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Blog posts in the Devops Management category

Automating Patch Management in CI/CD

Automated CI/CD patching closes the gap between vulnerability disclosure and mitigation with continuous scanning, IaC and policy-as-code.

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EKS Cost Optimisation with Spot Instances

Cut EKS compute costs using Spot Instances, Karpenter/Autoscaler, interruption handling and node strategies for resilient savings.

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IAM Policies for Least Privilege Pipelines

Implement least-privilege IAM for CI/CD pipelines using OIDC, permission boundaries, CloudTrail and IAM Access Analyzer.

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Best Practices for Data Access Optimisation in DevOps

Embed observability, optimise queries, caching and storage, and add CI/CD checks and AI monitoring to cut latency and cloud costs in DevOps.

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Kubernetes Traffic Splitting for Canary Deployments

Kubernetes traffic splitting lowers deployment risk and cost by routing a small share to a canary, monitoring and enabling quick rollbacks.

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NLP for CI/CD Pipelines: Benefits and Risks

NLP speeds CI/CD triage to seconds, reduces costs and boosts governance—yet demands strict accuracy, security and cost safeguards.

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Custom Strategies for Multi-Cloud Pricing Negotiation

Cut multi-cloud overspend with consolidated spend data, workload rightsizing, egress negotiations and flexible contract terms.

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How AI Predicts Failures in DevOps Pipelines

AI predicts CI/CD failures by spotting signals in logs, tests and metrics — shifting teams from firefighting to prevention.

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Spot Instances vs Reserved Instances for CI/CD Scaling

Balance cost and reliability in CI/CD by using Reserved Instances for baseline capacity and Spot Instances for burst savings.

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5 Steps to Customise Identity Federation Workflows

Five practical steps to tailor identity federation for secure, compliant SSO, workload access and DevOps automation.

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How to Automate Unit Tests in CI/CD

Run fast, isolated unit tests early in CI/CD, use JUnit XML reports, parallelise suites and monitor flaky tests for reliable pipelines.

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Top CI/CD Patterns for Hybrid Cloud Environments

Centralised CI/CD with distributed runners, IaC and container workflows for secure, consistent hybrid cloud delivery.

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