Writing on Developer Experience, Cloud Native, AI and more.

All of my long-form thoughts on developer experience, cloud native, AI and more.

The Michelin Star Dilemma and the Secret to a Perfect ServiceApr 24, 2026

Akamas

FinOps wants savings. SREs want reliability. Developers just want to ship. See how Akamas Insights aligns teams around one shared view of Kubernetes efficiency.

Observability on the Edge With OTel and FluentBitApr 23, 2026

DZONE

Design an edge observability pipeline using OpenTelemetry and Fluent Bit to capture, sample, and reliably process telemetry under strict bandwidth limits.

The State of Cloud Native Optimization 2026Apr 16, 2026

Akamas

Cloud native optimization 2026 explores trends, challenges, and gaps in Kubernetes, FinOps, and platform engineering.

Making Efficiency a Platform CapabilityFeb 27, 2026

VMBlog

Stop treating cloud efficiency as a quarterly cleanup. Learn how to transform optimization into a core platform capability by bridging the gap between SRE reliability and FinOps goals.

I Watched a Microsoft Java Champion Talk About K8s Efficiency. Here is What I Learned.Feb 12, 2026

Medium - Javarevisited

Why 60% of Java workloads on Kubernetes are wasting money and the 4 lessons from Microsoft & Akamas to fix it.

The State of Java on Kubernetes 2026: Why Defaults are Killing Your PerformanceFeb 11, 2026

Akamas

Most Java apps on Kubernetes still use bad defaults. Learn how to fix them to cut waste, boost performance, and avoid hidden latency issues.

Kubernetes 1.35: In-Place Pod Resizing is Finally GA. Is it the End of Pod Restarts?Feb 7, 2026

Medium - AWS In Plain English

Kubernetes 1.35 makes resources mutable. Here is how In-Place Resizing works under the hood and where it still requires caution.

Kubernetes v1.35: Timbernetes (The World Tree Release)Dec 17, 2025

Kubernetes

Kubernetes v1.35 introduces 60 enhancements including 17 stable features. Discover the latest improvements in security, scheduling, and resource management in this comprehensive release.

Kubernetes v1.35 Sneak PeekNov 26, 2025

Kubernetes

Explore the upcoming features in Kubernetes v1.35, including node declared features, in-place pod resource updates, and native pod certificates, along with important deprecations like cgroup v1 removal.

Kubernetes v1.34: Of Wind & Will (O' WaW)Aug 27, 2025

Kubernetes

Kubernetes v1.34 introduces 58 enhancements including 23 stable features, from Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA) GA to KYAML support. Discover the latest improvements in security, scheduling, and resource management in this comprehensive release.

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