aptakube is an open-source modern, lightweight and multi-cluster Kubernetes desktop client - Learn more »

3️⃣ Captain is an open source CLI that supercharges testing capabilities across 15 different testing frameworks - Learn more »

4️⃣ A WSL alternative for users who prefer an MS-DOS environment - Learn more »

5️⃣ Hatchet is an all-in-one open-source Terraform management tool - Learn more »

6️⃣ Torb is a tool for quickly setting up best practice development infrastructure - Learn more »

📹 VIDEO OF THE WEEK

In case you missed my virtual workshop, you can watch it again here, where I cover how to build a Jenkins cluster on AWS from scratch with Terraform and Packer, as well as how to build a CI/CD pipeline for Lambda-based application.

📰 NEWSWORTHY STORIES

"Lessons learned from making a SaaS completely serverless" - Read more »

"AWS’s anti-competitive move hidden in plain sight" - Read more »

"Alerting on the user experience" - Read more »

💡 THREAD OF THE WEEK

😂 MEMES OF THE WEEK

or Docker Swarm 😛

📕 BOOK OF THE WEEK

This book takes readers on a journey from B-tree to KV store and beyond, using straightforward Go code to cover important topics such as persistence, indexing, and concurrency. With a focus on practical implementation and minimalism, this short yet informative guide is perfect for DevOps folks looking to improve their knowledge and skills related to databases.

💼 OPEN JOBS OF THE WEEK

Hand-picked DevOps opportunities to work from home, remotely, freelance, full-time, part-time, contract and internships - See more »

Engineer Manager SRE @CircleCI
CircleCI, AWS, People Ops
🌎 Remote, anywhere
Read more »

Senior DevOps Engineer @Contra
GCP, Postgres, Kubernetes
🌎 Remote, anywhere
Read more »

Senior DevOps Engineer @Akamai
Terraform, Kubernetes, Python
🌎 Remote, USA
Read more »

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