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• Building a Hands-On Learning Platform on a Home Server — Putting Kubernetes Inside an Unprivileged Pod

  A write-up of putting a learning platform on a 7-node Kubernetes cluster at home: a learner presses a button, a dedicated container comes up, a browser terminal attaches to a real Linux shell, and at every step the serve

  2026-08-20 · 16 min read #kubernetes#cilium#security#homelab#kwok

• Building an Internal Knowledge Base on an LLM — Permission-Aware Retrieval, Freshness, and the Eval Set You Need Before Launch

  The account Cerebras published on July 15, 2026 of how they built their internal knowledge base exposes the internals of a system fielding more than 15,000 queries a day from humans, automation, and agents alike. But the

  2026-07-31 · 14 min read #ai#rag#enterprise-search#llm#platform-engineering

• Teams Using Platforms Had 8% Lower Throughput, 14% Lower Change Stability — Why You Shouldn't Read DORA's Data as Causal

  As of 2026, internal developer platform adoption is reported at 90%. But the very DORA report that produced that number also carries an uncomfortable result alongside it — in the 2024 report, platform users had 8% higher

  2026-07-16 · 18 min read #platform-engineering#dora#internal-developer-platform#devex#research-methods

• Operator vs Helm vs GitOps — Which to Use When ♪ Listenable

  These three operational tools look similar but solve different problems. Helm is packaging, GitOps is declarative synchronization, and an Operator is an active controller. We dig into static deployment versus continuous

  2026-06-15 · 19 min read #kubernetes#operator#helm#gitops#argocd

• Controllers Without CRDs — Patterns for Automating Existing Resources

  Not every automation needs a CRD. A controller that watches built-in resources alone can automate internal operations like ConfigMap/Secret sync, namespace bootstrap, and node labeling. We cover code that implements this

  2026-06-15 · 13 min read #kubernetes#controller#controller-runtime#automation#client-go

• What You Can Build with Operators — A Real-World Catalog

  A catalog of where Operators shine — databases, messaging, caching, monitoring, certificates, secrets, GitOps, backup, service mesh, and ML. For each case we cover how it works, a representative CRD example, a comparison

  2026-06-15 · 12 min read #kubernetes#operator#crd#cncf#platform-engineering

• Backstage Scaffolder — Turning Golden Paths into Code

  How to codify golden paths with the Backstage Scaffolder. Covers a full template.yaml dissection, built-in actions and Nunjucks templating, custom action development, injecting organizational standards into skeletons, te

  2026-06-13 · 14 min read #backstage#scaffolder#golden-path#platform-engineering#devops

• Backstage in Production — TechDocs, Plugin Development, and the Production Checklist

  Part 3 of the Backstage IDP series. Covers the docs-as-code pipeline with TechDocs and S3 publishing, frontend/backend plugin architecture and custom plugin development, the permission framework, upgrade strategy, and pe

  2026-06-13 · 14 min read #backstage#techdocs#plugins#platform-engineering#devops

• Platform Engineering in Banking — The Marriage of Backstage and Governance

  What platform engineering offers in a banking environment where approvals and security procedures stretch lead times to weeks. Covers Backstage golden paths with regulatory requirements built in, Scaffolder actions wired

  2026-06-13 · 16 min read #devops#platform-engineering#backstage#finance#governance

• Building an IDP with Backstage Part 1 — The Software Catalog Is Everything

  A deep dive into the software catalog, the foundation of any Backstage-based Internal Developer Portal. Covers the entity data model, practical catalog-info.yaml authoring, GitHub auto-discovery, the ownership model, met

  2026-06-13 · 15 min read #backstage#idp#platform-engineering#devops#software-catalog

• IDP 2026 Deep Dive: Backstage, Port, Cortex, OpsLevel, Humanitec — The Present and Future of Platform Engineering

  In 2026, an IDP (Internal Developer Platform) is no longer optional. We compare 11 major platforms — Backstage 1.30, Port, Cortex, OpsLevel, Humanitec Score, Atlassian Compass, Roadie — through real-world cases at Kakao,

