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Notes on cloud architecture, platform engineering, and DevOps practices, based on real-world experience.

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15 January 2026 · Systems · Architecture

DevOps Is Not a Toolchain

Why DevOps is fundamentally about learning, recovery, and feedback - not CI/CD pipelines or automation scripts.

DevOpsOperational ExcellenceSystems ThinkingEngineering CultureReliability EngineeringFeedback Loops

10 January 2026 · Azure · Kubernetes

Azure Thoughts

Random Azure observations.

AzureKubernetesCloud ArchitecturePlatform EngineeringDevOps

08 January 2026 · DevOps · Systems

What Makes a Cloud Platform Actually Usable

An exploration of the key properties that make cloud platforms usable in practice, from predictability and observability to guardrails and abstractions.

Platform EngineeringDeveloper ExperienceCloud ArchitectureSystems DesignObservabilityEngineering Culture

03 January 2026 · Platform · Engineering

Architecture, Delivery, and Operability Are One System

How viewing architecture, delivery, and operations as a single system leads to more resilient, observable, and deployable cloud platforms.

Systems ThinkingCloud ArchitecturePlatform EngineeringSoftware ArchitectureOperabilityEngineering Leadership