Mar 16, 2026 • 5 min read
Ephemeral Kubernetes Clusters Are for Ephemeral Problems
Per-PR Kubernetes clusters feel safe until control plane sprawl, slow startup times, and weak platform boundaries turn them into an expensive detour.
Category: platform engineering
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Mar 13, 2026 • 4 min read
The End of the Uniform Platform: Beyond the Golden Path
Uniform platform templates scale support, until they start taxing the services that need different latency, throughput, or control boundaries.
Mar 11, 2026 • 11 min read
Beyond the CSI Driver: Re-architecting Secret Delivery So Pod Startup Survives Provider Trouble
CSI-mounted secrets are clean, but they turn secret retrieval into a startup dependency. Here is a more resilient secret delivery pattern for Kubernetes platforms.
Mar 10, 2026 • 7 min read
The "Sidecar-less" Kubernetes Future is Still a Myth
Why moving to ambient mesh isn't just a resource win. It's a fundamental shift in your security perimeter.
Mar 1, 2026 • 12 min read
Native Kubernetes ValidatingAdmissionPolicies Are Making Gatekeeper Optional
Native CEL-based ValidatingAdmissionPolicy can replace many basic Gatekeeper checks while reducing admission-path operational risk.
Feb 26, 2026 • 7 min read
Why Your Internal Platform Is Competing With ChatGPT
Conversational AI changed developer expectations: platform teams now compete on interaction cost and flow, not just capability.
Feb 23, 2026 • 4 min read
Platform Engineering Is Repeating the Same Mistake We Made With Microservices
Over-abstraction in internal platforms recreates microservices-era fragmentation, slowing teams and eroding trust.
Feb 21, 2026 • 12 min read
From Ingress NGINX to Gateway API: Migrate the Edge Before It Becomes a Liability
Why ingress-nginx retirement changes edge risk, and a practical migration pattern to Gateway API.
Feb 19, 2026 • 4 min read
The NGINX Ingress Cliff Is Here, and Maintenance Mode Is Not a Plan
Ingress NGINX reaches end-of-life in March 2026. Here is a practical migration view from teams that have to live with the blast radius.