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Surviving Vendor Pitches at Kubecon: a Platform Engineer's Playbook

March 22, 2026

Kubernetes Authorizer Alwaysdeny Behavior Explained and Fixed

March 21, 2026

Self-hosted Kubernetes Apps: Hidden Complexity and Practical Fixes

March 20, 2026

Pivoting to Devops at 37: Practical Steps and Tradeoffs in the Ai Era

March 19, 2026

Kro in Production: Managing Interdependent Crds with Resource Graphs

March 18, 2026
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Surviving Vendor Pitches at Kubecon: a Platform Engineer's Playbook

A practical guide for platform engineers to manage vendor pitches efficiently at KubeCon.

March 22, 2026 JR

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A practical guide for platform engineers to manage vendor pitches efficiently at KubeCon.

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Kubernetes Authorizer Alwaysdeny Behavior Explained and Fixed

The AlwaysDeny authorizer mode in Kubernetes does not deny requests as expected due to its design to return NoOpinion.

March 21, 2026 JR

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The AlwaysDeny authorizer mode in Kubernetes does not deny requests as expected due to its design to return NoOpinion, requiring configuration adjustments.

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Self-hosted Kubernetes Apps: Hidden Complexity and Practical Fixes

Self-hosted Kubernetes apps often introduce hidden complexity through poor design assumptions, brittle tooling.

March 20, 2026 JR

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Self-hosted Kubernetes apps often introduce hidden complexity through poor design assumptions, brittle tooling, and operational overhead that negate the benefits of container orchestration.

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Surviving Vendor Pitches at Kubecon: a Platform Engineer's Playbook

March 22, 2026

Kubernetes Authorizer Alwaysdeny Behavior Explained and Fixed

March 21, 2026

Self-hosted Kubernetes Apps: Hidden Complexity and Practical Fixes

March 20, 2026

Pivoting to Devops at 37: Practical Steps and Tradeoffs in the Ai Era

March 19, 2026

Kro in Production: Managing Interdependent Crds with Resource Graphs

March 18, 2026
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I’m a Red Hatter working as a Solutions Architect, formerly a Senior Cloud Success Architect, with a focus on and passion for OpenShift and Ansible. Previous life? Cloud Advanced Technology Lead & Big Data Engineer for Lockheed Martin Space, IT/IS Data Center Manager for Lockheed Martin IS&GS, and Senior Infrastructure Designer/Administrator for the City of Gainesville & City of Alachua.

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