https://jamesm.blog/devops/ Recent content in DevOps on jamesm.blog https://jamesm.blog/papermod-cover.png https://jamesm.blog/papermod-cover.png Hugo en Sun, 03 May 2026 17:00:00 +0100 https://jamesm.blog/devops/ebpf-revolution/ Sun, 03 May 2026 17:00:00 +0100 https://jamesm.blog/devops/ebpf-revolution/ eBPF stopped being a niche kernel curiosity and became the foundation of modern Linux observability, networking, and security. A grounded guide for platform engineers in 2026 - what eBPF actually is, what it has changed, and where it is going. https://jamesm.blog/devops/kubernetes-2026-complexity-tax/ Sun, 03 May 2026 11:00:00 +0100 https://jamesm.blog/devops/kubernetes-2026-complexity-tax/ Kubernetes won the orchestration war and then quietly became infrastructure that most teams never wanted. 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APIs, databases, DNS, Git, Linux, and programming languages - paired with the best explanatory content I have found. https://jamesm.blog/devops/aws-summit-2023-videos/ Wed, 07 Jun 2023 11:04:16 +0100 https://jamesm.blog/devops/aws-summit-2023-videos/ Video recordings and key takeaways from AWS Summit London 2023, including the opening keynote on generative AI, data strategy, and customer stories from Compare the Market and Arup. https://jamesm.blog/devops/aws-summit-2023-agenda/ Wed, 07 Jun 2023 07:54:16 +0100 https://jamesm.blog/devops/aws-summit-2023-agenda/ Complete agenda of AWS Summit London 2023 with session codes, titles, and difficulty levels for all conference presentations. https://jamesm.blog/devops/github-projects/ Mon, 29 May 2023 06:45:18 +0100 https://jamesm.blog/devops/github-projects/ Curated collection of essential open-source DevOps projects on GitHub - SRE learning resources, Kubernetes tooling, Linux utilities, and workflow schedulers. https://jamesm.blog/devops/devops-courses/ Sun, 28 May 2023 11:51:18 +0100 https://jamesm.blog/devops/devops-courses/ Comprehensive collection of DevOps courses covering AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, Linux, and cloud infrastructure training. https://jamesm.blog/devops/aws-summit-2023/ Thu, 18 May 2023 09:54:16 +0100 https://jamesm.blog/devops/aws-summit-2023/ AWS Summit London 2023 agenda announcement with keynote details, technical tracks, and planning guidance for attendees. https://jamesm.blog/devops/books/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 23:07:18 +0100 https://jamesm.blog/devops/books/ Recommended reading list of DevOps and infrastructure engineering books covering culture, cloud, containers, infrastructure as code, SRE, and programming languages. https://jamesm.blog/devops/blogs/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:50:32 +0100 https://jamesm.blog/devops/blogs/ Curated list of DevOps and SRE blogs covering infrastructure, automation, continuous delivery, platform engineering, and operational best practices. https://jamesm.blog/devops/aws-reinvent-2022-slides/ Sat, 03 Dec 2022 11:04:16 +0100 https://jamesm.blog/devops/aws-reinvent-2022-slides/ Curated collection of presentation slide decks from AWS re:Invent 2022, covering DevOps, Kubernetes on EKS, CI/CD, and DevSecOps topics with short practitioner summaries. https://jamesm.blog/devops/cicd-tools/ Sun, 21 Aug 2022 11:51:18 +0100 https://jamesm.blog/devops/cicd-tools/ Overview of popular CI/CD and continuous delivery tools - managed services, self-hosted platforms, and GitOps systems - for automating software builds, testing, and deployments. https://jamesm.blog/devops/monitoring/ Fri, 21 Jan 2022 11:51:18 +0100 https://jamesm.blog/devops/monitoring/ Guide to monitoring and observability tools for cloud infrastructure and applications - AWS CloudWatch, Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, and open-source alternatives. https://jamesm.blog/devops/dev-courses/ Fri, 28 May 2021 11:51:18 +0100 https://jamesm.blog/devops/dev-courses/ Curated list of development and programming courses covering Python, Django, React, C++, JavaScript, and fundamentals for software engineers at every level. https://jamesm.blog/devops/devops-conferences/ Fri, 28 May 2021 11:51:18 +0100 https://jamesm.blog/devops/devops-conferences/ Guide to major DevOps conferences and summits - KubeCon, DevOpsDays, PlatformCon, AWS re:Invent - covering cloud infrastructure, SRE, and platform engineering.