50 Best DevOps & SRE Blog Posts & Tutorials Of 2017

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This list enumerates the best links that I shared during the year 2017. I shared an average of 50 links per issue.

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There is no particular order in this list.

Docker, containers, orchestration, DevOps best practices and AWS are the most visited articles.

Cloud Native Part 1: Definition_This article was originally published on Heptio's blog by Joe Beda. With their kind permission, we're sharing it here…_blog.codeship.com

A three-step approach to applying DevOps - SD Times_Everyone seems to be talking about DevOps but, if you are new to it, it might all seem a little overwhelming. For an…_sdtimes.com

8 Components You Need to Run Containers in Production_NOTE: Download our eBook with the full version of this text, including our own war stories. Docker, Compose, Kubernetes…_blog.cloud66.com

Common DevOps Mistakes " ADMIN Magazine_From industry metaphors, to agile processes, to DevOps, software development is evolving into a mature enterprise. We…_www.admin-magazine.com

7 Habits of Highly Successful Site Reliability Engineers_In a recent post, we examined the rise of the Site Reliability Engineer in modern software organizations. But it's one…_blog.newrelic.com

50+ Useful Docker Tools | Caylent_The container ecosystem is growing and expanding faster than ever, and with so many Docker tools and services it can…_caylent.com

A Great Vim Cheat Sheetvimsheet_A Great Vim Cheat Sheet Note: If you're decent at Vim and want your mind blown, check out Advanced Vim. I've compiled a…_vimsheet.com

Go cheatsheet_package main import "fmt" func main() { message := greetMe("world") fmt.Println(message) } func greetMe(name string…_devhints.io

10 layers of Linux container security_Containers provide an easy way to package applications and deliver them seamlessly from development to test to…_opensource.com

Analyzing Docker Container Performance With Native Tools · CrateDB_Containerization is changing how organizations deploy and use software. You can now deploy almost any software reliably…_crate.io

10 common beginner mistakes in Python. Py.CheckiO - python coding game_Python is an easy language to learn. And there are many self-taught programmers who don't really go with the best…_py.checkio.org

Are you stuck in the new DevOps matrix from hell? - SD Times_If you google "matrix from hell," you'll see many articles about how Docker solves the matrix from hell. So, what is…_sdtimes.com

HAProxy vs nginx: Why you should NEVER use nginx for load balancing!_Load balancers are the point of entrance to the datacenter. They are on the critical path to access anything and…_thehftguy.com

2 awesome open source apps to share your terminal over the web - nixCraft_Want to share your terminal over the web for demo, learning or collaboration purpose? Try these two applications to…_www.cyberciti.biz

30 interesting commands for the Linux shell - Víctor López Ferrando_List of 30 interesting commands and tips for the Linux shell that I have collected over the years._www.lopezferrando.com

The Definitive Docker Cheat Sheet_Docker Cheat Sheet from PainlessDocker.com Course - Join the Fun_dockercheatsheet.painlessdocker.com

The DevOps Checklist, Docker, SaltStack, aws, Becoming a DevOps Professional and DevOps Books_I recently published Docker, Rancher, EFS, Glusterfs, Minikube, SNS, SQS, Microservices, Traefik & Containerd .. My…_medium.com

Docker, Rancher, EFS, Glusterfs, Minikube, SNS, SQS, Microservices, Traefik & Containerd .._Since I start working on Painless Docker project, I used blog posts as prototypes for the lessons I am sharing with my…_medium.com

3 open source projects that make Kubernetes easier_Clearly, Kubernetes is an elegant solution to an important problem. Kubernetes allows us to run containerized…_www.infoworld.com

BinaryAlert: Real-time Serverless Malware Detectionmedium.com

20 Linux commands every sysadmin should know_In a world bursting with new tools and diverse development environments, it's practically a necessity for any developer…_opensource.com

