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@jordanunix created an organization DevOpsDayLA , 4 months, 2 weeks ago.

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💡 Third-Party Vendors: The Hidden Cybersecurity Risk

In today’s hyper-connected world, digital supply chains are only as secure as their weakest link. One single vendor can open the door to ransomware, outages, or worse. At RELIANOID, we take this risk seriously. 🔒 That’s why we apply: ✅ Continuous vendor risk assessments ✅ Real-time monitoring of thi..

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Software engineering when machine writes the code

In 1968, computer scientists identified the "software crisis" - the existing methods of programming were struggling to handle the power of computers. Today, AI coding assistants are accelerating productivity, but concerns arise about understanding the code they generate, the implications for debuggi.. read more

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Unconventional PostgreSQL Optimizations

PostgreSQL 18 now supportsvirtual generated columns, indexable expressions without burning storage. Perfect for standardizing queries in analytics-heavy pipelines. Pair that withplanner constraint exclusion(constraint_exclusion=on), and Postgres can dodge irrelevant table scans based on constraints... read more

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How I Taught GitHub Copilot Code Review to Think Like a Maintainer

Vibe coding has made contributing to open source easier, but the high number of contributions to the AI agent framework goose has posed a challenge. An AI Code Review agent like Copilot can help review PRs, but tuning its feedback is crucial for reducing noise and increasing value. By providing clea.. read more

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The challenges of soft delete

"Soft delete" sounds gentle. It isn't. Slapping adeleted_atcolumn on every table pollutes queries, drags down migrations, and leaves tombstones all over production. This post digs into saner options:PostgreSQL triggers,event archiving in the app layer, andCDC via WAL. Each separates the dead stuff f.. read more

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Experimenting with Gateway API using kind

A new guide shows how to runGateway APIlocally withkindandcloud-provider-kind. It spins up a one-node Kubernetes cluster in Docker - complete with LoadBalancer Services and a Gateway API controller. Cloud vibes, zero cloud bill. Fire it up to deploy demo apps, test routing, or poke around with CRD e.. read more

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Cluster API v1.12: Introducing In-place Updates and Chained Upgrades

Cluster API v1.12.0 addsin-place updatesandchained upgrades, so machines can swap parts without going down, and clusters can jump versions without drama. KubeadmControlPlaneandMachineDeploymentsnow choose between full rollouts or surgical patching, depending on what changed. The goal: keep clusters .. read more

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Ingress NGINX: Statement from the Steering and Security Response Committees

Kubernetes is cutting offIngress NGINXin March 2026. No more updates. No bug fixes. No security patches. Done. Roughly half of cloud-native setups still rely on it, but it's been understaffed for years. If you're one of them, it's time to move. There’s no plug-and-play replacement, but the ecosystem.. read more

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Run a Private Personal AI with Clawdbot + DMR

Clawdbot just plugged intoDocker Model Runner (DMR). That means you can now run your own OpenAI-compatible assistant, locally, on your hardware. No cloud. No per-token fees. No data leaking into the void!.. read more

AWX is the open source, community supported upstream project for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, formerly known as Ansible Tower. It gives teams a web based interface, a full REST API, and a distributed task engine on top of Ansible, turning command line playbook runs into a managed, auditable automation service.

The project began at AnsibleWorks as the commercial Ansible Tower product, and after Red Hat acquired Ansible, it open sourced the codebase as AWX in September 2017, positioning it as the development ground where new features land before they are hardened into the supported Automation Platform controller. With AWX, you organize automation around projects (synced from Git or other source control), inventories (static or dynamically pulled from cloud providers), credentials (stored encrypted and injected at runtime), and job templates that tie a playbook to its inventory and credentials. On top of that, it adds role based access control, a visual dashboard, job scheduling, workflow chaining, webhooks, and real time job output, so multiple teams can run, track, and delegate automation without sharing SSH keys or sitting at a terminal.

Modern AWX runs on Kubernetes or OpenShift through the AWX Operator, which manages installation, upgrades, and scaling declaratively, reflecting its shift from a single host application to a cloud native, container based platform. Because it is the upstream of a paid product, AWX moves fast and ships frequently, which makes it ideal for labs, learning, and self managed deployments, though teams needing formal support and long term stability typically run the downstream Automation Platform instead.