Digest #142: AWS Changes, Crowdstrike Incident Analysis, Terraform Plan-Light, and Scaling Prometheus with Thanos
Digest #142: AWS Changes, Crowdstrike Incident Analysis, Terraform Plan-Light, and Scaling Prometheus with ThanosPrevent production incidents, OpenTofu latest updates, learn to build SQS with Postgres, master Bash one-liners, and optimize Kubernetes costs.Welcome to this week’s edition of the DevOps Bulletin! Can a good explanation prevent a prod incident? Explore the impact of clear communication on production stability. Learn why CloudFlare suggests to "Destroy on Friday" to avoid downtime and discover the secrets behind delivering millions of notifications during the Super Bowl. AWS is discontinuing Cloud9, CodeCommit, CloudSearch, and more. The recent Crowdstrike incident led to massive outages and costs for Delta Airlines; find out what happened and what we can learn. Build your own SQS or Kafka with Postgres, explore Terraform plan -light for efficient planning, and master Bash one-liners for Linux maintenance. Discover how Amazon migrated from Apache Spark to Ray on EC2, and get step-by-step guidance on upgrading Terraform EKS. Highlighted projects include Git-pr for self-hosted Git collaboration, DevX for building internal developer platforms, and Tailwarden for managing Kubernetes costs. Newsworthy StoriesStay informed with the latest news impacting the DevOps and SRE world:
Crowdstrike Incident AnalysisA NULL pointer caused 8.5M machines to go down and $500M in outage costs for Delta Airlines. This thread explains it all. What's your preferred logging stack in KubernetesA HackerNews thread discussed Kubernetes logging solutions. Many use VictoriaLogs for its efficiency, Loki with S3 for cost, and ClickHouse for performance. Opinions on Loki versus ELK were mixed; Loki is simpler and scalable, but ELK offers better query capabilities. Solutions like Quickwit and SigNoz were also recommended for improved logging and observability. Tutorials of the week
Projects of the weekHighlighting cool DevOps projects to keep an eye on:
Managing Kubernetes costs is now simpler than ever with Tailwarden!Keep your budget in check as Kubernetes clusters dynamically scale resources. Tailwarden allows you to create customized dashboards for tracking costs by cluster, namespace, or any desired dimension. |
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Digest #141: Kubernetes for Newbies, Terraform apply-before-merge, Tagging AWS Resources, eBPF Guide, and llamafil…
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Kubernetes resources for beginners, learn how Notion sped up browser performance, and explore essential tools for better observability, infrastructure management, and incident handling. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Digest #140: Stripe's Zero Downtime, Zero Trust network on AWS, Tips for SRE Interview and Running Lambda Locally
Friday, June 21, 2024
Uncover Stripe's uptime secrets, meet the hacker who shook North Korea, and learn to boost your SSD performance. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Digest #139: Self-Hosting Databases, Postgres Memory Optimization, Kubernetes Success and FinOps Tools
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Stay ahead with insights on cloud cost management, the self-hosting debate, Kubernetes' success story, adopting AWS features with Terraform, Raspberry Pi's public debut. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Digest #138: Linus's Git Story, EC2 Boot Speed, Rootless Docker and Kubernetes Debugging
Monday, June 3, 2024
Learn about Linus's Git story, cut EC2 boot time, HashiCorp acquisition insights, and top Terraform projects. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Digest #137: Save Millions with DynamoDB, EKS Security, Amazon S3, Multi-tenancy Management in GCP
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Learn cost-saving strategies from Amplitude and Uber, secure your EKS clusters, optimize AWS setups, and discover new DevOps tools and projects. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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