by Stephen Kuenzli | Oct 30, 2019 | Docker
Docker in Action, 2ed has been released! Get 50% off with code tsdocker Reading Time: 5 minutes This is the first of several posts that will provide a high-level introduction to the top container orchestrators in late-2019, differences between them, and which might be... 
by Stephen Kuenzli | Oct 28, 2019 | Docker
Reading Time: 2 minutes Conducting an Orchestra A container orchestrator schedules, runs, and supervises containerized application processes, usually across a cluster of hosts. Orchestrators usually provide a way to run applications as long lived services as well as... by Stephen Kuenzli | Oct 25, 2019 | DevOps
Here’s an idea to help your team build empathy for what customers are feeling when they use your service. Read raw, unedited customer feedback about your product or service as a team. There’s probably a ton of this data kicking around your... 
by Stephen Kuenzli | Oct 23, 2019 | DevOps
When was the last time you worked uninterrupted for one hour? An entire hour. Much of the work technologists and other knowledge workers perform requires significant time to load context, think, and work out the solution. But frequently, we do not give people that... 
by Stephen Kuenzli | Oct 16, 2019 | DevOps, Docker
Previously, I explained why you need to set limits for container resource usage and how to limit a container’s memory resources. Today, I’ll show you how to configure cpu resource limits. The first thing to point out is that CPU resources are often a bit... 