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Case Studies
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Scaling Prometheus Monitoring with Thanos on Azure Kubernetes
How we helped a major e-commerce platform achieve unified, long-term metrics storage across 12 Kubernetes clusters using Thanos and Azure Blob Storage.
How We Migrated Apache Kafka from VMs to Kubernetes (AKS)
Lessons from migrating a production Kafka cluster, 60+ Elixir microservices, and an entire Ansible-managed infrastructure to Azure Kubernetes Service — including the five things that nearly derailed us.
Migrating a FinTech Platform from VMs to Kubernetes on AWS
A phased migration strategy that moved 40+ microservices from EC2 instances to Amazon EKS while maintaining PCI DSS compliance and achieving 45% cost savings.
Latest from the Blog
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Mastering Lead Time for Changes: Your 2026 Guide
Learn to measure & reduce lead time for changes, a key DORA metric. Discover benchmarks, bottlenecks, & strategies to accelerate your delivery pipeline.
Top Secret Management Tools 2026: A Comprehensive Guide
Compare leading secret management tools: Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault. Our 2026 guide helps DevOps & platform teams choose the right solution.
Docker Compose Secrets: A Practical Guide for 2026
Learn to manage Docker Compose secrets securely. Our practical guide covers syntax, CI/CD integration, best practices, and when to upgrade to Vault or SOPS.
Snippets & Quick Refs
View AllKubernetes Useful Commands Cheat Sheet
Battle-tested kubectl commands for daily cluster operations — pod cleanup, version checks, network debugging, bulk patching, and more.
Zalando Postgres Operator: Backup & Restore on Azure
Complete guide to setting up WAL-G backups with Azure Blob Storage for the Zalando Postgres Operator, including restore procedures and troubleshooting.
Access Kubernetes Nodes Without SSH
Get a root shell on K8s nodes when SSH is blocked — kubectl debug, nsenter, and systemctl access.
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