OpenTofu in Production: Migrating from Terraform (2026)
Migrate from Terraform to OpenTofu in production — drop-in compatibility, state encryption, CI changes, and a safe step-by-step cutover plan.
K3s vs MicroK8s vs KubeEdge: Edge K8s ADR (2026)
K3s vs MicroK8s vs KubeEdge for edge clusters — an ADR weighing footprint, offline behavior, device management, and operational cost.
OpenTelemetry for Industrial IoT Observability (2026)
OpenTelemetry for industrial IoT observability — instrument edge services, run the OTel Collector, and ship traces, metrics, and logs end to end.
Sidecar vs eBPF Service Mesh: An ADR for 2026 Production Workloads
ADR for sidecar vs eBPF service mesh in 2026 — context, options (Istio Ambient, Cilium Mesh, Linkerd2), trade-offs, consequences, and the decision criteria we settled on.
Azure IoT Akri: Kubernetes Resource Interface Deep Dive (Updated 2026)
Azure IoT Akri turns leaf devices into Kubernetes resources — discovery handlers, brokers, instance lifecycle, and a 2026 production setup walkthrough on AKS Edge Essentials.
Backstage 1.30 IDP Setup: Templates, Catalog, TechDocs Production Guide
Production Backstage 1.30 IDP setup — software catalog, scaffolder templates, TechDocs, auth plugins, and a working docker-compose stack with PostgreSQL and Kubernetes ingestion.
Karpenter Node Autoscaling for Kubernetes: Production Deep Dive
Karpenter Node Autoscaling for Kubernetes: Production Deep Dive - updated October 2026 with verified facts, diagrams and FAQ.
PostgreSQL vs YugabyteDB vs CockroachDB (2026): Which Wins
PostgreSQL vs YugabyteDB vs CockroachDB in 2026: Raft, isolation levels, geo-partitioning, licensing, Aurora DSQL context, IoT fit and a decision matrix.
SOC 2 vs ISO 27001 Compliance Architecture: Technical Controls Deep Dive
SOC 2 vs ISO 27001: how Trust Services Criteria map to Annex A controls, plus evidence automation and an October 2026 FAQ on the 2022 transition.
Zero Trust Network Architecture Implementation Guide: From NIST 800-207 to Production
Zero trust network architecture explained: NIST SP 800-207 components, CISA maturity model v2, and a 90-day implementation plan. Updated October 2026.