DevOps & SRE notes

An automation tool that simplify the deployment of your apps on Kubernetes.

https://github.com/cuber-cloud/cuber-gem

Open, Multi-Cloud, Multi-Cluster Kubernetes Orchestration

https://github.com/karmada-io/karmada

This analysis offers practical strategies for reducing the cloud costs associated with running Kubernetes clusters. It covers various methods from resource optimization to autoscaling.
https://medium.com/adidoescode/reducing-cloud-costs-of-kubernetes-clusters-c8c1e3bdb669

This piece on ITNEXT introduces SleepCycles from rekuberate.io as a method for reclaiming unused Kubernetes resources. By automatically scaling down environments during idle periods, this tool offers a practical way to achieve significant cloud cost savings.

https://itnext.io/rekuberate-io-sleepcycles-reclaim-your-unused-kubernetes-resources-d144bb276aa4

The open source, cloud native tool for API Mocking and Testing. Microcks is a Cloud Native Computing Foundation sandbox project 🚀

https://github.com/microcks/microcks

yq is a portable command-line YAML, JSON, XML, CSV, TOML and properties processor

https://github.com/mikefarah/yq

This article by Chuk Lee explains how to set up conditional triggers for your sensors in Argo Events. You will learn how to trigger different workflows based on varying conditions from the same event source.
https://medium.chuklee.com/argo-events-conditional-triggers-49fb20d15dbc

KubeDeck is a suite of open-source tools designed to simplify Kubernetes management. Built with PowerShell and installable via krew, KubeDeck automates tasks such as cleaning up your KubeConfig file with KubeTidy and (soon) managing Kubernetes snapshots with KubeSnapIt, helping you keep your clusters organized and efficient.

https://github.com/KubeDeckio/KubeDeck

Mattias Andersson has created a guide on how to effectively manage Azure resources using Terraform Stacks. This approach helps in organizing infrastructure into logical, manageable units.
https://mattias.engineer/blog/2024/terraform-stacks-azure/

Snappy and configuration-free little text editor/IDE for the terminal. Suitable for writing git commit messages, editing Markdown, config files, source code, man pages and for quick edit-format-compile cycles when programming. Has syntax highlighting, jump-to-error, rainbow parentheses, macros, cut/paste portals and a simple gdb front-end.

https://github.com/xyproto/orbiton

Hazel Weakly's write-up delves into the complexities of handling long-running spans within OpenTelemetry. The text explores some of the challenges and potential solutions for this specific observability problem.
https://thenewstack.io/opentelemetry-challenges-handling-long-running-spans/

Willem's piece provides valuable insights into the world of benchmarks and performance testing. It emphasizes the importance of accurate and meaningful performance measurement.
https://www.willem.dev/articles/benchmarks-performance-testing/

Core components in the OCM project. Report here if you found any issues in OCM.

https://github.com/open-cluster-management-io/ocm

Stacks, the Terraform code pre-processor

https://github.com/cisco-open/stacks

In this blogpost, the author details a painful lesson learned from using the default Pod CIDR in Cilium. It serves as a cautionary tale for others to avoid potential network configuration issues.
https://medium.com/@isalapiyarisi/learned-it-the-hard-way-dont-use-cilium-s-default-pod-cidr-89a78d6df098

A Cloud Native traffic orchestration system

https://github.com/easegress-io/easegress

RocksDB/LevelDB inspired key-value database in Go

https://github.com/cockroachdb/pebble

In this paper, Sean Goedecke outlines a pragmatic philosophy for shipping products, focusing on the importance of momentum and iterative progress. It challenges common development orthodoxies to present a simpler, more effective approach to delivery.
https://www.seangoedecke.com/how-to-ship/

This commentary from Spacelift provides valuable insights into structuring Terraform projects for better scalability and maintainability. It outlines several established patterns and best practices to help teams avoid common pitfalls and manage their infrastructure as code more effectively.

https://dev.to/spacelift/how-to-structure-a-terraform-project-1ojn

Nelm is a Helm 3 alternative. It is a Kubernetes deployment tool that manages Helm Charts and deploys them to Kubernetes.

https://github.com/werf/nelm