How reliable is the CI at your workplace?
At my workplace they use a combination of Gerrit and Zuul for the CI, and it often takes 2 - 12 hours to get a patch to merge because there are too much load and too many network/infra related timeouts and failures. If I have a patchset that has 10 patches in it, it will take days to get them merged, and almost always, we end up working on the weekends to get the patches in, so that traffic is much less during that time.
Our CI tests have about around 10 jobs that runs per patch.
Whats astounding is the number of times I have to kick the CI to retest because of the network/infra issues. I'd like to know whats the delays at your workplace like? What software do you use for CI ?
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At my workplace they use a combination of Gerrit and Zuul for the CI, and it often takes 2 - 12 hours to get a patch to merge because there are too much load and too many network/infra related timeouts and failures. If I have a patchset that has 10 patches in it, it will take days to get them merged, and almost always, we end up working on the weekends to get the patches in, so that traffic is much less during that time.
Our CI tests have about around 10 jobs that runs per patch.
Whats astounding is the number of times I have to kick the CI to retest because of the network/infra issues. I'd like to know whats the delays at your workplace like? What software do you use for CI ?
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Is it worth it to make the interview?
This has happened with two companies I've applied to recently, they have the process of selection fully automatized, so is just a link, it asks some questions about your personality, technical questions, you answer, ok.
Then, you need to do a technical exam, the system is the following, you are recorded, if you move your head too much or get out of frame, it removes points and it doesn't have anywhere to search terms or anything, everything must be in your mind and on the description of the exercise(? the thing doesn't let you test as much as you want, either you do it correctly once, or goodbye little friend, and there are 3 exercises to resolve in 1 hour.
So, my question stands, Is it worth it to make the interview for something like this?
On glassdoor they have 100% bad reviews on the interviews and I mean... I don't even know if it's worth it anymore, I don't know if maybe I'm exagerating.
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This has happened with two companies I've applied to recently, they have the process of selection fully automatized, so is just a link, it asks some questions about your personality, technical questions, you answer, ok.
Then, you need to do a technical exam, the system is the following, you are recorded, if you move your head too much or get out of frame, it removes points and it doesn't have anywhere to search terms or anything, everything must be in your mind and on the description of the exercise(? the thing doesn't let you test as much as you want, either you do it correctly once, or goodbye little friend, and there are 3 exercises to resolve in 1 hour.
So, my question stands, Is it worth it to make the interview for something like this?
On glassdoor they have 100% bad reviews on the interviews and I mean... I don't even know if it's worth it anymore, I don't know if maybe I'm exagerating.
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Guy on our team wants to have a standing meeting on my calendar to ask questions about their stories?
This guy IMO is not qualified for the team he joined, and is struggling quite a bit. I am honestly doing my best to be a good guy, and try to help him, but he just isnt getting it!
He complained that he feels we as a team need to spend more time communicating and reviewing our work as a team... ok yea makes sense I suppose.. but we also do all the normal grooming, demos and retros that hopefully hit all these areas of concern..
I think this week I shit you not Ive had 5 meetings to review the same exact story with this person lol. This story is well written and defined. Anyone should be able to pick it up and complete it. HELL its a god damn SPIKE lol
Man.. I'm just at my wits end here.. do I tell my manager in my next 1:1 that hes just not a good fit? He has 20+ years of "experience", which also makes it more frustrating to have to hand hold. I dont mind doing this for our more junior guys.
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This guy IMO is not qualified for the team he joined, and is struggling quite a bit. I am honestly doing my best to be a good guy, and try to help him, but he just isnt getting it!
He complained that he feels we as a team need to spend more time communicating and reviewing our work as a team... ok yea makes sense I suppose.. but we also do all the normal grooming, demos and retros that hopefully hit all these areas of concern..
