Build immutable server images with Packer and Ansible instead of patching live boxes over SSH, for more secure, repeatable infrastructure.

A DevOps look at CockroachDB as a PostgreSQL alternative for a multi-region AWS project: clustering, users, backups and missing features.

Why monitoring is harder than it looks, from a managed services team that runs it daily: the common traps and what good monitoring needs.

This blog shows you how and provides a fully working Ansible project on Github to install Kafka and manage its security.

How to manage Ansible projects with version control: approaches to versioning playbooks and roles, and handling dependencies across projects.

Ansible variable scope and precedence can surprise you. A real scenario where a playbook picked an unexpected value, and how to predict which wins.

This blog looks at how to use Molecule to test roles in isolation, as no one is perfect and we all make mistakes but many can be avoid with careful planning.