Istio Service Mesh: Testing Best Practices
Guide to testing a service mesh: validate configs, verify traffic routing and resilience, use observability, benchmark performance and add checks to CI/CD.
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Open Source vs Proprietary CI/CD: Cost Comparison
Compare total cost of ownership for open-source and proprietary CI/CD — licensing, infrastructure, maintenance, and when each option saves UK teams money.
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5 Metrics to Measure CI/CD Performance
Five CI/CD metrics—deployment frequency, lead time, change-failure rate, MTTR and pipeline duration—to spot bottlenecks, cut costs and boost developer productivity.
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RBAC in Multi-Cluster CI/CD: Case Study
How a financial firm reduced privilege sprawl across eight Kubernetes clusters using GitOps, least-privilege RBAC, phased rollout and automated audits.
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Integrating Compliance Scanning into CI/CD Pipelines
Embed automated compliance scanning into CI/CD to enforce policies, generate SBOMs, cut remediation time and maintain audit-ready, fast deployments.
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How to Build Multi-Cluster CI/CD for Hybrid Clouds
Practical guide to GitOps-driven multi-cluster CI/CD on hybrid clouds: topology, networking, IaC, secrets, observability and cost optimisation.
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How Key Management Works in Open-Source Encryption
Guide to secure key generation, storage, rotation and revocation using open-source tools and cloud techniques to protect data and meet compliance.
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Policy as Code: Simplifying Cloud Access Control
Automate cloud access control with Policy as Code: versioned policies, CI/CD integration, real-time compliance, and multi-cloud governance.
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Vulnerability Management KPIs: Case Studies and Insights
How to measure vulnerability programmes: key KPIs (MTTD, MTTR, patch latency), case studies and best practices for risk-based prioritisation and faster remediation.
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Integrating FluxCD with CI/CD Pipelines: A Guide
Connect FluxCD to CI pipelines: bootstrap Flux, secure Git access, enable image automation, and validate GitOps deployments for Kubernetes.
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HIPAA Compliance in Artifact Management
UK organisations handling US health data must secure software artifacts — encrypt, enforce RBAC/MFA, maintain audit trails & BAAs to meet HIPAA and avoid fines.
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VPA Best Practices for Kubernetes Clusters
VPA best practices for Kubernetes: install, modes, resource policies, monitoring, and integrating with HPA/Cluster Autoscaler to reduce waste and stabilise workloads.
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