Kubernetes Kubernetes Traffic Skew: Why One Pod Gets Hot While Others Sit Idle Introduction Your Kubernetes autoscaler might be solving a problem that doesn't exist, while ignoring the one that does. One pod pinned at 90% CPU, four identical replicas idling under 5%. It's assumed to be a capacity problem, and HPA scales out. But it doesn't
Docker We Restored the Docker Cache. The Build Still Started From Scratch. Overview A successful restore doesn’t always mean the Docker builder is actually using that cache. CI can restore Docker cache into the job while docker build still starts from scratch with no layer reuse. We ran into exactly that kind of cache miss on one of our suites. Once
Graphify Graphify Claims 71.5× Fewer Tokens. We Tested It on Real Production Work. Does Graphify actually reduce token usage in production? We compared Graphify and grep across real Claude Code sessions to measure cost, quality, and workflow.
DevOps Featured We Built an AI Agent for DevOps. Here's What Actually Worked We built a read-only AI agent for DevOps lookups and first-pass incident triage. Here's what worked, what didn't, and how we kept the model away from the security boundary.
github actions Featured This One YAML Key Makes GitHub Actions Workflow Runs Easy to Identify Learn how GitHub Actions `run-name` makes workflow runs easier to identify by displaying deployment versions, environments, and actors in the Actions list.
MongoDB MongoDB on Kubernetes: An Engineering Decision Guide to Backup, PITR, and the Percona Operator Learn how to run MongoDB on Kubernetes with the Percona Operator using replica sets, physical backups, and Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR). Explore production architecture, backup strategies, and recovery best practices.
AWS VPC Endpoint vs NAT Gateway: Which AWS Networking Choice Reduces Kubernetes Costs in 2026? Learn when to use AWS VPC Endpoints and NAT Gateways in Kubernetes environments. Compare cost, security, traffic flow, and EKS networking tradeoffs to reduce AWS infrastructure spend.
PostgreSQL AWS RDS vs Civo Postgres: Performance, Latency, and Cost Compared A practical benchmark comparing AWS RDS and Civo Managed Postgres under OLTP workloads using sysbench, focusing on latency, throughput consistency, and overall price-performance.
Kubernetes Featured Civo Kubernetes: Where Does Your Pod's Traffic Actually Go? A practical look at how Civo Kubernetes routes outbound pod traffic, handles SNAT, and exposes a shared public egress IP for API whitelisting and external connectivity.
