#random - May 2022

Do Istio upgrades (especially between 1.4 and 1.7) give anyone else PTSD?

Looks like there might finally be a good rundeck competitor coming out:
https://docs.windmill.dev/

What does everyone call the wonderful (😏) topic of infrastructure maintenance in your own workplace? I’m working on an “Anti 3am Wake Up” checklist and from chatting to people the term “maintenance” is a massive turnoff. How else would you label it? 🤔

What are people’s thoughts on the Hashicorp Terraform certification? Was it difficult? Do you think it’s a big win for a resume?

Hey everyone👋 I'd like to invite you to join charity event DevOpsDays #StandWithUkraine on May 17-18!

We have amazing line-up – Patrick Debois, Kris Nova, Kelsey Hightower, Lena Hall, Andrew Clay Shafer, and others.

👉️ Sign up for free & find out agenda here: https://devopsdays.com.ua
Register, donate, share event with friends and #StandWithUkraine!

https://menubarx.app/ is a great little tool. For me useful to periodically check Twitter, Y Combinator News, LinkedIN feed etc. from the menubar, without having to switch to browser if I am in IDE or any other app (but not browser).

Is anyone using MacOS Monterey Universal Controls yet?

Hey folks. Hope you are doing well.
Tomorrow will be conducted 2-days conference DevOpsDays https://devopsdays.com.ua/
Don't miss it!

Hi. I'm doing a survey on remote working vs. office. Please participate! 🙂 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19NxuzNXIzXH8ud9OtN0sbukMAgbDxlt9vXKrbpxc7Jk/viewform?edit_requested=true

Hopefully this doesn’t go too crazy, but trying some mind-mapping in 2022 because I got bored with Pocket & tagging.
https://github.com/azec-pdx/devsecops-mindmap

Does anyone know of any Mac or cross-platform app that help in scheduling / restricting time on specific apps and websites?

I want something that will remind me / only allow me to check my email, slack, and LinkedIn every X hours for Y minutes. Otherwise I find myself checking them too often through out the day which breaks up my flow.

Does anyone have much experience in deploying a logging solution from scratch? My company is looking at the cheapest solution with a few requirements:

Able to query logs (goes without saying)
Lightweight.
Is able to pull logs from eks / ec2.

Is it better to run this system ourselves? Or pay for the solution?

What are the trade offs here?

Are there any other important considerations?

Random Sunday Rant: I had one module in terraform cloud that I didn't migrate, and they are doing maintenance today, and it's unavailable; lol how inconvenient with no notice.