Brian GrantinITNEXTConfiguration editing is imperativeWhat do you think about the idea of configuration editing tools?6d ago36d ago3
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
Brian GrantinITNEXTThe Factory metaphor makes sense for building applications, but not for deployment and operationsFactories make sense for building software, not for deploying and operating it.Jul 221Jul 221
Brian GrantinITNEXTInfrastructure as Code is Artisanal Automation“Artisanal” refers to something made in a traditional way by hand by a skilled craftsman, requiring both time and expertise.Jul 153Jul 153
Brian GrantinITNEXTComplexity and toil in Infrastructure as CodeIn this post I walk through a simple example of using a Helm chart to illustrate complexity and toil in Infrastructure as Code.Jul 81Jul 81
Brian GrantinITNEXTWhy are so many companies working to improve Infrastructure as Code?What problems are these companies trying to solve, and what pain points are users reporting with Infrastructure as Code?Jun 301Jun 301
Brian GrantinITNEXTInfrastructure as Code Landscape Overview 2024A look at the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) landscape and how it is evolving.Jun 244Jun 244
Brian GrantInfrastructure as Code reminds me of “make run-all”Not a lot has substantively changed in 30+ years.Jun 173Jun 173
Brian GrantWhy does Cloud UX lag behind other software products?There’s actually both a what and a why to this story. I’ll start with the what. What do I mean?Jun 10Jun 10
Brian GrantinITNEXTKubernetes: The Road to 1.0From my work on Borg and Omega, to how Kubernetes got started and launched, to how we decided what was in and out of 1.0 by July 2015.Jun 71Jun 71