In the 50th mkdev dispatch Pablo is once again afraid of the possibilities of AI tools without proper supervision. Subscribe below to read his take and get a scoop of interesting articles from around the web: https://mkdev.me/posts/are-we-safe-in-this-world-50

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Pros and cons of two ways to deploy your terraform code with a CI/CD pipeline: https://terramate.io/rethinking-iac/mastering-terraform-workflows-apply-before-merge-vs-apply-after-merge/

Investment Advice Applicable to Many Things

Full conversation with Fabiano Beselga from ada in episode 43 of DevOps Accents: https://mkdev.me/posts/what-drives-job-satisfaction-with-fabiano-beselga-from-ada-43

Job satisfaction and work-life balance tips and discussion in episode 43 of DevOps Accents with Fabiano Beselga: https://mkdev.me/posts/what-drives-job-satisfaction-with-fabiano-beselga-from-ada-43

Every time you communicate with a machine in different availability zones, you have to pay. Every time there is an egress, you have to pay. Every time you exit a cloud, you have to pay. You always end up paying. This is the biggest scam in the history of cloud computing: https://mkdev.me/posts/the-biggest-cloud-scam

In your line of work, can you just say that the workday is over, get up and leave? Check out a discussion of life-work balance and remote work in Brazil and Europe from the latest episode of DevOps Accents: https://youtu.be/jWmXZe127bc?si=eSN39pvXTS-deSX5

How to Conduct Product Discovery Interviews

Productivity and work-life balance in episode 43 of DevOps Accents: https://mkdev.me/posts/what-drives-job-satisfaction-with-fabiano-beselga-from-ada-43

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An up to date list of the most important IaC tools as of today. Definitely good source of ideas for PoCs: https://itnext.io/infrastructure-as-code-landscape-overview-2024-a066124e5989

How to Stay Focused on Your Side Project

Productivity with Fabiano Beselga in episode 43 of DevOps Accents: https://mkdev.me/posts/what-drives-job-satisfaction-with-fabiano-beselga-from-ada-43

Before the next episode of DevOps Accents comes out, check out Kirill’s guest appearance on Johannes Koch’s podcast talking about about Job Execution systems and how you can use them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDSt6iLb0hM

Can the community influence the evolution of cloud technologies? What is its impact on personal and professional growth? Do we underestimate the value of networking and knowledge sharing? Johannes Koch, Senior Engineer at FICO and AWS DevTools Hero, joins Pablo, Leo and Kirill for this episode of DevOps Accents: https://mkdev.me/posts/the-importance-of-devops-community-with-johannes-koch-from-fico-44

Managing your Google Cloud costs is crucial for any business. In this tutorial, we’ll cover everything you need to know about billing, cost management and budgets for Google Cloud. Learn how to optimize your spending and stay within your budget with our step-by-step guide: https://mkdev.me/posts/understand-your-google-cloud-costs-billing-cost-management-and-budgets

Subscribe to mkdev dispatch, our bi-weekly newsletter! What’s in it? Check out the latest dispatch right now, with an intro by Kirill Shirinkin: https://mkdev.me/posts/before-you-start-create-your-tools-51

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Offloading some work to the background processing in the queue is the most common way to improve request times and user experience. But you should always evaluate whether you get the benefit you think you get - and how to measure it: https://jaywhy13.hashnode.dev/you-dont-always-need-a-queue

AWS Heroes Feedback Impact

More on the role of DevOps community in episode 44 of DevOps Accents: https://mkdev.me/posts/the-importance-of-devops-community-with-johannes-koch-from-fico-44

Full conversation with Johannes Koch from FICO in episode 44 of DevOps Accents: https://mkdev.me/posts/the-importance-of-devops-community-with-johannes-koch-from-fico-44

If you're using AWS and looking to save money on your compute costs, you've probably heard about Savings Plans. But are they the right choice for your business? In this article, we'll explain everything you need to know about them and help you decide: https://mkdev.me/posts/aws-compute-savings-plans-are-they-right-for-you

Who benefits the most from DevOps Community? Is it best for juniors beginning their journey? Is there a hidden advantage for more senior engineers? What do companies get out of it? Check out our conversation with Johannes Koch, an AWS DevTools Hero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L9LNw7E0bg

Can AI really help DevOps engineers already?

Full conversation in episode 44 of DevOps Accents: https://mkdev.me/posts/the-importance-of-devops-community-with-johannes-koch-from-fico-44

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The best way to handle nodes on EKS just reached 1.0 release. This is your sign to switch your clusters to Karpenter: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/08/karpenter-1-0/?nc1=h_ls

Custom Blueprints in CodeCatalyst

More AWS talk in episode 44 of DevOps Accents with Johannes Koch: https://mkdev.me/posts/the-importance-of-devops-community-with-johannes-koch-from-fico-44