http://localhost:51891 Writing about cloud architecture, DevOps practice, and the road from research engineering into software. http://localhost:51891/articles/azure-monitoring-observability-azure-monitor http://localhost:51891/articles/azure-monitoring-observability-azure-monitor Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT KQL queries that answer real incident questions, alert rules tuned to avoid paging on noise, and Application Insights distributed tracing wired into AKS. http://localhost:51891/articles/azure-cost-optimization-reservations-spot-budgets http://localhost:51891/articles/azure-cost-optimization-reservations-spot-budgets Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The specific levers that moved our Azure bill the most — Reserved Instances vs. Savings Plans, Spot VM eviction handling, and budget alerts that fire before the invoice does. http://localhost:51891/articles/kubernetes-azure-aks-vs-self-managed http://localhost:51891/articles/kubernetes-azure-aks-vs-self-managed Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Azure Kubernetes Service removes the control-plane burden entirely and charges nothing for it on the free tier — here's when that trade is worth it, and where AKS-specific behavior differs from EKS or GKE. http://localhost:51891/articles/cicd-pipeline-github-actions-azure-aks http://localhost:51891/articles/cicd-pipeline-github-actions-azure-aks Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A working GitHub Actions pipeline that builds a container, pushes it to Azure Container Registry, and deploys to AKS using OIDC — no long-lived secrets. http://localhost:51891/articles/terraform-azure-infrastructure-as-code http://localhost:51891/articles/terraform-azure-infrastructure-as-code Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A working VNet + VM + Load Balancer module using the azurerm provider, plus the state backend setup and CI wiring that make it production-safe. http://localhost:51891/articles/azure-virtual-machines-devops-setup-guide http://localhost:51891/articles/azure-virtual-machines-devops-setup-guide Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A production-minded walkthrough of standing up an Azure VM — region and SKU selection, network security groups, and identity, not just the quickstart happy path. http://localhost:51891/articles/migrating-aws-to-alibaba-cloud-lessons http://localhost:51891/articles/migrating-aws-to-alibaba-cloud-lessons Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The service-by-service mapping, the parts of the migration that went smoothly, and the three assumptions that turned out wrong. http://localhost:51891/articles/alibaba-cloud-monitoring-observability-cloudmonitor http://localhost:51891/articles/alibaba-cloud-monitoring-observability-cloudmonitor Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Setting up alarms that catch real incidents instead of paging on noise — CloudMonitor for infrastructure, ARMS for application-level tracing. http://localhost:51891/articles/alibaba-cloud-oss-object-storage-patterns http://localhost:51891/articles/alibaba-cloud-oss-object-storage-patterns Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Lifecycle rules, signed URLs, and cross-region replication on OSS — the patterns that turn a bucket into a properly managed storage layer. http://localhost:51891/articles/multi-cloud-cost-optimization-alibaba-aws-azure-gcp http://localhost:51891/articles/multi-cloud-cost-optimization-alibaba-aws-azure-gcp Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT A practical comparison of compute, storage, and egress pricing across four providers, and the specific workloads where Alibaba Cloud changes the economics. http://localhost:51891/articles/kubernetes-alibaba-cloud-ack-vs-self-managed http://localhost:51891/articles/kubernetes-alibaba-cloud-ack-vs-self-managed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK) removes most of the control-plane burden AWS/Azure teams are used to — here's when that trade is worth it, and when it isn't. http://localhost:51891/articles/cicd-pipeline-github-actions-alibaba-cloud http://localhost:51891/articles/cicd-pipeline-github-actions-alibaba-cloud Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT A working GitHub Actions pipeline that builds a container, pushes it to Alibaba Cloud Container Registry, and deploys to ACK — with the RAM permissions to make it safe. http://localhost:51891/articles/terraform-alibaba-cloud-infrastructure-as-code http://localhost:51891/articles/terraform-alibaba-cloud-infrastructure-as-code Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT How the official Terraform alicloud provider compares to AWS/Azure workflows, and a working module for a VPC + ECS + SLB stack. http://localhost:51891/articles/alibaba-cloud-ecs-devops-setup-guide http://localhost:51891/articles/alibaba-cloud-ecs-devops-setup-guide Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT A practical walkthrough for standing up a production-ready Elastic Compute Service instance on Alibaba Cloud, from region choice to hardened access. http://localhost:51891/articles/kubernetes-cost-optimization-checklist http://localhost:51891/articles/kubernetes-cost-optimization-checklist Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The eight changes that made the biggest dent in our Kubernetes bill, in the order I'd tackle them again. http://localhost:51891/articles/welcome-from-gas-engineering-to-devops http://localhost:51891/articles/welcome-from-gas-engineering-to-devops Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT A PhD in Gas Engineering and a career in cloud infrastructure aren't as far apart as they look. Here's why I'm writing this blog, and what to expect from it.