Kubernetes & Containers
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Etcd Is the Single Point of Failure Everyone Forgets Is There
Every object in the cluster lives in etcd, and its performance ceiling is far lower than most teams assume until…
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Helm Values Files Grow Until Nobody Understands Them
A values file that started with twenty settings accumulates hundreds over two years, and every one of them looks equally…
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Pod Affinity Rules Silently Stop Working When the Label Changes
An anti-affinity rule referencing a label that a deployment template no longer sets does not error. The scheduler simply stops…
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A Kubernetes Namespace Is Not a Security Boundary by Default
Namespaces organise resources logically and enforce almost nothing on their own. Real tenant isolation requires network policy, resource quotas and…
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Node Maintenance Takes Down Services That Have Enough Replicas
Three replicas provide no protection if all three sit on one node and someone drains it, or if the drain…
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Init Containers Solve Startup Ordering That Application Code Should Not
Waiting for a database inside your application binary mixes orchestration concerns into business logic. An init container separates them cleanly.
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A Custom Resource Definition Cannot Change Shape Without a Plan
Every existing custom resource in the cluster must remain valid under a new CRD version, or the upgrade breaks everything…
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Most Kubernetes Operators Should Have Been a Helm Chart
Operators are the right answer for stateful systems requiring ongoing operational logic. For everything else they add a distributed system…
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Orderlek Launches Global Affiliate and Influencer Marketing Network
Discover how Orderlek’s native Global Affiliate and Influencer Network empowers enterprise brands to scale viral marketing with automated commission tracking…
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GitOps Without Drift Detection Is Just Git With Extra Steps
Storing manifests in Git does not make deployment declarative. What matters is whether the cluster is continuously reconciled against the…
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