Tag: DevOps

All the articles with the tag "DevOps".

• Logs Tell You What Broke. Traces Tell You Why.

  Published: 10 Aug, 2026

  • 4 min read

  Structured logging fixes half the observability problem. Here's why distributed traces cover the half it can't, and how OpenTelemetry ties the two together.

• Standardising Observability with OpenTelemetry

  Published: 27 Jul, 2026

  • 7 min read

  Inconsistent logging and observability is a problem you don't notice until production is on fire. OpenTelemetry is the standard that fixes it — here's what it is and how to get started in .NET.

• Logging Isn't for Developers — and It Should Be a PR Requirement

  Published: 2 Jun, 2026

  • 6 min read

  Bad logging doesn't show up until something goes wrong in production. Here's why logging should be treated as a first-class concern and reviewed in every PR.

• Why Hot Fixes Aren't So Hot

  Published: 13 May, 2026

  • 5 min read

  Hotfixes feel like a quick win — but in a long-lived branch model they introduce branch divergence, testing gaps, and audit risk. Here's why rollback should always come first.

• CI vs CD - Why Dev Owns CI and Ops Owns CD

  Published: 21 Apr, 2026

  • 3 min read

  CI is about producing a trustworthy artifact; CD is about safely operating production. Splitting ownership across Dev and Ops makes each stage stronger.

• Hosting Static Sites for Free with Cloudflare Workers

  Published: 23 Mar, 2026

  • 4 min read

  Cloudflare Workers is more than edge compute — it's a genuinely capable static site host with a free tier, built-in CD via GitHub, and global distribution out of the box.

• Immutability in Deployments - Why Build Once and Deploy Many

  Published: 18 Mar, 2026

  • 4 min read

  Immutability ensures deployments are predictable and rollback is reliable. Learn why building once and deploying the same artifact across environments reduces risk in modern platforms.

• Good Architecture Needs Good Process

  Published: 9 Mar, 2026

  • 3 min read

  Strong architecture doesn't happen in isolation. Processes like design reviews, work intake, and governance help teams collaborate, share knowledge, and produce better design outcomes.

• Configuration Is Not the Problem — Configuration Management Is

  Published: 25 Feb, 2026

  • 5 min read

  Configuration rarely breaks on day one — it breaks later through drift and unmanaged changes. Here’s why configuration management belongs to the platform, and how to treat it as infrastructure in Azure.

• Azure Config as Code

  Published: 29 Oct, 2025

  • 5 min read

  Learn to manage Azure App Configuration as code with Azure DevOps CI/CD. This template enables automated, version-controlled configuration deployment with repeatable and auditable workflows.