The key role of postmortems in modern IT deployments
Let’s face a core truth of our industry, which everyone knows but is seldom mentioned: We all know that in technology, something will always go wrong; we only don’t know when. If we accept this premise, the goal shifts. It’s not about achieving perfection, 100% uptime, but ensuring that when something fails, at least it happens for a different reason. If the […]
Jarvis, not Yoda: The role of AI in tech teams
The illusion of AI replacing experienced engineers Disclaimer: This is an opinion based on our own experience. We’re in mid-2025, and the speed of technological progress may render these reflections obsolete very soon. Still, it feels worthwhile to share what we’ve been observing in practice. In the past year, we’ve seen a recurring narrative take hold in […]
Why Entrepreneurship Feels Like a Leap into the void
A few months ago, I sat at a table with close friends. Brilliant people, all executives at established companies, climbing the ladder of solid careers, enjoying a level of stability many would envy. The conversation turned to the future, our aspirations, the challenges we anticipated, and the changes we envisioned for the years ahead. At […]
Golang 1.25 release – A container native runtime revolution
It’s 2025, and as an industry, we’ve been running mission-critical applications in containers for over a decade. Until now, most runtimes were still designed for VMs, and they could not inspect the memory and CPU resources given to the container to adjust their schedulers. Instead, they pull this information from the host machine, which can […]
Improving Kubernetes Cluster Efficiency: Strategies and Best Practices
Improving the efficiency of cloud infrastructures without driving up costs is a top priority and a big challenge for organizations today. One powerful approach is optimizing Kubernetes clusters. Organizations can strengthen security, maximize resource utilization, and reduce operational expenses by tuning cluster efficiency. A study titled “Containers Orchestration with Cost-Efficient Autoscaling in Cloud Computing Environments” […]
My experience with stress-related burnout
I want to share a personal experience because I am sure some of you will relate and be helpful to you at some point in your life. Over 30-ish years of career, sometimes, I experienced this uncomfortable feeling of mental exhaustion. Since I started working at 17, whenever I heard someone complaining about stress or […]
Argo CD and Flux Walk into a Bar… Only One Leaves Without Helm Regrets
The Case for Flux: A Scalable and Maintainable Evolution Beyond Argo CD In the ever-evolving landscape of Kubernetes orchestration, GitOps has emerged as the de facto methodology for managing deployments at scale. Among the tools available, Argo CD has long been a popular choice, praised for its robust feature set and declarative approach. However, as […]
Not Measuring is Working in Denial
We have all been there. We put a lot of effort, time, and resources into different initiatives, believing they’re making a significant impact. But what if those efforts aren’t delivering the results we expect? If you’re not measuring key business metrics, such as customer satisfaction, sales performance, or operational efficiency, it’s easy to assume that […]
Driving innovation without disrupting the business
Optimizing your OPEX by investing in CAPEX In recent years, the pace of innovation has accelerated. According to McKinsey, the rate of technological advancement is now doubling in many sectors every 12 to 18 months. For organizations built around long-term plans, compliance frameworks, and operational stability, matching this kind of speed is becoming increasingly challenging. […]
The endless possibilities of talking to your (big) data
Data is power, the more data you have about your business the more efficient and profitable you can be. Today, with the help of a story we’ll illustrate how having hard data can provide insights that help you make better decisions to drive your business forward. Story time! Let’s say that you own a small […]