Author: Tommy
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This article explains why, when, and how to use self-managed Kubernetes clusters in Azure for testing custom scenarios. Kubernetes has gotten so large and complex that most companies prefer to use the managed service (e.g. AKS, GKE) instead of running it themselves. By using a managed Kubernetes service, this frees…
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I scoffed when I heard wearable technology was an upcoming “big thing” for fashion. However, since basking in the warm glowing, warming glow of my first LED on an Arduino, I was hooked. When my buddy, Dan Stach, started showcasing his breakthroughs in lanyard technology, I knew he was onto…
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Azure Functions (one of the many Serverless Platforms inside Azure) allows you to use Python as your runtime environment. This is great; however, it requires Python 3.6, which is a problem for my development on a Mac (which uses Python 3.7). Downgrading/dual installation has the potential for many perils, so…
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The internet’s a weird place. We already knew that, yet it keeps finding new ways to amaze me. Someone thought it would be a novel idea to incorporate Alexa with a novelty electronic fish (Big Mouth Billy Bass). Now you can ask a fish for the current weather and the…
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As much as Cloud Providers tout their availability and uptime, disasters happen. It’s inevitable. And it’s usually up to you to be prepared. There are services that can help; however, they’re not always “Kubernetes aware”. Thankfully, the great folks at Heptio open-sourced Ark, a Disaster Recovery tool which works for…
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I created this article with the intent of explaining the migration journey from deploying a legacy application with manual steps to an automated Kubernetes deployment with proper DevOps practices. Its intent is not to help you understand Kubernetes deeper (there’s an abundance of materials out there already). As a Cloud…
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WARNING: SSH’ing into an agent node is an anti-pattern and should be avoided. However, we don’t live in an ideal world, and sometimes we have to do the needful. Overview This walkthrough creates an SSH Server running as a Pod in your Kubernetes cluster and uses it as a jumpbox…