by Stephen Kuenzli | Jul 17, 2019 | DevOps, Systems
Contraption by John Barkiple Configuration is data interpreted by a program to change its behavior so that it supports a particular use case. Problems Configuration Solves Configuration solves problems for both program developers and operators. Most program developers... 
by Stephen Kuenzli | May 1, 2019 | Cloud, DevOps, Infrastructure As Code
Managing infrastructure with code is a critical practice for delivering infrastructure with less drama. You can use code to deliver infrastructure quickly, consistently, and safely. Improving infrastructure delivery can help you improve on the four key aspects of... 
by Stephen Kuenzli | Apr 17, 2019 | Cloud, Systems
Est Reading Time: 5min Cloud computing providers incorporate the concept of failure domains throughout their services. Zones and Regions are some of the most fundamental examples of failure domains. In general ‘Cloud’ terminology: The Common Region+Zone... 
by Stephen Kuenzli | Apr 15, 2019 | Cloud, Systems
Avg Reading Time: 3 minutes Today, we’ll introduce the concept of a Failure Domain, which is very important to understand and use when building systems, especially those in the Cloud. Let’s start with a high-level view of a layered application stack with... 