Since GKE runs on Kubernetes, we had to do some interesting changes to the server install instructions to use GKE to manage the Docker container pmm-server uses.
If you use a vSphere infrastructure, then vCheck can help. The vCheck framework is designed to run checks against your infrastructure to determine operational issues.
Using Jenkins job UI is an excellent idea if team members with little or no knowledge of Ansible need to get involved in using them to get things done.
There are times when a MapReduce job exceeds its memory limits. This article presents an overview of how YARN monitors the memory for containers and provides the technique to fix this issue.
If you're looking to get started with Docker, these tips will keep your Dockerfile up to snuff. Pin your dependencies, consider the order of your statements, and clean up.
A common approach to cloud migration is to simply port material to the cloud, which is not always the best decision, considering the complexity of modern apps.
If you're moving to Solr's distributed search system, there's a lot to keep in mind ranging from indexing differences to testing procedures to keeping ZooKeeper working.
Running a truly elastic Elasticsearch cluster on Docker Swarm is hard. Here's how to get past Elasticsearch and Docker's pitfalls with IP addresses, networking, and more.
There are tons of benefits to running a personal CI server, including that it can prioritize your own branches and builds and that you can build and deploy while failing tests.
The true technical spike is a last resort and happens as infrequently as possible. It is a refinement activity that allows the backlog to be understood for future planning.