I think this week I shit you not Ive had 5 meetings to review the same exact story with this person lol. This story is well written and defined. Anyone should be able to pick it up and complete it. HELL its a god damn SPIKE lol
Man.. I'm just at my wits end here.. do I tell my manager in my next 1:1 that hes just not a good fit? He has 20+ years of "experience", which also makes it more frustrating to have to hand hold. I dont mind doing this for our more junior guys.
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Apisix canary implement in kubernetes
I use Alicia for application gateway, it all implement in kubernetes,now, I want to deploy the application with canary,but I don’t how to do it,can anyone give some suggestions?thanks in advance
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I use Alicia for application gateway, it all implement in kubernetes,now, I want to deploy the application with canary,but I don’t how to do it,can anyone give some suggestions?thanks in advance
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Widening skills as SWE towards Ops stuff. Questions, roadmap, certificates.
Hello,
currently i am working as a software engineer focusing mostly on backend stuff in microsoft environment - c#, .net, powershell, sql server, azure etc.
I want to develop as an engineer and it is pretty natural that as backend I'd rather go more into operational stuff than moving divs on screen. In my work I need to manage sometimes pipelines, create some releases, installations and similar pretty easy stuff (in small scope obviously).
I started thinking about going deeper into this field - do more operational stuff like pipelines, containerize stuff (in future) etc. I do not have unfortunately too much opportunities using stuff like jenkins, docker, k8s or writing own pipelines in yaml as most of stuff is done in ADO or done by different teams.
Nevertheless I need to improve in this field and hopefully be better at my work or have more chances for a good job in future :)
I have got a lot of questions and most of them I forgot during writing post but there are few of them.
Are there good/relevant free stuff I can learn from? YT is full of garbage and throwing it out and dont watching tutorials made be better developer, but maybe DevOps field has much better YT creators than devs :)
I was thinking about learning for certificate and maybe even trying to attain one. As I work in Azure environment I found two that match - AZ104 and AZ204, which one would be better in my case, easier or is more respected (or obviously learning it gives me more knowledge). But It doesnt matter if AWS has something better in this field.
I know that I need to go deep into Linux and thats going to one of the next steps - question is about distro, there are plenty of them and Ubuntu can be reasonable choice (i used to work on it and it made me sick that i couldnt install jbl headphones... and os crushed from time to time).
What would be next steps? More teoretical stuff like networking or dirty hand ci/cd, containers etc?
​
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Hello,
currently i am working as a software engineer focusing mostly on backend stuff in microsoft environment - c#, .net, powershell, sql server, azure etc.
I want to develop as an engineer and it is pretty natural that as backend I'd rather go more into operational stuff than moving divs on screen. In my work I need to manage sometimes pipelines, create some releases, installations and similar pretty easy stuff (in small scope obviously).
I started thinking about going deeper into this field - do more operational stuff like pipelines, containerize stuff (in future) etc. I do not have unfortunately too much opportunities using stuff like jenkins, docker, k8s or writing own pipelines in yaml as most of stuff is done in ADO or done by different teams.
Nevertheless I need to improve in this field and hopefully be better at my work or have more chances for a good job in future :)
I have got a lot of questions and most of them I forgot during writing post but there are few of them.
Are there good/relevant free stuff I can learn from? YT is full of garbage and throwing it out and dont watching tutorials made be better developer, but maybe DevOps field has much better YT creators than devs :)
I was thinking about learning for certificate and maybe even trying to attain one. As I work in Azure environment I found two that match - AZ104 and AZ204, which one would be better in my case, easier or is more respected (or obviously learning it gives me more knowledge). But It doesnt matter if AWS has something better in this field.
I know that I need to go deep into Linux and thats going to one of the next steps - question is about distro, there are plenty of them and Ubuntu can be reasonable choice (i used to work on it and it made me sick that i couldnt install jbl headphones... and os crushed from time to time).
What would be next steps? More teoretical stuff like networking or dirty hand ci/cd, containers etc?
​
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Why are companies not looking globally for tech hires?
