Sometimes the universe decides that one production incident isn’t enough. It needs to stack them like Russian dolls, each one revealing another surprise when you think you’ve cracked it. Last […]
Read MoreA Day in the Life of a DevOps Engineer: How a Simple S3 Upload Took Down a Chatbot
In DevOps, the big outages rarely come from big failures. They come from the tiny things—small enough to slip past everyone’s radar, big enough to break everything. This is one […]
Read MoreWe Cut AWS Costs 38% in 2 Weeks – Here’s the Exact Process
Real case study: How we reduced a SaaS company’s AWS bill from £8,400/month to £5,200/month. Complete breakdown of every optimization.
Read MoreSimple Model Choice Checklist
A practical, no-nonsense guide to choosing the right AI/ML model for your problem. Start simple, upgrade only when needed.
Read MoreIs It Crazy to Have a Physical Disaster Recovery Manual? NASA Doesn’t Think So.
Every once in a while, I catch myself thinking about something that sounds borderline insane in the modern DevOps world.This week’s thought was this: “Should we have a physical, printed […]
Read MoreDevOps Audit Checklist – Comprehensive Infrastructure Review Framework
A comprehensive yet practical framework for reviewing infrastructure, processes, and security posture. Covers IaC, CI/CD, security, containers, observability, and more.
Read MoreWhy Your Hosting Bill Keeps Growing (And What to Do About It)
Is your hosting bill growing every month with no explanation? I audit hosting costs for UK businesses and 9 out of 10 are overpaying by 20%+. Here’s why it happens and what you can do about it.
Read MoreTerraform Helm Provider Configuration Troubleshooting Guide
When deploying Kubernetes applications using Terraform’s Helm provider, configuration errors can cascade into multiple issues. This comprehensive guide covers systematic troubleshooting for the most common problems encountered in production environments. […]
Read MoreHow AlanOps.com Became a DevOps Playground: My Journey to Frictionless Blogging
A behind-the-scenes look at how I transformed my WordPress blog into a fully automated, DevOps-powered publishing platform that lets me blog directly from the terminal. The Problem: Blogging Friction Like […]
Read MoreSecrets Management in the LLM Era: What Changes?
You may be wondering if anything changes with secrets management now that we’re all copy-pasting code into ChatGPT, Claude, and other LLMs daily. The short answer? Yes, everything changes. The […]
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