Jan 3, 2019Why You Shouldn’t Use KubernetesI hear from a lot of users that they want to use Kubernetes for the following reasons: Hype (It’s the future) To avoid vendor lock-in Cost savings Multi-Cloud I think these are not great reasons to adopt Kubernetes, which may sound odd as the industry has been saying the above…Docker2 min readDocker2 min read
Sep 27, 2018What I Learned Being On The Kubernetes Release TeamBack in a June a colleague of mine mentioned that the Kubernetes Release team was looking for volunteers for shadow roles to be a part of the 1.12 release. I’ve always loved learning more about the internal processes that go into shipping a OSS project, so I thought I would…Kubernetes2 min readKubernetes2 min read
Dec 19, 2017Top KubeCon Sessions To WatchWhile I think all the KubeCon sessions are worth watching, here’s some that a found very useful. I recommend looking through the whole list on Youtube to see what might also interest you. Microservices, Service Mesh, and CI/CD Pipelines: Making It All Work Together (Brian Redmond) — Great overview and…Kubernetes1 min readKubernetes1 min read
Dec 10, 20175 Ways To Enhance kubectl UXOnce you start using the Kubernetes CLI (kubectl) often you find that it can get aggravating when you have multiple clusters, multiple namespaces, and typing out long command-line arguments. Below is a list of tools that can ease that pain and make it a delight to work with kubectl. kubectx…Kubernetes1 min readKubernetes1 min read
Sep 28, 2017Stop Using The Term “Guys”Too often in tech I hear presenters refer to the crowd as “Guys” and it makes me discredit the speaker just based on that term. It’s a term that doesn’t convey inclusion. It’s referring to the room, as all males. Think about it this way “Guys”… You go to see…Diversity1 min readDiversity1 min read
Sep 20, 2017Getting Started With Terraform And Azure — Part 2Part 2 of series “Getting Started With Terraform And Azure”. This covers setting up basic resources in Azure. Part 1 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlkHa4dGli8&t=Terraform1 min readTerraform1 min read
Sep 18, 2017Getting Started With Terraform And Azure — Part 1Part 1 of series “Getting Started With Terraform And Azure”. This covers setting up authentication and creating a basic resource in Azure.1 min read1 min read
Aug 11, 2017Visual Studio Team Services Is Only For Visual Studio Users…Right?One of the most common misconceptions is that Visual Studio Team Services is only for Visual Studio users, .Net, and Windows. Hey, even I when joining Microsoft 18 months ago thought the same thing. I was a Jenkins user for some time, so I could only remember it by the…Visual Studio2 min readVisual Studio2 min read
Jul 14, 2017New Role…Same CompanyStarting Monday I will have a new role at Microsoft as I’ll be moving to an Azure Application Development — Technical Specialist. In this new role I will be focused on developer tools, modern cloud application development, and open source. In this role I’ll be spending 70% of my time on customer projects and the other 30% on advocacy. The role aligns with my technology passions and also allows time to focus on community engagement. Look for many more post from me as I transition to this new role.Android App Development1 min readAndroid App Development1 min read
Jul 12, 2017Deploy Wordpress To Azure App Service On LinuxQuick walk-through of deploying Wordpress To Azure App Service On Linux. This service is currently in “Preview” with GA coming soon!Azure1 min readAzure1 min read
