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Fix Cpu Throttling in Quarkus/graalvm Operators By Tuning Thread Pools and Cpu Limits

August 1, 2026

Sourcing Cve-free Container Images for Production Kubernetes

July 31, 2026

Inventorying Cryptography in Kubernetes: Policy, Tools, and Tradeoffs

July 30, 2026

Managing Ai Agents as Kubernetes Platform Users

July 29, 2026

Istio Sidecar Proxy Capture Scope and Limitations

July 28, 2026
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Cilium Network Policies: Granularity in Production

Start with default-deny ingress and refine policies only where necessary to enforce least privilege without overcomplicating.

March 7, 2026 JR

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Start with default-deny ingress and refine policies only where necessary to enforce least privilege without overcomplicating maintenance.

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External Secrets Operator: Reconciliation and Auth in Production

The External Secrets Operator simplifies secret management but requires careful handling of reconciliation and authentication.

March 6, 2026 JR

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The External Secrets Operator simplifies secret management but requires careful handling of reconciliation and authentication tradeoffs to avoid security and stability issues in production.

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Egress Control on Eks: Cilium Vs Istio Ambient Mesh in 2026

Cilium and Istio Ambient Mesh offer different tradeoffs for EKS egress control; choose based on mTLS needs, sidecar overhead.

March 5, 2026 JR

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Cilium and Istio Ambient Mesh offer different tradeoffs for EKS egress control; choose based on mTLS needs, sidecar overhead, and operational maturity.

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Recent Posts

Fix Cpu Throttling in Quarkus/graalvm Operators By Tuning Thread Pools and Cpu Limits

August 1, 2026

Sourcing Cve-free Container Images for Production Kubernetes

July 31, 2026

Inventorying Cryptography in Kubernetes: Policy, Tools, and Tradeoffs

July 30, 2026

Managing Ai Agents as Kubernetes Platform Users

July 29, 2026

Istio Sidecar Proxy Capture Scope and Limitations

July 28, 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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