PinnedOpsInsights.Devonce upon a time, I had this grand idea to start blogging, writing books, and going for morning jogs. It all began with a New Year’s resolution, as most great ideas do. However, much to my dismay, I couldn’t even keep up with it for a week. The conce...Sep 12, 2021·2 min read·543
CI/CD for Databricks Pipelines with Databricks Asset Bundles (DAB) and Azure DevOpsIntroduction If you've spent any time managing data pipelines in the real world, you know the pain of deploying changes manually — copy-pasting notebooks, praying nothing breaks in prod, and maintainiFeb 20, 2026·6 min read·98
K8s 1.35 Sneak Peek: What's Coming Next?Kubernetes never sleeps! Just when we get comfortable, a new release brings features that make our lives easier (and our clusters safer). Here is a quick sneak peek at what is landing in Kubernetes 1.35. Deprecation of ipvs mode KEP-5495: Deprecate i...Dec 6, 2025·2 min read·46
Tired of Your LLM Using Outdated Terraform Docs? There's a Fix for That! 😉Hello ! You ask your favorite AI assistant to whip up some Terraform code for a new module, and it confidently spits out syntax that was deprecated six months ago. 🤦♂️ While LLMs are fantastic for boosting productivity, they often rely on their tra...Aug 20, 2025·3 min read·126
Goodbye to iptables: A Quick Dive into GKE's Dataplane V2Have you heard of Cilium and its eBPF-based networking magic for Kubernetes? If you're already a fan, then you're going to like what Google has been up to with GKE Dataplane V2. GKE Dataplane V2 is built directly on top of Cilium, bringing the power ...Jul 17, 2025·3 min read·332
Kubernetes Vertical Pod Autoscaler: A Deep Dive into Right-Sizing Your ApplicationsHello All, Like many of you, I was incredibly excited about the VPA Beta release in Kubernetes 1.33 (which you can read about here). I've since taken the time to understand the current VPA release as of July 2025 in more detail. Let's dive into VPA i...Jun 29, 2025·4 min read·129
Building a ChatOps AI Bot with LangChain and LLMs in SlackIntro When it comes to managing operations, wouldn't it be great to have a more intuitive, convenient way to execute tasks, delegate work, and empower teams for self-service? That's what ChatOps brings to the table. It's not just a trend—it's a parad...Jan 18, 2025·6 min read·238
