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Set Up ClickHouse with Docker Compose

ClickHouse is built for high-performance OLAP workloads, capable of scanning billions of rows in seconds. If your analytical queries are bottlenecked on PostgreSQL or MySQL, or you're burning too much on Elasticsearch infrastructure, ClickHouse offers a faster and more cost-efficient alternative. This blog walks through setting up ClickHouse locally with Docker Compose and scaling toward a production-grade cluster with monitoring in place.

Flyway code analysis - These are a few of my favorite rules

Clean, consistent SQL code isn’t just a preference. It’s a pathway to healthier applications, faster debugging, and happier teams. Whether you’re onboarding new developers or optimizing legacy systems, having a clear set of standards can make all the difference. Flyway’s code analysis is a powerful ally in keeping your database code tidy and secure, and making sure best practices are being followed.

Evaluating Serverless Vs. Containers And How To Choose

Containers and serverless computing are two of the most popular methods for deploying applications. With the rise of microservices and modern DevOps, teams need faster, leaner ways to build and release software. However, selecting the wrong architecture can slow down delivery, increase cloud costs, or lock you into tools that don’t scale with your business. Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages.

Why Branding Still Matters in the Age of DevOps and SaaS Automation

In a landscape dominated by automation, CI/CD pipelines, and observability dashboards, branding can feel... secondary. After all, if your platform ships fast, scales reliably, and integrates with everything - why should anyone care what it looks or sounds like? The answer is simple: they do.

Panel Discussion: Understanding the importance of GPUs for AI success

Are you curious about the role of GPUs in AI and how they can accelerate your projects? Join Kunal Kushwaha (Field CTO), Ben Norris (AI Engineer), and Kendall Miller (Strategic Business Development) in this upcoming panel discussion as they dive into the world of GPUs and their significance in AI.

2025 Guide & Template: Automating Production Readiness

When launches are delayed or incidents occur, it’s often due to a breakdown in production readiness. Maybe documentation is outdated. Maybe no one’s on-call. Maybe a critical dependency isn’t even known. The truth is, production readiness shouldn’t be a manual checklist. Production readiness needs to be as dynamic as the software being evaluated.

Stop Losing Your Git Stash With This Easy Trick!

Got 12 unnamed stashes and no idea what’s in any of them? In this episode of Wait… Git Can Do That?, we show you how to list and pop a specific stash entry using stash@{n}. You’ll learn how to: Orient yourself with git stash list Pop a targeted stash with stash@{2} Keep it around using apply instead of pop No more mystery stashing. Just clean, precise Git workflows. Subscribe for more ways to make Git suck less.

In The AI Era, The Winning Teams Track Cloud Unit Costs From Day 1

Everyone’s obsessed with speed right now. Ship fast. Stack features. Slap an LLM on it and call it v1. Amirite? But in the AI era, where cloud costs can spiral in a weekend, moving fast isn’t enough. The teams that track cloud unit costs from Day 1? They’re the ones who come out ahead. Most teams don’t start there though. They focus on building features and chasing traction, and the cloud bill just shows up like that subscription you forgot to cancel. Maybe someone glances at it.

Reliability isn't a metric, it's a mindset

As someone with Type 1 diabetes, reliability is a way of life for Nick Mason, Sr. Solutions Architect at Gremlin. Full transcript: Reliability isn't just a metric, to me, it's a mindset. As someone that works in site reliability engineering and also someone who lives with type one diabetes, the concept of reliability is deeply personal to me. In tech, reliability means building systems that are going to recover gracefully and in life with a chronic condition like diabetes, it's the same thing.