Background Kubernetes is the de-facto standard for orchestrating containers. If you are working on a daily basis with Kubernetes, you are most likely using the kubectl to interact with the Kubernetes cluster for performing different operations like listing pods, checking for deployments, viewing logs etc. Working with kubectl using a terminal…

Background The new year started on a happy note for me. A few days back, I cleared the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification. This was on the second attempt that I managed to clear the exam. It is the best online certification exam I have answered so far. This post…

Background This post is about installing the Metrics Server on a Kubernetes cluster. We had provisioned a 3 node Kubernetes cluster in the previous post. In a multi-node cluster, the workloads will get scheduled on different nodes. If we want to find out which pods are consuming more resources or which…

Background In the earlier post, I shared my experience with preparing and passing the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA). Currently, I am preparing for the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD). In order to prepare for this certification, I need a Kubernetes cluster where I can practice. I decided to create a 3…

Background A few days back, I cleared the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification. This was on the second attempt that I managed to clear the exam. It is the best online certification exam I have answered so far. This post is about my experience with the exam and how to prepare…

Background Currently, Kubernetes is the most popular container orchestration platform. is the most popular command-line tool to interact with Kubernetes cluster. Kubernetes is quite extensible. In this post, we are going to see how to make use of kubectl plugin manager Krew to extend the functionality of Kubectl. Krew plugin manager You might have…

Background If you are a DevOps or Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) engineer, most probably you will be working with multiple clusters. You might also be working with multiple namespaces across these clusters. …

Background As part of Azure role based certifications, DP-201 Designing an Azure Data Solution certification exam is the 2nd in the list to get the Azure Data Engineer Associate certificate. I had cleared DP-200 exam earlier. Yesterday, I cleared DP-201 and achieved the Associate certification. DP-201 Designing an Azure Data Solution Exam This exam focusses on assessing the…

Background In the month of October, DigitalOcean in partnership with Intel and Dev are celebrating the Hacktoberfest event across the globe. This is an annual event which aims to increase awareness of open source in communities all over the world. There are meetups and events scheduled all over in this regards…