Technical insights and best practices for DevOps & Infrastructure
Default configurations are the silent killers of throughput. This guide dissects the Linux kernel and Nginx parameters required to handle 10k+ concurrent connections without jitter, specifically tailored for Nordic infrastructure.
The promise of 'pay-as-you-go' has morphed into 'pay-forever'. Discover battle-tested strategies to slash infrastructure costs by 40% using rightsizing, IOPS analysis, and strategic data localization in Norway.
Physics is the enemy of real-time applications. Learn how to deploy practical Edge Computing architectures using Nginx, WireGuard, and MQTT on local Norwegian infrastructure to slash latency.
Centralized clouds are killing your response times. We dissect practical Edge Computing architectures using Norwegian VPS infrastructure, focusing on MQTT aggregation, GDPR compliance, and Nginx caching layers.
Stop running root in production. A battle-hardened guide to immutable containers, capability dropping, and why the underlying KVM virtualization matters for Norwegian compliance.
Monitoring tells you the server is up. Observability tells you why the checkout is failing for 5% of users in Oslo. We dissect the technical differences, the PLG stack, and why Norwegian data sovereignty kills the case for US-based SaaS monitoring.
Microservices solve scalability but introduce chaos. Learn how to implement Istio correctly to handle observability, mTLS, and traffic control without destroying performance, strictly adhering to 2023 best practices and Norwegian compliance standards.
We benchmark the top container orchestrators against the reality of European infrastructure. Learn why raw I/O latency kills clusters faster than bad config, and how to build a GDPR-compliant stack in Norway.
SaaS monitoring tools are expensive and risky under Schrems II. Learn how to deploy a production-grade Prometheus and Grafana stack on Norwegian infrastructure that handles high-cardinality metrics without choking on I/O.
Monitoring tells you the site is down. Observability tells you why. A deep dive into modern instrumentation, OpenTelemetry, and why high-performance hosting is non-negotiable for the heavy I/O of tracing stacks.
Frankfurt is not local. Discover how to deploy true edge strategies in the Nordic market, optimize Linux kernels for low latency, and solve GDPR compliance challenges using Norwegian infrastructure.
A pragmatic guide for European CTOs on escaping the hyperscaler tax in 2023. We analyze CPU steal, optimize Kubernetes resource limits, and leverage Norwegian NVMe infrastructure to stabilize budgets and ensure GDPR compliance.
Vendor lock-in and egress fees are draining IT budgets. This guide outlines a technical roadmap for a hybrid multi-cloud architecture using Terraform, WireGuard, and sovereign Norwegian infrastructure.
Hope is not a strategy. We dissect the technical reality of RPO/RTO in 2023, compliant with Norwegian GDPR standards, using PostgreSQL replication and WireGuard on NVMe infrastructure.
Slow pipelines bleed money. We dissect the I/O bottlenecks killing your deployment times and show you how to fix them using Docker BuildKit, aggressive caching, and the right infrastructure strategy for Nordic teams.
Stop following resume-driven development. We benchmark the three major container orchestrators on Norwegian NVMe infrastructure to determine what actually works for production workloads in 2023.
Your build pipeline shouldn't take a coffee break. We dissect the I/O bottlenecks killing your deployment speed, from Docker layer caching to NVMe throughput, and explain why a dedicated runner in Oslo beats shared SaaS every time.
Stop over-engineering your infrastructure. A battle-hardened comparison of K8s, Swarm, and Nomad for Norwegian DevOps teams, focusing on latency, compliance, and raw NVMe performance.
Stop SSH-ing into production. This guide details a battle-tested GitOps workflow using ArgoCD and Kubernetes, tailored for Norway's strict data compliance landscape and high-availability requirements.
Manual deployments are professional negligence. We break down a battle-tested GitOps pipeline using ArgoCD and Kubernetes, specifically optimized for Norwegian data compliance and high-performance NVMe infrastructure.
A no-nonsense benchmark of container orchestrators. We dissect the trade-offs between complexity and control, focusing on latency, compliance, and why raw NVMe performance is the only metric that matters for etcd stability.
Microservices aren't a silver bullet; they are a trade-off. We dissect the architecture patterns that survive production, from API Gateways to Circuit Breakers, and explain why infrastructure latency in Norway makes or breaks your distributed system.
Dashboards are green, but users are screaming. Here is the battle-hardened guide to building a self-hosted observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) that keeps your data in Norway and your latency low.
In the wake of the 2022 energy crisis, cloud bills are skyrocketing. We analyze the hidden costs of egress fees, provisioned IOPS, and "zombie" resources, and demonstrate how a Norway-based infrastructure strategy can slash TCO by 40%.
Stop guessing why your application is slow. A battle-hardened guide to implementing Prometheus, Grafana, and Nginx tracing to eliminate bottlenecks, ensuring GDPR compliance and sub-millisecond latency in the Nordic region.
Stop building distributed monoliths. We explore three battle-tested microservices patterns, providing real Nginx configurations and Go code, while addressing data residency in Norway.
Moving to microservices introduces network complexity that can kill performance. We analyze critical patterns—Circuit Breakers, API Gateways, and Service Mesh—specifically optimized for Nordic infrastructure and GDPR compliance.
ChatGPT is powerful, but is it GDPR compliant? Learn how to deploy your own open-source Large Language Model (GPT-J) on CoolVDS infrastructure using PyTorch and Hugging Face. Keep your data in Norway.
Microservices solve scaling issues but introduce observability nightmares. Learn how to deploy Istio correctly on Norwegian infrastructure to handle traffic shaping and mTLS without killing latency.
Dissecting serverless architecture patterns for Nordic enterprises. We move beyond the AWS Lambda hype to explore self-hosted FaaS on KVM, addressing GDPR compliance, latency in Norway, and the specific configurations required to make OpenFaaS sing on CoolVDS NVMe instances.