  2026-05-25 · 15 min read #platform-engineering#idp#backstage#port#cortex

• Platform Engineering & IDPs 2026 Complete Guide — Backstage, Port, Cortex, Humanitec, Crossplane, ArgoCD, Pulumi, Terraform, OpenTofu Deep Dive ♪ Listenable

  In 2026 platform engineering is no longer the vague slogan of "DevOps 2.0." Team Topologies has become canonical, "Platform Team" is now a real box on the org chart, Backstage has matured past 1.40 GA, Port, Cortex, OpsL

  2026-05-16 · 24 min read #platform-engineering#idp#backstage#port#cortex

• Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) in 2026 — Backstage / Port / OpsLevel / Cortex / Compass / Roadie Deep Dive

  A 2026 map of the Internal Developer Platform market. Backstage graduating from the CNCF, Spotifys commercial Portal package, Roadie as managed Backstage, Ports opinionated SaaS, the OpsLevel/Cortex scorecard duel, Atlas

  2026-05-16 · 15 min read #idp#internal-developer-platform#platform-engineering#backstage#port

• Platform Engineering Complete Guide 2025: Internal Developer Platform, Backstage, Golden Path ♪ Listenable

  Everything about Platform Engineering! Building Internal Developer Platforms (IDP), Backstage (Service Catalog/Templates/TechDocs), Golden Paths, Self-service Infrastructure, Developer Experience Metrics, Platform as a P

  2026-04-13 · 20 min read #platform-engineering#idp#backstage#golden-path#developer-experience

• Kubernetes 2025 + Developer Productivity: AI Workloads, FinOps, Platform Engineering Era ♪ Listenable

  AI/ML workloads became first-class citizens in K8s. FinOps for cost visibility, Platform Engineering for self-service infrastructure, and GitOps as the default. 84% of developers use AI tools — the secret behind 21% prod

  2026-03-22 · 27 min read #kubernetes#devops#platform-engineering#finops#ai

• 2025-2026 IT Job Market Deep Dive: Tech Stacks, Salaries, and Interview Strategies from FAANG to Korean Big Tech ♪ Listenable

  A data-driven analysis of the 2025-2026 IT hiring landscape — from FAANG and AI-native startups to Korean tech giants like Naver, Kakao, Coupang, and Toss. Covers in-demand tech stacks, salary benchmarks, certifications,

  2026-03-21 · 27 min read #career#job-market#tech-stack#interview#salary

• AI Era Survival Guide Part 1: From Developer to DevOps/Platform Engineer — Roadmap and Realistic Strategy

  A realistic career transition guide for developers afraid of being replaced by AI. Concrete roadmaps and learning strategies for transitioning to DevOps, platform engineering, and SRE in an era where coding work is incre

  2026-03-17 · 18 min read #career#devops#ai-era#career-transition#platform-engineering

• Platform Engineering 2026: Boosting Developer Productivity 30% with Internal Developer Portals

  Platform Engineering is replacing DevOps. Through Internal Developer Portals like Backstage, development teams follow "Golden Paths" where infrastructure, security, and deployment are fully automated, improving developme

  2026-03-16 · 9 min read #platform-engineering#backstage#idp#developer-experience#devops

• Platform Engineering and Building an Internal Developer Platform with Backstage: A Practical Guide ♪ Listenable

  A comprehensive Platform Engineering guide covering Backstage-based Internal Developer Platform construction, Software Catalog, Golden Path Templates, plugin development, and operations automation.

  2026-03-06 · 21 min read #devops#platform-engineering#backstage#internal-developer-platform#developer-experience

• DevOps Internal Developer Platform Playbook 2026

  A hands-on guide to DevOps Internal Developer Platform Playbook 2026 covering Why, How, When, comparison tables, troubleshooting, code examples, and quizzes.

  2026-03-04 · 14 min read #devops#internal-developer-platform#backstage#platform-engineering