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Long-form notes on platform engineering, cloud-native infrastructure, the Linux kernel and the messy reality of running AI workloads. Written in the open, occasionally opinionated.
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How Databases Store and Retrieve Data with B-Trees
Learning about data storage and B-Trees from "Database Internals: A Deep Dive Into How Distributed Data Systems Work" by Alex Petrov (O'Reilly Media).
Concurrency in Go: Goroutines, Channels, Mutexes, and More
A beginner's guide to Golang's tools and methods for creating concurrent programs.
Club Cloud 2021: Cloud Engineering Panel Discussion
Interactive panel discussion about the treats of being a cloud engineer, the developments and a guestimate about what the future holds, with Antoni Tzavelas and Jeroen Reijn.
How to Prepare for the Google Cloud Engineer Associate Certification Exam
Obtaining your first Google Cloud certification can be a challenging experience. In this video I share my best tips to prepare for the "Associate Cloud Engineer" exam and the resources I used to pass the test last December.
What is Google Cloud Deploy?
Simplifying container-based app development on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) with Cloud Deploy.
What is GitOps?
GitOps is an operational approach combining DevOps best practices like CI/CD, version control, and teamwork.