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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…