With the array of developer talents across the world, with the trend of remote workers and WFH, one would wonder why companies do not spread their net and hire from a global talent pool.
There are untapped talent pools in several continents across the world with most companies looking to hire locally. The sell-out for hiring globally is it offers you a diverse work team and in some cases, costs less to hire especially if you are hiring outside the US, UK, and Canada.
But you wonder why a lot of companies, businesses, and startups do not plug into hiring globally.
What are your thoughts on this?
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With the array of developer talents across the world, with the trend of remote workers and WFH, one would wonder why companies do not spread their net and hire from a global talent pool.
There are untapped talent pools in several continents across the world with most companies looking to hire locally. The sell-out for hiring globally is it offers you a diverse work team and in some cases, costs less to hire especially if you are hiring outside the US, UK, and Canada.
But you wonder why a lot of companies, businesses, and startups do not plug into hiring globally.
What are your thoughts on this?
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What’s the documentation culture like in your firm ?
Are there any org best practices you follow ? Where do you do all your documentation? Any automations you use ?
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Are there any org best practices you follow ? Where do you do all your documentation? Any automations you use ?
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Best Books to Learn DevOps in 2024?
I am looking for physical books to read, not something online.
Ty
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I am looking for physical books to read, not something online.
Ty
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How much you spend on Memory?
Hi! The company I’m working at is spending tremendous amounts on caching (MemoryDB, ElasticCache and Redis Labs) - I mean something like 10% of the entire cloud cost
I was wondering if that the same case at your company?
If so - what do you do to reduce the cost?
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Hi! The company I’m working at is spending tremendous amounts on caching (MemoryDB, ElasticCache and Redis Labs) - I mean something like 10% of the entire cloud cost
I was wondering if that the same case at your company?
If so - what do you do to reduce the cost?
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Kubernetes deployment orchestrators that won't break the bank?
Me and my project: trying to set up an online data visualisation portal for a non-profit (although more a personal initiative than for work). Bootstrapped, no profit motive.
The standout open source frameworks that I've looked at are all intended to be installed via Helm charts on Kubernetes. The authors are quite clear that Docker deployments are only really for testing ideally.
As an unwitting newbie to the K8s space, I've thought about two options:
1: Self-host a deployment framework (tried Rancher although something must have been misconfigured as nothing would install).
2: Use a decent SaaS deployment framework
For now, this is going to be a very small 1 or 2 node setup but I guess one of the advantages in choosing Kubernetes from the get-go is that the infra can grow if the project does.
Any deployment frameworks out there that are less intended for big enterprises and more intended for making life a bit easier for the small guys? TIA
(FWIW and I guess why not offer specifics if I have them: trying to get Apache Superset running for data vis. "Nice to haves" would be Airbyte for data pipeline management. And a blog to talk about what we're doing. Have the DB managed externally so don't need one).
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Me and my project: trying to set up an online data visualisation portal for a non-profit (although more a personal initiative than for work). Bootstrapped, no profit motive.
The standout open source frameworks that I've looked at are all intended to be installed via Helm charts on Kubernetes. The authors are quite clear that Docker deployments are only really for testing ideally.
As an unwitting newbie to the K8s space, I've thought about two options:
1: Self-host a deployment framework (tried Rancher although something must have been misconfigured as nothing would install).
2: Use a decent SaaS deployment framework
For now, this is going to be a very small 1 or 2 node setup but I guess one of the advantages in choosing Kubernetes from the get-go is that the infra can grow if the project does.
Any deployment frameworks out there that are less intended for big enterprises and more intended for making life a bit easier for the small guys? TIA
(FWIW and I guess why not offer specifics if I have them: trying to get Apache Superset running for data vis. "Nice to haves" would be Airbyte for data pipeline management. And a blog to talk about what we're doing. Have the DB managed externally so don't need one).
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Now that IBM owns Terraform...
What is everyone switching to, there has to be an alternative to them.
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What is everyone switching to, there has to be an alternative to them.
