TLDR DevOps 2024-04-15

While cost isn't the only factor in selecting an observability platform, it's at the top of the list for many organizations today.

This checklist by Chronosphere helps you make sense of the cost factors and key requirements to consider when evaluating cloud native observability platforms, including:

→ A lack of granularity and control

→ Skills gaps and training costs

→ Low price predictability

→ Vendor lock-in

📥 Get the free checklist from Chronosphere

Last week, HashiCorp accused the OpenTofu project of using its newly BSL licensed code in Terraform without permission. OpenTofu has since responded, denying the claims brought up by HashiCorp.

The Argo CD v2.11 Release Candidate introduces enhancements such as showing the initiator of sync processes in the history UI and improved monorepo support by selectively syncing necessary files, addressing user feedback for better visibility and performance. It also introduces multi-source application support and the ability to shard clusters based on application information, offering greater flexibility and efficiency for diverse deployment needs.

The release of Docker Desktop 4.29 improves security, enhances error handling efficiency, and optimizes the development workflow. Some features include Enhanced Container Isolation (ECI) coupled with Docker socket mount permissions, the introduction of Moby 26 within Docker Desktop, and Docker Compose enhancements via synchronized file shares (reaching beta release).

This tutorial demonstrates how to use the Vault Secrets Operator (VSO) to fetch dynamic secrets from HCP Vault Secrets and write them into Kubernetes Secrets for other resources. It uses Terraform to manage secrets in HCP Vault Secrets, deploys VSO to Kubernetes, and synchronizes a secret for Argo CD to establish a private repository, streamlining access to secrets via native Kubernetes Secrets without direct refactoring of applications.

This article provides an in-depth look into Uber's data migration process, detailing how the company successfully migrated trillions of business-critical ledger data entries to its custom-built LedgerStore without causing disruption or downtime.

Amazon has announced support for 18 additional Top-Level Domains in its Route 53 service: .beer, .bid, .bio, .christmas, .contact, .design, .fan, .fun, .law, .llc, .ltd, .pw, .shopping, .ski, .software, .stream, .vote and .work.

The Cyclops team shares their journey of improving user experience and engagement, highlighting the power of telemetry, user feedback, and iterative design in enhancing their open-source Kubernetes platform.

Using Karpenter for Kubernetes autoscaling can result in significant cost savings and improved efficiency in managing cloud resources.

By optimizing the software's background processing and output mechanisms, ijq now runs efficiently and smoothly, improving the overall user experience.