INCIDENT REPORT #882-B: Why our heap looks like a disaster zone. DATE: October 14, 2023 TO: Engineering Lead, CTO, and anyone else who thinks “it’s just a script” FROM: Senior Systems Engineer (Level 4, Infrastructure) SUBJECT: Post-Mortem of the Node-04 Memory Exhaustion Event (Python 3.11.4) SYSTEM INCIDENT LOG: 2023-10-12T03:14:22Z 03:14:22 – CRITICAL – kernel: [99283.12] … Read more
POST-MORTEM: THE BLACK SUNDAY CATASTROPHE TIMESTAMP: 2024-05-19 04:12:09 UTC INCIDENT DURATION: 72 Hours, 14 Minutes STATUS: Partially Restored / Total Mental Collapse OPERATOR: Senior SRE (Employee #402, currently fueled by spite and expired Ibuprofen) 1. Summary of the Carnage At 04:00 UTC on Sunday, while the rest of the world was sleeping or having a … Read more
TIMESTAMP: 03:14 AM. The pagers started screaming, and that’s when I realized nobody in this building actually knows what is devops. My eyes are vibrating. I’ve been awake for forty-eight hours, fueled by lukewarm espresso and the bitter realization that our “cloud-native” architecture is actually just three raccoons in a trench coat holding a soldering … Read more
In today’s fast-paced world of cloud-native development, microservices architecture has become the standard for building scalable and maintainable applications. Managing these microservices on Kubernetes can be complex, but with Argo CD, you can simplify deployment and continuous delivery through a GitOps approach. This guide will walk you through the process of installing and configuring Argo … Read more
In today’s fast-paced development landscape, microservices architecture has become a go-to approach for building scalable and maintainable applications. However, deploying a microservices-based application can be complex, especially when considering factors like scalability, orchestration, and resilience. Kubernetes, an open-source container orchestration platform, has emerged as the preferred choice for managing microservices in production environments. In this … Read more
In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud computing, serverless architecture has emerged as a transformative approach that is reshaping how applications are developed and deployed. As businesses increasingly seek agility, scalability, and cost efficiency, serverless computing offers a compelling solution that addresses these needs while simplifying the development process. In this blog post, we’ll explore the … Read more