Author: Chris Engelbert
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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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Chris Engelbert
Jun 12th, 2024 | 11 min read
Kubernetes Persistent Volumes: Best Practices & Guide
Storage management in Kubernetes can be complex, especially for teams running stateful workloads like databases. While K8s excels at container orchestration, its default ephemeral storage isn’t
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Chris Engelbert
Jun 07th, 2024 | 23 min read
Policy Management at Cloud-Scale with Anders Eknert from Styra (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 of
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Chris Engelbert
Jun 06th, 2024 | 10 min read
How to choose your Kubernetes Postgres Operator?
A Postgres Operator for Kubernetes eases the management of PostgreSQL clusters inside the Kubernetes (k8s) environment. It watches changes (additions, updates, deletes) of PostgreSQL related CRD (cust
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Chris Engelbert
May 31st, 2024 | 19 min read
Your CI/CD Pipeline is a Production system with Stefan Prodan from ControlPlane (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 of
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Chris Engelbert
May 29th, 2024 | 8 min read
What is Software-Defined Storage (SDS)?
Software-defined (block) storage solutions, or SDS, decouple the software storage layer from the underlying hardware. This allows for centralized management and automation of storage resources through
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Chris Engelbert
May 24th, 2024 | 23 min read
Continuous vulnerability scanning in production with Oshrat Nir from ARMO
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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Chris Engelbert
May 17th, 2024 | 21 min read
How Oracle transforms its operation into a cloud business with Gerald Venzl from Oracle
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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Chris Engelbert
May 15th, 2024 | 8 min read
What is Block Storage?
The term Block storage describes a technology that controls how data is stored on storage devices. The name is derived from the fact that block storage splits any kind of information, such as files or
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