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From DevOps to Platform Engineer: 6 Things You Should Consider

We are in 2022, Platform Engineering is a fast-emerging concept at the intersection of DevOps and SRE, where the goal is to make developers from organizations to be completely autonomous in provisioning new applications and environments. All of that without requiring one to be an infrastructure expert. In this article, I will explain what DevOps Engineers need to do to become proficient Platform Engineers.

Startup and running configuration management

Configurations are considered the heart of network infrastructure. They are often adjusted to improve the overall workflow of the network environment. One small unnecessary change to a configuration can bring down an enterprise’s entire network infrastructure. Therefore, the changes made to configurations must always be checked to ensure they are in sync with the devices to improve efficiency and performance. A network configuration is generally divided into two parts: 1.

Deploy a serverless workload on Kubernetes using Knative and ArgoCD

Containers and microservices have revolutionized the way applications are deployed on the cloud. Since its launch in 2014, Kubernetes has become a standard tool for container orchestration. It provides a set of primitives to run resilient, distributed applications. One of the key difficulties that developers face is being able to focus more on the details of the code than the infrastructure for it. The serverless approach to computing can be an effective way to solve this problem.

SaaS Companies Are Reporting Weaker Margins Than They Need To - Here's Why

SaaS companies are known for their strong margins. With gross margins typically in the 60-90% range, even SaaS companies with comparatively weaker margins have a compelling business model when compared with most other industries. Nonetheless, even a few percentage points of margin can have a huge impact on a company’s valuation and overall success. This chart, taken from a great article by Villi Iltche at Two Sigma Ventures, shows the correlation between gross margins and valuation.

EKS Cost Optimization: 7 Best Practices To Apply Immediately

Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) eases deploying and running Kubernetes on the AWS platform. A fully managed Kubernetes service, EKS eliminates the need to install, configure, or maintain Kubernetes nodes or control planes on your own. With EKS, you can leverage the performance, scalability, and availability of AWS infrastructure, along with integrations with multiple AWS compute, storage, security, serverless, and networking services.

Updating A Forge Module In Puppet Enterprise Using Code Manager

Puppet Support Explain how to change the version of a Forge module deployed in your Puppet Enterprise Environment Please note it is not considered best practice to declare `:latest` rather than a specific version tag in your PuppetFile as this could lead to untested module combinations being deployed to your environment. Commands Used: puppet-code deploy production --wait -l debug puppet module list --environment=production.

Route logs to third-party systems with Datadog Log Forwarding

Large organizations often rely on multiple monitoring tools, security platforms, and auditing systems to meet the diverse needs of their observability, security, engineering, and compliance teams. Because these teams may use the same logs for many different use cases—including detecting potential threats or breaches, troubleshooting errors, and gauging the effectiveness of new features—it can be difficult to effectively standardize and route data.