Building Out the Tinkerbell CI/CD Infrastructure
To build out the testing infrastructure for Tinkerbell, I reached for three of my favorite projects: Pulumi, SaltStack and Teleport.
Don't Talk About it, Show it
I’ll be the first to admit it. When I found out that our first technical conference was taking place without registrations — well, suffice to say, I wasn’t quite convinced.
The State of Your Edge
The most recent edition of the State of the Edge Report shines a light on the variety of solutions being created and deployed in response to new opportunities. It makes me think: what’s the state of your edge?
The Power of Three
At Equinix, working with partners isn’t just a marketing slogan, but an operating philosophy rooted in our founding DNA.
From Options to RSU's: Reflections on an Acquisition, One Year On
It’s one year since Equinix acquired Packet. Here’s what I’ve learned about language, listening and learning.
Ask Your Developer–Even About Hardware
I recently binge-read “Ask Your Developer” which does a great job of weaving together the lessons Jeff Lawson has learned throughout his career.
What is Specialized Hardware and Why Open Source Will Drive Adoption
Over 35 years ago, Alan Kay gave a now famous talk at a seminar called Creative Think, during which he even more famously remarked: “People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.”
Internet Routing and Our Shared Responsibility
How we’re doing our part to secure the internet from the bottom up with MANRS
When Did We Forget We Are All Human?
She was 4’ 10” of pure spit fire with enough empathy to rival all the great women of this world. One of the greats. Fierce as hell. That was Mom. MY Mom.
Big Ambitions, Small Details
This post is part of a series that spotlights how the people at Equinix Metal spend their downtime in ways that help make us a workplace overflowing with curiosity, craft, and connection.
The Power of Proximity
I’ve spent the last twenty years hacking at the intersection of physical and digital.
Building an Ephemeral Homelab
When I joined Equinix back in May, I didn't anticipate just how much I'd love hacking on hardware.
Knowledge Hard Won
A Series on Multi-cluster Management with Kubernetes
State of Cloud Native on Arm
With an emphasis on multithreading and power efficiency under load, the Arm architecture provides an excellent substrate for a variety of cloud native workloads.
On Building a Brand That You Love
The only thing I really know how to do is play the bassoon. When I was 14 years old, I somehow started down the path to become a professional classical musician, spending thousands of hours learning my craft.
Why It’s Harder to Get a Server Into Sydney than a Satellite Into Space
In short: being good at getting hardware in (and maybe even out) of data centers of all shapes and sizes is increasingly important.
Kubernetes the LogDNA Way
How LogDNA embraced portability with Kubernetes and saved more than $400k per month on its cloud bill.
Turning the Physical Digital
It’s a funny thing — this idea of “creating” or turning up a cloud. Consumers of bare metal are typically much more aware of the physical considerations involved in running hardware than those using hypervisor-based, virtualized clouds.
A Look Back at SRECon20
When this year started, I had big plans to spend a lot of time with my community–the SRE community.
How Tinkerbell Got Its Wings
Join Gianluca and the Equinix Metal team on their adventures with Tinkerbell and bare metal.