Platforming The Future

As a seasoned technology leader with a passion for technology, I'm excited to share my insights on industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies. Join me as I explore the latest developments in platform engineering, cloud computing, devops, agile methodologies, artificial intelligence and more. I do not have a regular posting cadence, but I do try to keep this feed fairly current.

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Master Kubernetes security with Cilium and eBPF. Learn to implement L7 policies, secure Kafka topics, and isolate Postgres databases using a zero-trust model.

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Avoid Kafka bottlenecks. Discover how to balance brokers and partitions, calculate resource headroom, and prepare your cluster for seamless failover.

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Choosing your messaging backbone: Compare Apache Kafka and Apache Pulsar on multi-tenancy, native geo-replication, and tail latency for high-scale platforms.

Learn how platform engineers design, build, and manage the infrastructure and tools that support software development and delivery. Discover the key responsibilities, skills, and benefits of platform engineering.