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CKAD Preparation — Application Observability and Maintenance: Utilizing Container Logs
March 04, 2026A practical and minimal guide to using container logs in Kubernetes for application observability and maintenance.
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CKAD Preparation — Monitoring Kubernetes Applications with Built-in CLI Tools
January 31, 2026Master Kubernetes application monitoring using built-in CLI tools. Learn kubectl get, describe, events and top to effectively observe and monitor your applications in real-time.
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CKAD Preparation — Implementing Probes and Health Checks
January 29, 2026Master Kubernetes probes and health checks with hands-on examples. Learn liveness, readiness, and startup probes to ensure application reliability and resilience in production environments.
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CKAD Preparation — Understanding and Managing API Deprecations
January 26, 2026Learn how to identify, understand, and migrate Kubernetes resources using deprecated API versions. Master essential tools and techniques for maintaining application health across cluster upgrades.
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Building Resilient Applications with .NET Resilience Pipelines
January 20, 2026Learn how to build resilient HTTP clients in .NET using the standard resilience handler. Discover retry policies, circuit breakers, timeouts, and rate limiting through a hands-on demo application.
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CKAD Preparation — Using Kustomize to deploy an Nginx Application
January 03, 2026Discover how to use Kustomize to manage reusable and modular Kubernetes configurations. Learn to create bases, overlays, and customizations for staging and production environments.
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CKAD Preparation — Use the Helm package manager to deploy existing packages
January 02, 2026Learn how to use Helm, the Kubernetes package manager, to simplify application installation and management. Master creating, installing, and managing Helm charts through a hands-on exercise with Nginx.
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CKA Preparation — Resource Allocation Based on Node Availability
December 29, 2025Learn how to properly calculate and allocate CPU and memory resources to Pods in Kubernetes based on node availability — an essential skill for the CKA certification to ensure cluster stability and optimal performance.
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CKAD Preparation — Understanding Deployments and Rolling Updates in Kubernetes
November 24, 2025Learn how to update Kubernetes Deployments and perform rolling updates using native primitives — an essential CKAD skill for managing application rollout strategies with zero downtime.
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CKAD Preparation — Implement Blue/Green and Canary Deployments Using Kubernetes Primitives
November 21, 2025Learn how to implement Blue/Green and Canary deployments using Kubernetes primitives — a key CKAD skill for application design and build.
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Replacing Flannel with Calico on Talos + Omni
November 04, 2025Experimenting with replacing Talos’ default Flannel CNI with Calico using SideroLabs Omni — exploring BPF dataplane, kube-proxy management, and declarative cluster configuration.
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CKAD Preparation — Utilize Persistent and Ephemeral Volumes
October 23, 2025Learn how to persist and share data in Kubernetes using persistent and ephemeral volumes — from emptyDir to PersistentVolumeClaims.
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CKAD Preparation — Introducing Multi-Container Pods
October 22, 2025Deep dive into how Kubernetes runs multi-container Pods — from the controller and scheduler to the runtime chain.
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CKAD Preparation — Choose and use the right workload resource
October 21, 2025Practical guide to choosing the right Kubernetes workload resource (Deployment, DaemonSet, CronJob, StatefulSet) with examples and CKAD-focused tips.
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CKAD Preparation — Build a container image
October 20, 2025Learn how to turn a Python/FastAPI service into a fully containerized app, run it locally with Docker, and seamlessly deploy it to Kubernetes.
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CKAD Preparation, What is Kubernetes
October 19, 2025Introductory CKAD prep post covering Kubernetes fundamentals: architecture, nodes, kubelet, kube-proxy, Services, CNI and CoreDNS, with a roadmap of CKAD topics to be covered in hands-on lessons.
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CKAD Preparation, Testing Kubernetes NetworkPolicy
October 18, 2025Hands-on exercise showing how to test Kubernetes Ingress NetworkPolicy using a Redis Pod and a client Pod, with manifests and a Python connectivity test.
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My Personal Journey into Cloud-Native Technologies
May 01, 2025Personal introduction describing how a pandemic pause led me to Docker, Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies — and why this blog will share practical guides and insights for beginners and experienced practitioners.
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