A few years ago, if there was a discussion on “Should we run databases on Kubernetes?”, there were more people saying no than yes. One of the common answers was, “No. Kubernetes is for stateless workloads. Keep your databases outside.”…
Debugging applications in Kubernetes can be tricky. Containers are designed to be small, immutable, and purpose-built. That is great for production, but not always ideal when something breaks. Many production images are minimal or…

AWS launched Lambda MicroVMs, a new serverless compute primitive that runs each user session or AI agent in its own Firecracker virtual machine with hardware-level isolation, snapshot-based rapid launch, and state preservation for up to…

Erik Steiger discusses the operational pain of legacy PDF generation in regulated banking and manufacturing. He explains how transitioning from resource-heavy engines like Puppeteer and LaTeX to a serverless Rust architecture powered by…