Published inRunning a Software FactoryRunning Gitlab runner behind a proxy and with a private container registrySetting up Gitlab runner to work properly behind an Enterprise internet proxy and using Docker-in-Docker for your CI builds with a private…Nov 16, 2020Nov 16, 2020
The ARM-ification of the datacenter has begun, kick-started by the Apple M1The Apple M1 chip will spur the ARM-ification of the datacenter, even though Apple is likely not going into the datacenter business.Nov 14, 20201Nov 14, 20201
Published inRunning a Software FactorySetup Highly Available applications with Docker Swarm and GlusterA good design pattern for highly available applications is to deploy the application as a cluster of 3 containers on Docker Swarm with…Oct 28, 20185Oct 28, 20185
SSL is Easy: Enable HTTPS for your application on Kubernetes in 5 steps, and for freeThere are multiple reasons why setting up SSL/TLS/HTTPS (referred to as SSL in this article) is hard for application developers. In order…Aug 31, 20184Aug 31, 20184
Published inRunning a Software FactoryGitlab-Docker-Kubernetes Magic: Integrating your microservice with Gitlab CI, Docker & KubernetesWe’re going to add Continuous Integration (CI) to a Node.js microservice, Dockerize it and then deploy it using Kubernetes. The source code…Aug 6, 20172Aug 6, 20172
From Gene Kim’s book, The Phoenix Project —You need a deployment pipeline where you can create test and production environments, and then deploy code into them, entirely on-demand.Oct 2, 2016Oct 2, 2016
Notes from the a16z podcast: All about micro-servicesAdrian Cockroft, previously Cloud Architect at Netflix, talking about Netflix transitioning to micro-services —Oct 1, 2016Oct 1, 2016
Published inRunning a Software FactoryFrom idea to production in under 60 minutes — 8 techniques to help you ship code faster.As an Engineering manager, I spend a lot of my time thinking of ways to reduce cycle time for new feature developments. I’ve always tried…Sep 17, 20161Sep 17, 20161
Published inRunning a Software FactoryRunning a Software FactoryHow does one move a typical software shop that delivers a new feature every couple of months to a high velocity software factory churning…Mar 6, 2016Mar 6, 2016
