What are the best beginner-friendly resources for understanding DevOps?
I'm a project manager who will soon be leading several DevOps and infrastructure projects. I'm not trying to become a DevOps engineer or contribute technically, but I'd like…
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What should you investigate first when taking over a live web app?
You're inheriting a production web application that needs ongoing updates, but the documentation is incomplete. What's the best starting point: reviewing the code, understanding the deployment and infrastructure,…
Burned Out After 15 Years in IT—How Can I Move Away From Daily Operations?
After 15 years in IT, I feel completely burned out. My company merged a couple of years ago, and my three-person team has steadily inherited more responsibilities, including…
Is working 12-hour days normal in DevOps and infrastructure roles?
I have about six years of overall experience, including roughly two years in DevOps and infrastructure, and I'm based in India. Recently, I've been working close to 12…
How Can Ops-Focused DevOps Engineers Build Stronger Coding Skills?
I have about 1.5 years of experience as a DevOps engineer. My first role was more development-focused and expected strong Python and Kafka knowledge, which I didn't have,…
Kubernetes Best Practices for Ingress, Cluster Separation, and Storage
We're preparing an on-premises Kubernetes environment on a powerful internal server and are deciding how to structure it. First, is it advisable to expose a database's web-based administration…
How Can Ops-Focused DevOps Engineers Build Stronger Coding Skills?
I have about 1.5 years of experience as a DevOps engineer. My first role was more development-focused and expected strong Python and Kafka knowledge, which I didn't have,…
Do Servers Still Need Manually Configured Static IP Addresses?
I was raised with the rule that servers should always use manually configured static IP addresses. I understand why that still matters for foundational services such as domain…
How should I prepare to move from infrastructure into DevOps?
I'm moving into a DevOps role next month after about five years in infrastructure and systems administration. My background includes VMware and vSphere, Windows and Linux administration, networking…
How should I prepare for my first DevOps role after working in infrastructure?
I'm moving to a DevOps team next month and want to make good use of the time I have before starting. I've spent about five years working in…
How can I move from help desk into cloud or infrastructure work?
I've been working full-time as a Help Desk Technician for about a month. I'm not planning to leave right away, but I want to use this role strategically…
How Can I Prepare for a Site IT Specialist Role at a Mine Site?
I have an opportunity to move into a full-time, six-month fixed-term Site IT Specialist position at a mine site near Perth, with a possibility of extension. I've been…
How can I prepare for a six-month site IT support role?
I have the opportunity to move into a full-time, six-month fixed-term Site IT Specialist position at a mine site near Perth, with a possibility of extension. I've worked…
What skills actually help someone stand out in tech?
I'm trying to figure out which skills can genuinely help me stand out in the technology industry. So far, I'm considering advanced mathematics as a foundation for machine…
How Can a Linux Support Engineer Become Confident at Production Deployments?
I've worked in Linux application support for about 800 days. Most of my experience involves monitoring disk usage, checking application logs, and supporting services running on Rocky Linux…
How Can I Prepare for My First DevOps Infrastructure Role?
I'm starting my first full-time DevOps infrastructure position next week at a large space systems company, and I'm excited but nervous. I graduated about a year ago with…
Did the New Availability Zone in London Cause Service Disruptions?
AWS recently added the eu-west-2d Availability Zone to the London region, but the announcement only appeared publicly after the change. Some customers reportedly experienced problems afterward. Did anyone…
How can I safely take over IT for a 50-person company with no recent sysadmin experience?
I'm currently the only software developer at a 50-person company, and our part-time system administrator plans to leave in about four months. Management expects me to take over…
Thrown Into Systems Administration at an MSP With Almost No Support—How Do I Survive?
I'm a Level 1 technician with about a year of experience, and I joined a national managed service provider only three weeks ago. Until recently, another technician with…
Should I Move from Windows Infrastructure Administration into DevOps and Kubernetes?
I have about 10 years of progressively responsible experience in Windows and infrastructure administration. Over the past three months, I've been learning DevOps, Linux, cloud platforms, containers, Terraform,…