The Roadmap to Becoming a DevOps Professional — From Server to Serverless_The DevOps ecosystem is growing fast since the last 5 years but I’ve always seen the same question that is somehow hard…_hackernoon.com

2017 Ops Salary Survey_Operations professionals, we'd like to hear from you! Please take next year's Ops Salary Survey here. The operations…_www.oreilly.com

Running LinuxKit on AWS Platform made easy_With around 2800+ GITHUB stars, 54 contributors, 28 external, 50+ commits per week since the DockerCon launch, LinuxKit…_collabnix.com

Creating a Heroku-like Deployment Solution with Docker_Learn how to build your own deployment solution similar to Heroku, without the need to use any specific cloud provider…_semaphoreci.com

How Did I “Hack” AWS Lambda to Run Docker Containers_Why didn’t Lambda ship Docker out of the box? Is it because of security concerns? Why even bother, let’s do it…_hackernoon.com

5 laws every aspiring DevOps engineer should know_"A good engineer is a lazy engineer," some will say. And to a certain extent, it's true: Laziness is a great quality if…_opensource.com

30 common challenges to DevOps and how to resolve them | TechBeacon_30 common challenges to DevOps and how to resolve them As DevOps becomes mainstream, many teams are asking themselves,…_techbeacon.com

5 Docker Utilities You Should Know_You can find a lot of cool Docker utilities on the web. Most of these are open source and available on Github. Over the…_blog.xebialabs.com

Our First Kubernetes Outage_This is public postmortem for an a complete shutdown of our internal Kubernetes cluster. It’s shared with you all so…_engineering.saltside.se

A Hacker's Guide to Kubernetes Networking - The New Stack_The platform we built at Iguazio is cloud native, using Docker-based microservices, etcd and home-grown cluster…_thenewstack.io

Exploring the Most Effective Product Workflows in Tech_I recently tweeted: I see this over and over again. Nailing down an efficient product workflow is one of the biggest…_producthabits.com

A Machine Learning Approach to Log Analytics - DZone Big Data_Opening a Kibana dashboard at any given time reveals a simple and probably overstated truth - there are simply too many…_dzone.com

So you want to be an SRE?_A description of SRE, compatibility quiz and resources to get you started._hackernoon.com

My favorite command-line utilities_How I stopped worrying about GUI and learned to love the terminal_hackernoon.com

5 Lessons We’ve Learned Using AWS_Dorothy, you’re not in Kansas anymore._medium.com

7 Essential Cloud-based Load Testing Tools_Do you know how much load your website can take concurrently? Check out with these tools to perform a load test on your…_geekflare.com

Linux Container Hardening_A project focused on future proofing the Linux kernel primitives that are used to make containers._containerhardening.org

Thoughts On Gitlab Data Incident · Xargs.io_On Feb 1st, Gitlab suffered a irrecoverable data loss for a period of 6 hours. https://about.gitlab.com/2017/02/01…_blog.xargs.io

How Google builds web frameworks_It’s public knowledge that Google uses a single repository to share code — all 2 billion lines of it — and that it uses…_medium.freecodecamp.org

Shell scripts run via secure web API_What if you could turn a shell script into a web API in seconds?_medium.com

Easier, Better, Faster, Safer Deployment with Docker and Immutable Containers_Summary Jerome Petazzoni explains in detail the advantages of immutable servers, then how to implement them with…_www.infoq.com

9 Awesome Open Source Web Performance Software For Linux and Unix-like Systems - nixCraft_Web performance is nothing but the speed in which web pages are downloaded and displayed on the user's web browser…_www.cyberciti.biz

The Must Know Checklist For DevOps & Site Reliability Engineers_Disclaimer: This work was done by both Sahil Sharma and me and it’s part of a project we are working on called 31skills…_hackernoon.com

7 signs you're doing devops wrong_Devops is a transformative ethos that many companies are putting to their advantage. As with anything that hinges on…_www.infoworld.com

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