Technical insights and best practices for DevOps & Infrastructure
Stop managing infrastructure like it's 2015. Learn how to implement a rigorous GitOps workflow using Kubernetes and ArgoCD to satisfy Norwegian compliance standards and eliminate configuration drift.
Escaping the hyperscaler tax in a post-Schrems II world. We analyze how moving workloads to local NVMe infrastructure reduces TCO and ensures GDPR compliance without the bandwidth billing shock.
Is your AWS bill spiralizing out of control? In the wake of Schrems II, moving workloads to high-performance local VDS isn't just a compliance necessity—it's the single most effective cost-saving strategy for Norwegian tech stacks.
Move beyond the buzzwords. A technical deep-dive into building a compliant, high-availability multi-cloud infrastructure using Terraform, WireGuard, and Norwegian data sovereignty principles.
Stop waking up at 3 AM for false positives. A battle-hardened guide to configuring Prometheus, Alertmanager, and Grafana for high-scale Norwegian infrastructure, ensuring GDPR compliance and zero-latency insights.
Kubernetes networking is often treated as a black box until production latency spikes. We analyze CNI choices, IPVS vs iptables, and why underlying hardware stability is critical for overlay networks in the post-Schrems II era.
Default configurations are the silent killers of API performance. We dive deep into kernel-level tuning, NGINX optimizations, and the hardware realities required to handle thousands of requests per second in a post-Schrems II landscape.
Why hosting in Frankfurt is no longer 'close enough' for Norwegian workloads. We explore technical strategies for reducing latency, ensuring GDPR compliance, and optimizing KVM slices for edge workloads.
SaaS monitoring tools are expensive and legally risky in 2021. Learn how to deploy a high-performance Prometheus & Grafana stack on NVMe VPS in Norway to keep latency low and Datatilsynet happy.
Escape vendor lock-in and GDPR nightmares. Learn how to deploy a high-performance, compliant FaaS architecture using K3s and OpenFaaS on standard KVM infrastructure in Oslo.
Public cloud serverless functions are convenient until the bill arrives or Datatilsynet knocks on your door. Here is how to build a high-performance, GDPR-compliant FaaS platform on KVM in Oslo using OpenFaaS and K3s.
Stop blaming your code for slow APIs. We dive deep into Linux kernel tuning, NGINX optimization, and why local hardware selection matters post-Schrems II.
It is late 2020. Stop relying on simple ping checks and CPU graphs. We break down the architectural shift from Monitoring to Observability, how to handle high-cardinality data without crashing your budget, and why Schrems II makes self-hosting your metrics in Norway a legal necessity.
Stop letting slow I/O and network latency kill your deployment velocity. A deep dive into optimizing GitLab Runners, Docker caching strategies, and the impact of Norwegian data residency on pipeline performance.
With Kubernetes 1.20 deprecating Docker support, the orchestration wars are heating up again. We dissect the trade-offs between K8s complexity and Swarm simplicity, while proving why underlying NVMe storage is the only metric that truly matters for cluster stability.
Microservices solve code complexity but introduce network chaos. This guide walks through a production-ready Service Mesh implementation (Istio 1.8) on Norwegian infrastructure, addressing the critical resource overhead that kills cheap VPS setups.
With the recent SolarWinds fallout and the deprecation of Docker shim in Kubernetes 1.20, security is the only metric that matters right now. Here is a battle-tested guide to hardening your container infrastructure in Norway, covering non-root users, capability dropping, and why hardware isolation still beats software namespaces.
Is your API gateway becoming a bottleneck? Learn how to tune the Linux kernel and Nginx for high-throughput, low-latency traffic. We cover file descriptors, TCP stack optimization, and why hardware selection matters more than code in 2020.
A battle-tested guide for Norwegian CTOs navigating the post-Privacy Shield landscape. We analyze hybrid architectures using WireGuard, NIX peering, and local NVMe storage to reduce TCO and ensure GDPR compliance.
It is late 2020, and running containers as root is still the industry's most dangerous habit. From dropping capabilities to navigating the post-Schrems II landscape in Norway, here is how to lock down your infrastructure before the next CVE hits.
It is late 2020. Kubernetes has won the marketing war, but does your architecture actually require that level of complexity? We analyze the trade-offs between K8s, Docker Swarm, and HashiCorp Nomad, focusing on overhead, persistence, and why running these on compliant Norwegian NVMe VPS is critical for GDPR.
Your build times are killing developer productivity. We analyze the root causes of slow CI/CD—from I/O bottlenecks to network latency—and how to fix them using local Norwegian infrastructure.
Monitoring tells you the site is down. Observability tells you why the payment gateway timed out. A deep dive into the three pillars of observability for Norwegian infrastructure in the post-Schrems II era.
A battle-hardened guide to implementing Istio and Linkerd on Norwegian infrastructure. We tackle mTLS, Schrems II compliance, and avoiding latency spikes on KVM-based VPS.
Manual deployments are killing your uptime. We break down the push-vs-pull GitOps architecture, secrets management with Sealed Secrets, and why Norwegian data sovereignty matters more than ever in late 2020.
Latency is the new downtime. We analyze edge computing strategies for 2021, focusing on Telenor's 5G rollout, Schrems II compliance, and optimizing regional aggregation nodes using K3s and WireGuard.
Latency kills conversion. Learn how to deploy a robust, GDPR-compliant monitoring stack (Prometheus + Grafana) on Ubuntu 20.04, identify hidden I/O bottlenecks, and why low-latency Norwegian infrastructure is your best defense against 'noisy neighbors'.
Stop relying on US-based SaaS for critical metrics. Learn how to build a compliant, high-frequency APM stack using Prometheus and Grafana on Norwegian infrastructure, ensuring your data stays safe and your latency stays low.
Microservices aren't just small monoliths. Learn the battle-tested architecture patterns—from Circuit Breakers to CQRS—that keep Norwegian high-traffic platforms stable, compliant, and fast.
Green dashboards don't mean happy users. Learn why 2020 demands a shift from passive monitoring to active observability, how to configure Nginx for structured logging, and why the Schrems II ruling makes self-hosting your metrics in Norway a legal necessity.