One of the most frustrating moments as a Kubernetes developer is when you go to launch your pod, but it fails to start because of a problem during initialization. Init containers are incredibly useful for setting up a pod before handing it off to the main container, but they introduce an additional point of failure. In this post, we'll take an in-depth look at init containers in Kubernetes: what they are, how they work, how they can fail, and what that means for your Kubernetes deployments.

Monitoring the performance of your MySQL database will help identify performance bottlenecks, inefficient queries, and resource-intensive processes. By tracking metrics like query execution times, server load, and resource usage, administrators can optimize configurations and fine-tune the database for better efficiency and speed. Additionally, monitoring any running process allows for the early detection of potential problems such as server overload, disk space shortages, or network issues.

Azure App Service is a platform as a service (PaaS) that enables developers to make, deploy, and scale web apps, mobile backends, and RESTful APIs efficiently. A powerful component of an organization’s cloud strategy, Azure App Service offers numerous advantages in terms of development, deployment, and operations.

WireMock & Speedscale are both notable API simulation tools. Here’s how they compare across usability, monitoring, scalability, and customization.

Over the last few years, Google Cloud has grown at the fastest rate of any cloud service provider today. From 2020 to 2021, Google Cloud’s IaaS offering, GCP, grew 64%, followed by Microsoft Azure (51%) and Alibaba Cloud (42%), according to Gartner. Yet Google Cloud isn’t flawless. Here’s what we mean and some of the top Google Cloud alternatives you’ll want to consider today.

DevOps Insights with Dennis: Kubernets cluster orchestration with Ansible and Terraform.

Before I stumbled into the tech industry (a story for another day), I spent several years in the customer service world as a server and front-of-house manager in restaurants. It was in these jobs that I first honed some critical skills that would later lead me on the path to incident response.