Originally published on Naveed Ahmed's Engineering Blog . Apache Kafka is often described as a messaging system. That's partly true, but understanding it as a distributed event log gives you a much clearer picture of how it works. Producers write records ... See more
Originally published on Naveed Ahmed's Engineering Blog . Still storing AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY in GitHub Actions secrets? It works, but it also means managing long-lived credentials, rotation, and the risk of those keys being exposed.... See more
Originally published on Naveed Ahmed's Engineering Blog . What if you could analyze Kubernetes failures and review Terraform configurations using an AI model running on your own hardware? That's one of the most useful applications of local LLMs for DevOps... See more
Originally published on Naveed Ahmed's Engineering Blog . DevOps teams have been automating infrastructure for years. We have Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and dozens of monitoring tools. Yet engineers still spend a surprising amount of time inv... See more
From Rolling Updates to Blue/Green and Canary releases, choosing the right deployment approach can make production changes safer. By Naveed Ahmed | Lead DevOps & Platform Architect Most Kubernetes deployments begin the same way. You update the contain... See more
