All articles tagged with "performance"]
A battle-hardened guide to debugging Kubernetes networking issues, from CNI choices (Cilium vs Calico) to MTU mismatch hell. Learn why the underlying VPS infrastructure dictates your cluster's stability.
A battle-tested guide to architecting resilient monitoring stacks using Prometheus, Grafana, and eBPF. Learn how to handle high-cardinality metrics without melting your disk I/O, specifically tailored for Norwegian compliance and high-performance VPS environments.
A battle-hardened guide to debugging Kubernetes network performance. We analyze the cost of VXLAN, replace iptables with eBPF, and configure bare-metal performance on KVM instances in Oslo.
Stop watching progress bars. A battle-hardened guide to slashing build times, optimizing Docker layer caching, and leveraging Norwegian NVMe infrastructure for sub-minute deployments.
Escape the 'Serverless' billing trap and cold-start latency. Learn how to deploy a self-hosted event-driven architecture using K3s and OpenFaaS on CoolVDS infrastructure in Oslo, ensuring GDPR compliance and predictable costs.
Stop debugging random latency spikes. A deep dive into modern K8s networking layers, selecting the right CNI, and why underlying hardware IOPS matter more than your mesh config.
A no-nonsense guide to microservices patterns that actually work in production. We cut through the hype to discuss API Gateways, Circuit Breakers, and why hosting location (Oslo) dictates your failure rate.
Sidecars are dead. Long live the Mesh. Learn how to deploy Istio Ambient Mesh on bare-metal performance infrastructure to solve the 'microservices tax' without bankrupting your CPU budget.
Slow pipelines destroy developer flow. Learn how to cut build times by 60% using self-hosted runners, aggressive Docker caching, and NVMe infrastructure in Oslo. A guide for the impatient DevOps engineer.
Stop defaulting to vanilla Kubernetes. We benchmark K8s, K3s, and Nomad on Norwegian VPS infrastructure to define what actually delivers ROI in 2025.
Stop blaming DNS. This guide dissects packet flow, CNI encapsulation overhead, and why switching to eBPF on high-performance VDS is non-negotiable for Norwegian production clusters.
Stop building distributed monoliths. A battle-hardened DevOps guide to microservices patterns that actually work, focusing on latency, data residency in Norway, and the infrastructure required to run them.
Stop optimizing for averages. This guide covers deep kernel-level tuning, Nginx optimization, and the specific infrastructure requirements needed to eliminate latency spikes in 2025.
CPU usage tells you nothing about why your checkout page is slow. This guide details setting up OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Grafana on a Norwegian VPS to detect sub-millisecond latency spikes and ensure GDPR compliance.
Uptime is a vanity metric. Learn how to implement high-cardinality observability using Prometheus and Grafana, ensuring GDPR compliance in Norway while eliminating 'noisy neighbor' blindness.
Waiting 20 minutes for a deployment pipeline to finish isn't just annoying; it kills developer momentum. We dissect the hidden bottlenecks in CI/CD—from I/O wait times to network latency—and show you how to slash build times using self-hosted runners in Oslo.
Stop waiting 20 minutes for deployments. A battle-hardened guide to cutting build times using Docker layer caching, tmpfs optimization, and local Norwegian NVMe infrastructure.
A battle-hardened guide to debugging K8s packet flows, choosing the right CNI in 2024, and understanding why underlying hardware defines your cluster's true latency.
A battle-hardened comparison of container orchestration tools for 2024. We analyze performance overhead, etcd latency requirements, and why running K3s on NVMe-backed VDS in Norway might be your superior alternative to hyperscaler managed K8s.
CPU usage tells you nothing about user experience. Learn how to implement a robust OpenTelemetry stack, debug latency in the Norwegian market, and why infrastructure choice dictates observability success.
Stop paying the 'managed tax'. A battle-hardened comparison of Kubernetes, Nomad, and Swarm, tailored for Norwegian CTOs demanding low latency and GDPR compliance.
A battle-hardened guide to debugging and optimizing K8s networking in 2024. We cover CNI selection, kernel tuning, and why NVMe storage prevents etcd latency spikes in Oslo-based clusters.
Stop drowning in false positives. A battle-hardened guide to setting up high-cardinality monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana while keeping data strictly within Norwegian borders.
Service meshes solve communication chaos, but they demand raw power. Here is a no-nonsense implementation guide using Istio on Kubernetes, tailored for compliance-heavy Norwegian environments.
It is 2012, and shared kernels are killing your database performance. We dive deep into Xen PV vs HVM, kernel tuning, and why true hardware virtualization is the only path for serious Norwegian infrastructure.
Learn how to architect a bulletproof load balancing layer using HAProxy 1.4 and Keepalived. We dive deep into configuration, kernel tuning, and why raw IOPS matter for handling Norwegian traffic spikes.
Tired of 'noisy neighbors' killing your database performance? We dissect the Xen hypervisor, compare PV vs HVM, and explain why hardware virtualization is the only logical choice for serious Norwegian infrastructure in 2012.
Are your applications crashing despite having free RAM? We analyze the architecture of OpenVZ containers versus KVM virtualization, explore the dreaded User Beancounters, and explain why isolation matters for Norwegian business continuity.
Oracle's acquisition of Sun has shifted the landscape. We benchmark MySQL 5.5 against PostgreSQL 9.1 to decide which relational engine belongs on your Norwegian VPS stack.
Stop relying on a single point of failure. Learn how to architect a fault-tolerant web cluster using HAProxy 1.4 and Keepalived, specifically tuned for low-latency traffic in the Nordic region.