The foundations are distributed, but the layers we depend on aren’t—and that’s where things break. This conversation is a clip from the latest episode of DevOps Accents. Listen to the full episode 69 wherever you get your podcasts! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=360g3_VJunQ
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Decentralized by Design, Centralized by Convenience
DNS was designed to be resilient, routing is messy-but-distributed—so why does the web still go dark so often? This conversation is a segment of the full episode, where we dig into how centralization creeps in through convenience, politics, and private infrastructure…
In the 86th mkdev dispatch, Kirill changes his opinion about Google AI services he had a few months ago. Also inside: datacenters in space, the end of terraform cdk, Ruby 4.0.0 and more! https://mkdev.me/posts/google-gemini-is-impressive-now-86
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Google Gemini AI: Next-Gen Image, Video & Code | mkdev
In the 86th mkdev dispatch, Kirill changes his opinion about Google AI services he had a few months ago. Also inside: datacenters in space, the end of terraform cdk, Ruby 4.0.0 and more!
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The most math-driven explanation of why modern workspace is built to destroy the deep work, and some tips on how to gain that focus time back: https://justoffbyone.com/posts/math-of-why-you-cant-focus-at-work/
The most math-driven explanation of why modern workspace is built to destroy the deep work, and some tips on how to gain that focus time back: https://justoffbyone.com/posts/math-of-why-you-cant-focus-at-work/
If your roadmap includes GenAI, agents, or automated decision-making, the EU AI Act will touch you—directly or via customers asking for proof. We help you get compliant without freezing delivery. Check out our EU AI Act compliance consulting: https://mkdev.me/b/consulting/eu-ai-act
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EU AI Act Consulting for Tech Companies | mkdev
Pragmatic EU AI Act compliance services for tech teams. Risk audits, roadmaps, and expert support to meet regulatory demands.
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As Rails aficionados we can say, some of these things are either taken care of or don't fit, like "Name your tables singularly" (though we agree on edge cases, like tables for blog post 'series'), but at least half of the tips are quite useful: https://mccue.dev/pages/3-11-25-life-altering-postgresql-patterns
As Rails aficionados we can say, some of these things are either taken care of or don't fit, like "Name your tables singularly" (though we agree on edge cases, like tables for blog post 'series'), but at least half of the tips are quite useful: https://mccue.dev/pages/3-11-25-life-altering-postgresql-patterns
Cloud & DevOps swag, but not the boring kind 😄
We’ve got unique t-shirts, mugs & more — featuring designs inspired by mkdev.
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We’ve got unique t-shirts, mugs & more — featuring designs inspired by mkdev.
Take a look 👇
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Debugging “server can’t reach X” gets way easier once the lower layers aren’t a black box. This is a practical tour of network fundamentals using Linux + virtual machines, ending with real troubleshooting tools like tcpdump. Revisit our classic article 👇
https://mkdev.me/posts/how-networks-work-what-is-a-switch-router-dns-dhcp-nat-vpn-and-a-dozen-of-other-useful-things
https://mkdev.me/posts/how-networks-work-what-is-a-switch-router-dns-dhcp-nat-vpn-and-a-dozen-of-other-useful-things
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Networking Basics: Switches, Routers, DNS, DHCP, NAT & VPN
We'll figure out how networks work and solidify the knowledge in practice using libvirt and Linux networking. We'll learn everything: from bridges, switches and routers to tcpdump, NAT and VPN.
Stop guessing if your AWS architecture is “fine.”
We interview your team + do hands-on review with ReadOnly access, then ship a concrete roadmap (not vibes): findings, improvements, and actionable user stories. Schedule a call: https://mkdev.me/b/audits/in-depth-aws-audit-and-assessment
We interview your team + do hands-on review with ReadOnly access, then ship a concrete roadmap (not vibes): findings, improvements, and actionable user stories. Schedule a call: https://mkdev.me/b/audits/in-depth-aws-audit-and-assessment
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Amazon Web Services | mkdev audits for business
As part of Amazon Web Services audit and assessment, we take a deep review of your setup from security and high availability to cost and automation. We provide you with a detailed report on all the AWS services you are currently using
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Public documentation of, how Anthrophic puts it, "who" Claude is. Important document to check out, not least because “the constitution is a crucial part of our model training process, and its content directly shapes Claude’s behavior”: https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-new-constitution
Public documentation of, how Anthrophic puts it, "who" Claude is. Important document to check out, not least because “the constitution is a crucial part of our model training process, and its content directly shapes Claude’s behavior”: https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-new-constitution
In the 87th mkdev dispatch, Leo talks about the marketing approach of Anthropic and OpenAI during a recent Super Bowl ad drama. Also inside: advances in Slack's Chef Infrastructure, managing Cloudflare with IaC, and more! https://mkdev.me/posts/no-ads-isn-t-a-moral-stance-87
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Ad Hypocrisy in AI: Rethinking 'No Ads' Claims | mkdev
In the 87th mkdev dispatch, Leo talks about the marketing approach of Anthropic and OpenAI during a recent Super Bowl ad drama. Also inside: advances in Slack's Chef Infrastructure, managing Cloudflare with IaC, and more!
