Brian GrantinITNEXTWhat drives users to Infrastructure as Code?Users adopt Infrastructure as Code (IaC) as much due to the limitations of GUIs and CLIs as due to the benefits of IaC3d ago13d ago1
Brian GrantinITNEXTGenerating configuration using general-purpose programming languagesHow is using general-purpose languages to generate configuration, as with Pulumi or the CDKs, different from Terraform or Helm?Sep 162Sep 162
Brian GrantinITNEXTMaking mass changes to Infrastructure as CodeThe challenges with changing hundreds or thousands of similar configurations in gitSep 114Sep 114
Brian GrantinITNEXTThe insidious problem of configuration sprawlConfiguration sprawl — what is it, why does it happen, and what problems does it cause?Sep 92Sep 92
Brian GrantinITNEXTAPI characteristics that make it easier or harder to integrate Infrastructure as Code toolsHow service APIs are designed can significantly affect how hard it is to integrate Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and PulumiSep 31Sep 31
Brian GrantinITNEXTWhat is the Kubernetes “Claim” model?Explanation of the Kubernetes Claim model, what its purpose is, and what API resources implement the pattern.Aug 26Aug 26
Brian GrantinITNEXTUsing the Kubernetes Resource Model to provision Cloud infrastructureHow can the Kubernetes Resource Model be used to provision Cloud infrastructure, and what are its advantages and disadvantages?Aug 192Aug 192
Brian GrantinITNEXTGenerating, transforming, and patching Kubernetes configuration with KustomizeKustomize is a fairly unusual configuration tool. Why does it exist, and what does it do?Aug 124Aug 124
Brian GrantinITNEXTConfiguration editing is imperativeWhat do you think about the idea of configuration editing tools?Aug 53Aug 53
Brian GrantinITNEXTInfrastructure as Code Cargo Culting PatternsHow do developers in organizations with no platform teams and no template catalogs create variants of similar configurations?Jul 294Jul 294