When df lies and du swears, look for Loki’s orphaned WAL segments. Our prod cluster filled up every week until we purged legacy boltdb-shipper data from S3. Postmortem, fix steps, and preventive checks summarized.
Early in 2023, challenged by rising Kubernetes issues in production environments, I crafted an audit methodology to diagnose clusters, identify misconfigurations, and establish best practices. Delivered by summer, it enabled clients to transform reliability and performance.
Managing updates isn't trivial; it's a complex, rewarding challenge. Upgrade management at scale involves orchestrating updates across Kubernetes clusters and workloads. While automation aids efficiency, the true art lies in understanding client needs and ensuring seamless, invisible upgrades.
Sometimes technical challenges just come out of nowhere—and ruin your day (or months). Let me tell you the epic tale of how a sudden DockerHub limitation threw my team into a mad scramble, some detective work and Bash scripting sessions.
As an intern in 2015, I automated provisioning and streamlined CPE deployments, combining DHCP66, TR-069, R, Python, and Selenium. Turns out Bill Gates was right—the best "lazy" engineers put extra effort into smart solutions upfront, saving countless hours down the line.
