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30 articles · written by senior engineers
Managed IT Support Pricing: What's Included and What It Should Cost
Managed IT support pricing is quoted in confusingly different ways. Here are the common models, what should be included, and how to compare providers without getting caught out.
Hire DevOps Engineers: Responsibilities & Interview Questions
A good DevOps engineer makes everyone ship faster and sleep better. Here's what they actually do, the skills to look for, and the questions that separate strong ones from the rest.
Docker vs Kubernetes: When You Need One, the Other, or Both
Docker vs Kubernetes is a bit of a false fight — they solve different problems. Here's what each does, when you need one or both, and how to avoid over-engineering.
Azure vs AWS vs Google Cloud: A Decision Guide
AWS, Azure or Google Cloud? All three are excellent — the right one depends on your stack, team and needs more than on feature checklists. Here's how to decide.
AWS to Azure Migration: Service Mapping & Process
Moving from AWS to Azure is very doable with a clear service map and a staged plan. Here's why teams move, how the services line up, and how to migrate without downtime.
Monolith to Microservices: When to Split and How
Microservices are powerful — and frequently the wrong choice. Here's when splitting a monolith is worth it, when it isn't, and how to do it safely if it is.
A Test Automation Strategy: What to Automate First
Automating the wrong tests is worse than not automating at all. Here's a practical test automation strategy: what to automate first, and what to leave manual.
Cloud Cost Optimization: Practical Techniques
Most cloud bills are bigger than they need to be. Here are practical cloud cost optimization techniques to cut spend without hurting performance.
Lift-and-Shift vs Cloud-Native: Picking a Cloud Migration Approach
Move it as-is, or rebuild for the cloud? Lift-and-shift is fast but captures little benefit; cloud-native is the opposite. Here's how to choose the right approach.
Microservices Best Practices (and Common Mistakes)
Microservices reward discipline and punish the lack of it. Here are the best practices that make them work — and the common mistakes that turn them into distributed pain.
API Security Best Practices: Auth, Rate Limiting & More
APIs are now the front door to your data — and a favourite target. Here are the API security best practices that keep that door locked, from auth to rate limiting.
CI/CD Pipeline Best Practices
A good CI/CD pipeline turns shipping from a stressful event into a non-event. Here are the practices that make pipelines fast, reliable and safe.
DevOps — frequently asked questions
What is CI/CD and why does it matter?
Continuous integration and continuous delivery automate building, testing and releasing code on every change. The payoff is faster, safer releases, fewer manual mistakes, and the confidence to ship small changes often instead of risky big-bang deployments.
What is infrastructure as code?
It's defining your servers, networks and cloud resources in version-controlled files (e.g. Terraform) instead of clicking through a console. That makes environments reproducible, reviewable and easy to rebuild — and prevents the “it works on staging but not production” trap.
How can we cut our cloud bill without hurting reliability?
Start by finding waste — idle resources, over-provisioned instances and forgotten storage — then right-size, use autoscaling, and adopt a FinOps habit of reviewing spend regularly. Most teams cut 20–40% without touching performance.