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Terraform Starter Boilerplate for GCP using Terragrunt
Built to minimize regrets around cloud infrastructure, utilizing Terragrunt to provision on top of GCP. Modeled for hierarchical configuration, strict environments separation, and minimal impact radius per modification.
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Built to minimize regrets around cloud infrastructure, utilizing Terragrunt to provision on top of GCP. Modeled for hierarchical configuration, strict environments separation, and minimal impact radius per modification.
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Human or AI solution: how can we fix the trend of human bias in recruitment?
From experience, the task at hand and the priority of a hiring process is to get the best talent through the door and not just talent only someone whose personality also fits the company's needs.
Any other thing outside this is human bias and we need to cut out any form of bias during hiring. It is the reason why I am a big fan of AI hiring because when done right it can eliminate any form of human bias but not many platforms use AI.
How can we avoid this trend of bias? What measures can we take?
What do you think about AI’s impact in solving this issue?
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From experience, the task at hand and the priority of a hiring process is to get the best talent through the door and not just talent only someone whose personality also fits the company's needs.
Any other thing outside this is human bias and we need to cut out any form of bias during hiring. It is the reason why I am a big fan of AI hiring because when done right it can eliminate any form of human bias but not many platforms use AI.
How can we avoid this trend of bias? What measures can we take?
What do you think about AI’s impact in solving this issue?
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Post-Quantum Cryptography: Preparing for the Future of Security
Quantum computers may not be here yet, but we still need to prepare for them.
Read more…
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Quantum computers may not be here yet, but we still need to prepare for them.
Read more…
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Quantum computers may not be here yet, but we still need to prepare for them.
What cloud service are you on and what's your average cloud bill?
Basically the title. Just curious what people around are paying for their cloud deployments.
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Basically the title. Just curious what people around are paying for their cloud deployments.
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2 yearas of exp in devops
hi guys hope the day is brighter on ur side i urgently need some guidence so i am 2021 year BE graduate from civil engg and i am trying to get in the field of devops and its has been nt a good journey and to cope that up i have got exp of 2 years which is all made up but i have a relvent internship exp of 8months and i know how a IT firm works all the devops people out there can help me ,what kind of projects do i put on resume and so that it justify my exp (the guy who giving exp is not giving projects)
i need the job at any cost i have to support my family finacial now its high time so if anyone would try to give the projects that u have done it would of great help
PS: plz reply or text if u r looking to help otherwise just ignore this the way u r ex did
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hi guys hope the day is brighter on ur side i urgently need some guidence so i am 2021 year BE graduate from civil engg and i am trying to get in the field of devops and its has been nt a good journey and to cope that up i have got exp of 2 years which is all made up but i have a relvent internship exp of 8months and i know how a IT firm works all the devops people out there can help me ,what kind of projects do i put on resume and so that it justify my exp (the guy who giving exp is not giving projects)
i need the job at any cost i have to support my family finacial now its high time so if anyone would try to give the projects that u have done it would of great help
PS: plz reply or text if u r looking to help otherwise just ignore this the way u r ex did
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What do you actually care about in an API Gateway??
Ok fellas, here for your actual opinions. What do you look for in an API Gateway? Do you prefer the service mesh route instead? Does it matter if it's ENVOY or NGINX? Do you care if it's K8s friendly or an?
And, yes, we're writing this as a gateway, so I'm fully expecting that some of you roast us, and that's ok, lol. Just looking for genuine feedback from devs. :)
https://thenewstack.io/how-to-choose-the-right-fit-for-your-kubernetes-api-gateway/
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Ok fellas, here for your actual opinions. What do you look for in an API Gateway? Do you prefer the service mesh route instead? Does it matter if it's ENVOY or NGINX? Do you care if it's K8s friendly or an?
