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Hosting Kubernetes in Canada: Sovereign Infrastructure and Self-managed Clusters

August 26, 2026

Managing Eks Access at Scale with Centralized Identity and Short-lived Credentials

August 23, 2026

Single-node K3s: Production-grade Homelab Foundation

August 22, 2026

Running Gitea Actions Without Docker on Kubernetes

August 20, 2026

Migrating Kubernetes Workloads: Tools and Tradeoffs for Cluster, Storage, and Dependencies

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Labeling Pods with Node Information in Production

Use node selectors and pod annotations to propagate node labels to pods, ensuring consistent scheduling and metadata alignment.

April 1, 2026 JR

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Use node selectors and pod annotations to propagate node labels to pods, ensuring consistent scheduling and metadata alignment.

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Practical Kubernetes Projects for Platform Engineers

Learning Kubernetes effectively requires hands-on projects that mirror real-world operational challenges.

March 31, 2026 JR

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Learning Kubernetes effectively requires hands-on projects that mirror real-world operational challenges.

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Secure Cluster Access Via Vpn and Oidc

Use a VPN with OIDC authentication for secure.

March 30, 2026 JR

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Use a VPN with OIDC authentication for secure, role-based access to Kubernetes clusters without relying on jumphosts or local YAML files.

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Hosting Kubernetes in Canada: Sovereign Infrastructure and Self-managed Clusters

August 26, 2026

Managing Eks Access at Scale with Centralized Identity and Short-lived Credentials

August 23, 2026

Single-node K3s: Production-grade Homelab Foundation

August 22, 2026

Running Gitea Actions Without Docker on Kubernetes

August 20, 2026

Migrating Kubernetes Workloads: Tools and Tradeoffs for Cluster, Storage, and Dependencies

August 19, 2026
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I’m a Red Hatter working as a Solutions Architect, formerly a Senior Cloud Success Architect, with a focus on and passion for OpenShift and Ansible. Previous life? Cloud Advanced Technology Lead & Big Data Engineer for Lockheed Martin Space, IT/IS Data Center Manager for Lockheed Martin IS&GS, and Senior Infrastructure Designer/Administrator for the City of Gainesville & City of Alachua.

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