Welcome to DevOps Accents: our bi-weekly show on DevOps, Cloud, and AI, with hosts Pablo, Leo, and Kirill. Here are some recent highlights — find the podcast on your favorite platform!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9uUZlaRLiU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9uUZlaRLiU
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THE BEST OF DEVOPS ACCENTS, volume 1
DevOps Accents is our bi-weekly podcast on everything around DevOps, Cloud and AI topics, with your hosts Pablo, Leo and Kirill. Here’s some of our recent highlights — check out the pod here on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts!
Episodes, featured…
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We help teams instrument systems end-to-end, so the right people get the right signal at the right time.
Get the details and let’s talk: https://mkdev.me/b/consulting/observability
We help teams instrument systems end-to-end, so the right people get the right signal at the right time.
Get the details and let’s talk: https://mkdev.me/b/consulting/observability
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Monitoring & Observability consulting for business | mkdev
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Service mesh shopping? This mkdev classic compares Linkerd vs Istio vs Kuma vs Consul Connect (plus a look at Cilium and OSM) across installation, data plane, mTLS, traffic control, and observability. Pick based on your environment — not hype. Read it now: https://mkdev.me/posts/the-best-service-mesh-linkerd-vs-kuma-vs-istio-vs-consul-connect-comparison-cilium-and-osm-on-top
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Service Mesh Review: Linkerd, Kuma, Istio & Consul | mkdev
There are many Service Mesh Technologies out there. We selected the best ones and compared them across multiple uses cases, from easy of installation to security and traffic management features. Our short list of the best service meshes is: Linkerd, Kuma…
ArgoCD Lightning Course! New to Argo CD? Here’s a solid intro to what it does, what it’s used for, and why it can be a game-changer. We also dig into features, projects, and application structure: https://mkdev.me/posts/what-is-argo-cd-and-why-would-you-need-gitops
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ArgoCD & GitOps: Lightning Course for Kubernetes | mkdev
Dive into the introductory lesson of our ArgoCD Lightning Course. Designed for Kubernetes and Helm users, this article outlines ArgoCD's basics, explaining its role as a declarative GitOps deployment tool. Understand the difference between imperative and…
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This post connects the decline of power users to real consequences: weaker privacy/audit ability, less resilience when platforms die, and a shrinking “builder pipeline” into engineering. A read to think about for sure: https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/the-slow-death-of-the-power-user/
This post connects the decline of power users to real consequences: weaker privacy/audit ability, less resilience when platforms die, and a shrinking “builder pipeline” into engineering. A read to think about for sure: https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/the-slow-death-of-the-power-user/
GCP has hundreds of services. Picking the wrong one (Cloud Run vs App Engine, etc.) gets expensive fast. We’ll review what you run today and suggest better fits — tailored to your apps. See how it works & let’s talk: https://mkdev.me/b/audits/google-cloud-platform
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Google Cloud Platform | mkdev audits for business
As part of Google Cloud Platform audit and assessment, we take a deep review of your setup from security and high availability to cost and automation. We help you to decide what component to use in every case for your business.
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This is important also for platform engineering teams that expose a bit too many low level details to the platform users, hoping they will just pay attention to filling everything correctly: https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/PeopleCannotPayAttention
This is important also for platform engineering teams that expose a bit too many low level details to the platform users, hoping they will just pay attention to filling everything correctly: https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/PeopleCannotPayAttention
In the 88th mkdev dispatch, Pablo talks about the advancements of Seedance 2.0 and the consequences of its release. Also inside: Running Claude Code dangerously, but safely, SRE as the future of software engineering, how AWS S3 is built and more! https://mkdev.me/posts/is-seedance-2-0-a-killer-88
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Seedance 2.0: A Game-Changer for AI-Directed Videos | mkdev
In the 88th mkdev dispatch, Pablo talks about the advancements of Seedance 2.0 and the consequences of its release. Also inside: Running Claude Code dangerously, but safely, SRE as the future of software engineering, how AWS S3 is built and more!
Docker gets all the attention, but runc does the heavy lifting underneath. One of our most popular articles explains how containers really run, how OCI fits in, and why understanding the lower layers helps you debug and operate them better. Read it here: https://mkdev.me/posts/the-tool-that-really-runs-your-containers-deep-dive-into-runc-and-oci-specifications
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runc & OCI Deep Dive: Running Containers Explained | mkdev
There are many ways to run containers, all with good use cases. But there is one tool that is at the core of most of them, be it Docker, Podman or Cri-o: runc. In this article, we will take a deep dive into what runc is, how to use and how it follows Open…
Cloud should make things easier, not leave your team buried in endless service choices, messy configs, and rising costs. We help you find the right path in AWS, GCP, and multi-cloud environments. Check out our Public Cloud Consulting and schedule a call: https://mkdev.me/b/consulting/public-cloud
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Public Cloud (AWS and GCP) Consulting | mkdev
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