Author: Chris Engelbert
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Chris Engelbert
Oct 10th, 2024 | 11 min read
AWS Storage Optimization: Avoid EBS Over-provisioning
“Cloud is expensive” is an often repeated phrase among IT professionals. What makes the cloud so expensive, though? One element that significantly drives cloud costs is storage over-provisioni
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Chris Engelbert
Oct 02nd, 2024 | 20 min read
Why would you run PostgreSQL in Kubernetes, and how?
Running PostgreSQL in Kubernetes When you need a PostgreSQL service in the cloud, there are two common ways to achieve this. The initial thought is going for one of the many hosted databases, such as
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Chris Engelbert
Sep 17th, 2024 | 5 min read
Best Open Source Tools For Kubernetes
The Kubernetes ecosystem is vibrant and ever-expanding, driven by a community of developers who are committed to enhancing the way we manage and deploy applications. Open-source tools have become an e
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Chris Engelbert
Aug 22nd, 2024 | 6 min read
Kubernetes 1.31: Day of the Storage
On August 13, the Kubernetes team released Kubernetes 1.31, a release also known as “Elli”. The release follows about a month after the release of 1.30 (Uwubernetes) which also marked the
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Chris Engelbert
Jul 26th, 2024 | 9 min read
Say Goodbye to High Data Access-Latency Cloud Storage with Simplyblock’s Local NVMe SSD Caching
When using persistent storage on cloud providers, there are two options: locally attached (like AWS’ Instance Store or GCP Local SSD) or remote (like Amazon EBS or Google Persistent Disks). Bot
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Chris Engelbert
Jul 19th, 2024 | 15 min read
Image Recognition with Neural Networks: A Beginner’s Guide
If you’re anything like me, you must be anxious to understand how computers can recognize image. Certainly, it can’t be magic—we know that for a fact—but how does it work? As a disclaimer, I�
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Chris Engelbert
Jul 15th, 2024 | 9 min read
Neo4j in Cloud and Kubernetes: Advantages, Cypher Queries, and Use Cases
Introduction: In the era of big data, managing complex relationships is crucial. Neo4j , a leading graph database, excels at handling intricate data connections, making it indispensable for modern app
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Chris Engelbert
Jun 27th, 2024 | 25 min read
Machine Learning driven Database Optimization with Luigi Nardi from DBtune (interview)
Introduction This interview is part of the simplyblock Cloud Commute Podcast, available on Youtube , Spotify , iTunes/Apple Podcasts , and our show site . In this insightful video, we explore the cutt
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Chris Engelbert
Jun 20th, 2024 | 23 min read
How I designed PostgreSQL High Availability with Shaun Thomas from Tembo (video + interview)
This interview is part of the simplyblock’s Cloud Commute Podcast, available on Youtube, Spotify, iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Samsung Podcasts, and our show site. In this installment, weR
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Chris Engelbert
Jun 14th, 2024 | 18 min read
Easy Developer Namespaces with Multi-tenant Kubernetes with Alessandro Vozza from Kubespaces
This interview is part of the simplyblock’s Cloud Commute Podcast, available on Youtube , Spotify , iTunes/Apple Podcasts , Pandora , Samsung Podcasts, and our show site . In this installment of
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