DevOps and CI/CD Resources

TOP-5 Lightweight Linux Distributions for Container Base Images

Choosing a base Linux image for containers is not just about the size. It is also about licensing, compatibility, update cadence, security posture, and support options.

April 7, 2026

by Catherine Edelveis

· 5,232 Views · 4 Likes

Docker Secrets Management: From Development to Production

Why environment variables leak, how Docker Swarm secrets work, when to use HashiCorp Vault, and building a layered approach to secrets in production containers.

April 7, 2026

by Shamsher Khan

CORE

· 3,230 Views · 1 Like

Spark on AmpereOne® M Arm Processors Reference Architecture

Deploy and tune Apache Spark on AmpereOne M, with setup steps, cluster configs, and benchmarks showing gains vs Ampere Altra in performance and efficiency.

April 6, 2026

by RamaKrishna Nishtala

· 3,383 Views · 2 Likes

Chat with Your Oracle Database: SQLcl MCP + GitHub Copilot

MCP gives Copilot a standard way to call tools (like SQLcl) without custom integrations. SQLcl runs locally and talks to Oracle; SQL MCP exposes an MCP server over stdio.

April 3, 2026

by Sanjay Mishra

· 4,274 Views

Reducing Deployment Time by 60% on GCP: A CI/CD Pipeline Redesign Case Study

We reduced deployment time from 52 minutes to 19 minutes by redesigning our CI/CD pipeline on GCP, eliminating manual steps and infrastructure bottleneck.

April 3, 2026

by Ankush Madaan

· 2,329 Views

Mastering Azure Kubernetes Service: The Ultimate Guide to Scaling, Security, and Cost Optimization

Learn to optimize AKS with automated scaling, robust security policies, and cost-saving techniques for high-performance cloud clusters.

April 2, 2026

by Jubin Abhishek Soni

CORE

· 3,246 Views · 1 Like

Delta Change Data Feed Deep Dive: Building Incremental Pipelines Without Complexity

Delta CDF in Databricks enables pipelines to process only changed rows with commit metadata, simplifying incremental ETL without full scans.

April 1, 2026

by Seshendranath Balla Venkata

· 2,980 Views · 1 Like

Shift-Left Isn't Enough: Why Security Governance Must Be Baked Into Your CI/CD Pipeline From Day One

Shift-left alone won't protect your pipeline. Learn all about how security governance, policy-as-code, and SBOMs create a CI/CD pipeline built to last.

April 1, 2026

by Anirudh Mantha

· 3,685 Views

DocumentDB on Kubernetes

Securely connect to a MongoDB DocumentDB replica set in Kubernetes using mongosh with credentials retrieved dynamically from Kubernetes secrets for direct access.

April 1, 2026

by Abhishek Gupta

CORE

· 3,043 Views

Kubernetes Autoscaling: What Breaks Under Real Traffic

Under real production traffic, Kubernetes autoscaling can struggle with delayed metrics, startup latency, and downstream pressure.

March 31, 2026

by Ankush Madaan

· 2,638 Views · 2 Likes

Shipping GenAI Into an Existing App: How to Integrate AI Features Without Rewriting Your Stack

Learn a repeatable pattern for safely adding GenAI to existing apps. Choose workflows, define contracts, handle latency, build fallbacks, and roll out with telemetry.

March 31, 2026

by Naga Santhosh Reddy Vootukuri

CORE

· 1,819 Views · 2 Likes

A Developer’s Guide to Integrating Embedded Analytics

Embedded analytics implementations deliver in-context insights within everyday tools—while introducing integration, governance, and performance challenges for developers.

March 30, 2026

by Philip Piletic

CORE

· 1,970 Views

Beyond Static Checks: Designing CI/CD Pipelines That Respond to Live Security Signals

CI/CD pipelines miss runtime risk. Learn how to integrate real-time security signals into deployment decisions for safer, context-aware releases.

March 30, 2026

by Raghava Dittakavi

CORE

· 1,430 Views

Feature Flag-Based Rollout: A Safer Way to Ship Software

Feature flags let teams release code without exposing it to everyone at once. They make rollouts safer, faster, and easier to control, especially in production.

March 30, 2026

by Mohit Menghnani

CORE

· 2,267 Views · 1 Like

Deploying Java applications on Arm64 with Kubernetes

Tuning Java on Kubernetes (Arm64): align CPU/memory limits with JVM, use container-aware settings, optimize placement, and leverage OS tuning for better performance.

March 30, 2026

by Dave Neary

· 1,985 Views · 1 Like

The Hidden Cost of Legacy Infrastructure in Asset-Heavy Game Development

Today’s software and game dev bottleneck is legacy pipelines. Modern VCS gives studios the edge to scale and thrive in a high-velocity, agent-driven era.

March 27, 2026

by Sasha Medvedovsky

· 2,635 Views