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Unit Testing with Python’s Patch Decorator

If you are new to mocking in Python, using the unittest.mock library can be somewhat intimidating. In this post, I’ll walk you through some common…

November 5, 2020
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Scheduling, Priority, and QoS in Kubernetes

This presentation contains material that’s beneficial to developers, operators, and administrators of Kubernetes clusters. For more detailed information about this content, please see the documentation…

August 21, 2019August 21, 2019
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The Unified Pipeline: CI/CD in the Cloud

For centuries pipelines have been built to facilitate the movement of gas, oil, and other important resources. The concept of the pipeline was built around…

May 28, 2019February 18, 2021
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Quickly Deploy Kubernetes with Docker Desktop

Now you can deploy a local Kubernetes cluster easier than even with Docker Desktop. If you have docker version 18.06.0ce or later, it comes bundled…

November 2, 2018November 3, 2018
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Inductees for 2018 MRH Alumni Hall of Fame

Today I received notification that I would be inducted as a new member to the Maplewood Richmond Heights Hall of Fame. I will be the…

October 4, 2018December 22, 2021
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How I Passed The Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Exam

On my first attempt, I successfully completed the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation! This isn’t an exam that you…

September 30, 2018October 1, 2018
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Docker Commands You Must Know

I’ve been using Docker extensively over the past few years and I’ve compiled a list of the commands that I use most frequently. Docker can…

June 2, 2018June 4, 2018
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Prometheus Alertmanager: Dynamic Slack Config

Are you using Prometheus Alertmanager with Slack integration? It’s very likely that you need some alerts to go to one channel, and other alerts to…

May 13, 2018May 27, 2018
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Docker, Prometheus, & Spring Boot: Quick Start

In this post, I’ll demo monitoring a Spring Boot app using Prometheus and Alertmanger as Docker containers. I’ll assume that you are already familiar with…

May 1, 2018May 16, 2018
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DooD Pitfalls: Port Mapping

In this post, we will continue with docker-outside-of-docker pitfalls. This time we will focus on port mapping with the -p flag to docker. When invoking…

April 21, 2018August 26, 2019

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