And, yes, we're writing this as a gateway, so I'm fully expecting that some of you roast us, and that's ok, lol. Just looking for genuine feedback from devs. :)
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parallel learning
I need some guidance as i am new to DevOps
After searching a lot about DevOps and how to learn it i have noticed that it boils down to some concepts as IaC, ci/cd and containerization for example. and related tools to these concepts as docker, terraform and ansible.
also after reading lots of job postings those tools are mentioned in almost every post: docker, terraform, ansible, Jenkins, git, k8
i already have solid knowledge in programming, OS, networks and cloud
my question is:
what concepts and tools could be studied in parallel without the risk of mixing things up and getting the best out of it? (sort of crashing the learning process)
another question regarding the tools; when to say i have enough knowledge about using a tool like Jenkins and adding it to my resume and meet req. in job postings
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I need some guidance as i am new to DevOps
After searching a lot about DevOps and how to learn it i have noticed that it boils down to some concepts as IaC, ci/cd and containerization for example. and related tools to these concepts as docker, terraform and ansible.
also after reading lots of job postings those tools are mentioned in almost every post: docker, terraform, ansible, Jenkins, git, k8
i already have solid knowledge in programming, OS, networks and cloud
my question is:
what concepts and tools could be studied in parallel without the risk of mixing things up and getting the best out of it? (sort of crashing the learning process)
another question regarding the tools; when to say i have enough knowledge about using a tool like Jenkins and adding it to my resume and meet req. in job postings
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How do you implement Automated Server Provisioning?
Greetings. I would like to see what some of you are doing for automating server provisioning. I'm interested mostly in onprem - ESXI at the moment with a possibility to expand further to cloud.
I'm curious of the entire workflow.
What platform is used to take the request and specifications and triggering the job?
What worker type is used and how is it being triggered?
What are the steps this intermediate worker goes through to provision the VM, what technologies is it using and how is it return the results to the platform?
Are there certain limitations that were hard to overcome?
Feel free to give out as many details as you'd like. Appreciate any time spent on providing me with information!
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Greetings. I would like to see what some of you are doing for automating server provisioning. I'm interested mostly in onprem - ESXI at the moment with a possibility to expand further to cloud.
I'm curious of the entire workflow.
What platform is used to take the request and specifications and triggering the job?
What worker type is used and how is it being triggered?
What are the steps this intermediate worker goes through to provision the VM, what technologies is it using and how is it return the results to the platform?
Are there certain limitations that were hard to overcome?
Feel free to give out as many details as you'd like. Appreciate any time spent on providing me with information!
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Whats your monthly cloud bill and your observability cost with the tool you use?
Curious into how many people actually adhere to these blog posts?
https://www.metricfire.com/blog/how-to-save-money-on-your-observability-costs/
https://www.honeycomb.io/blog/how-much-should-my-observability-stack-cost
Also... how big is your company?
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Curious into how many people actually adhere to these blog posts?
https://www.metricfire.com/blog/how-to-save-money-on-your-observability-costs/
https://www.honeycomb.io/blog/how-much-should-my-observability-stack-cost
Also... how big is your company?
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Constructive feedback on Devops/SRE Resume - new grad
I am currently pursuing my masters degree in the US. I'll be graduating in May 2025 aiming for new grad roles(though not as many as SDE/SWE in DevOps/SRE) and full-time positions from May 2025. I'm trying to put my best foot forward. Please review my resume. Open to any feedback or criticism.
P.S. I am building relevant projects to add to the resume this summer.
My Resume: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IkUf7C64k2ZVb8j9Bychb1Egb-mLuxga/view?usp=sharing
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I am currently pursuing my masters degree in the US. I'll be graduating in May 2025 aiming for new grad roles(though not as many as SDE/SWE in DevOps/SRE) and full-time positions from May 2025. I'm trying to put my best foot forward. Please review my resume. Open to any feedback or criticism.
P.S. I am building relevant projects to add to the resume this summer.
My Resume: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IkUf7C64k2ZVb8j9Bychb1Egb-mLuxga/view?usp=sharing
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