Engineering Insights
Real-world DevOps, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure — written from production experience, not documentation.
How I Migrated 2TB of S3 Data and an Entire Kubernetes Cluster Without Losing a Single Night's Sleep
A real production migration story: cross-account S3 transfer using rclone with 32 parallel threads and MD5 verification, combined with a full kubeadm-to-EKS migration across a new AWS account. Zero downtime, zero data loss. Covers the IAM gotchas, delta sync timing, and the blue-green DNS cutover that made it work.
A practical guide to building a cost-efficient multi-cloud DR setup using AWS, GCP, Argo CD, and smart database syncing. Published in DevOps.dev.
Continuous integration and delivery pipelines allow engineering teams to automate releases and reduce manual deployment risks. Cloud native architectures combined with CI/CD pipelines enable faster iteration cycles, improved reliability, and scalable infrastructure management.
Automating Django migrations is a game-changer for development workflow. This guide walks through setting up GitHub Actions to handle your migration pipeline end-to-end.
Managing files in an S3 bucket often involves updating or replacing files. A practical guide to handling S3 file operations programmatically.
Considering upgrading your EKS cluster but unsure where to start? This guide walks through the full upgrade process with the gotchas you won't find in the docs.
Optimizing build processes is crucial for efficiency. Docker image caching in GitHub Actions can dramatically cut your pipeline times when set up correctly.