Xavier | DevOps
@cloudwithxavier.bsky.social
Helping to Automate and Optimize Cloud Infrastructure #awscloud | IT support ➡️ Network Engineer ➡️ Cloud DevOps Engineer
As a developer, do you bother sending release notes to your users?
March 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
As a developer, do you bother sending release notes to your users?
Just watched a junior dev struggle with a deployment that would take seconds with proper CI/CD.
The difference between old and new development methods is more than just technical. It's a career accelerator.
The difference between old and new development methods is more than just technical. It's a career accelerator.
March 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Just watched a junior dev struggle with a deployment that would take seconds with proper CI/CD.
The difference between old and new development methods is more than just technical. It's a career accelerator.
The difference between old and new development methods is more than just technical. It's a career accelerator.
My weekend project: Learn how to use AWS Cognito
What's yours?
What's yours?
February 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
My weekend project: Learn how to use AWS Cognito
What's yours?
What's yours?
Automate everything, monitor always.
February 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Automate everything, monitor always.
What makes you choose one cloud provider over another?
February 21, 2025 at 5:56 AM
What makes you choose one cloud provider over another?
Why stick to the old ways when cloud services offer automation, cost efficiency, and global reach?
February 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Why stick to the old ways when cloud services offer automation, cost efficiency, and global reach?
Remember waiting weeks for a new feature? 😩 That's traditional IT.
Now imagine deploying multiple times a day. 🚀 That's DevOps!
Now imagine deploying multiple times a day. 🚀 That's DevOps!
February 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Remember waiting weeks for a new feature? 😩 That's traditional IT.
Now imagine deploying multiple times a day. 🚀 That's DevOps!
Now imagine deploying multiple times a day. 🚀 That's DevOps!
"In the age of automation, those who will win are those who can best automate." - Bill Gates
February 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"In the age of automation, those who will win are those who can best automate." - Bill Gates
Faster deployments = quicker feedback, happier customers, and more innovation.
That's the power of DevOps!
That's the power of DevOps!
February 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Faster deployments = quicker feedback, happier customers, and more innovation.
That's the power of DevOps!
That's the power of DevOps!
The rise of serverless computing is transforming application development.
Are you using AWS Lambda in your projects, or sticking to the old school of everything on an EC2 instance?
Are you using AWS Lambda in your projects, or sticking to the old school of everything on an EC2 instance?
February 12, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The rise of serverless computing is transforming application development.
Are you using AWS Lambda in your projects, or sticking to the old school of everything on an EC2 instance?
Are you using AWS Lambda in your projects, or sticking to the old school of everything on an EC2 instance?
I've been working with AWS Cloud and DevOps for years, and I've never regretted it.
It's constantly evolving, so there's always something new to learn.
That’s what I like the most about it.
Yeah, it's a challenging field, but the rewards are definitely worth it.
It's constantly evolving, so there's always something new to learn.
That’s what I like the most about it.
Yeah, it's a challenging field, but the rewards are definitely worth it.
February 10, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I've been working with AWS Cloud and DevOps for years, and I've never regretted it.
It's constantly evolving, so there's always something new to learn.
That’s what I like the most about it.
Yeah, it's a challenging field, but the rewards are definitely worth it.
It's constantly evolving, so there's always something new to learn.
That’s what I like the most about it.
Yeah, it's a challenging field, but the rewards are definitely worth it.
Actions speak louder than words.
February 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Actions speak louder than words.
I'll never understand why some teams still manage infrastructure manually when cloud-native DevOps tools exist.
February 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I'll never understand why some teams still manage infrastructure manually when cloud-native DevOps tools exist.
Are your backend servers getting overloaded? Here are a few solutions to consider to reduce their load:
- Caching
- Database optimization
- Code optimization
- Server and infrastructure optimization
- Client-side optimizations
- Microservices architecture
- Caching
- Database optimization
- Code optimization
- Server and infrastructure optimization
- Client-side optimizations
- Microservices architecture
February 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Are your backend servers getting overloaded? Here are a few solutions to consider to reduce their load:
- Caching
- Database optimization
- Code optimization
- Server and infrastructure optimization
- Client-side optimizations
- Microservices architecture
- Caching
- Database optimization
- Code optimization
- Server and infrastructure optimization
- Client-side optimizations
- Microservices architecture
What skill are you learning right now?
February 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
What skill are you learning right now?
Running your app on AWS?
Configure CloudWatch alarms and don’t forget to keep an eye on things from the outside.
Why?
To monitor both AWS internals and the user-facing experience.
Configure CloudWatch alarms and don’t forget to keep an eye on things from the outside.
Why?
To monitor both AWS internals and the user-facing experience.
February 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Running your app on AWS?
Configure CloudWatch alarms and don’t forget to keep an eye on things from the outside.
Why?
To monitor both AWS internals and the user-facing experience.
Configure CloudWatch alarms and don’t forget to keep an eye on things from the outside.
Why?
To monitor both AWS internals and the user-facing experience.
Anyone with experience in time series databases?
I'm undecided whether to use InfluxDB or Prometheus for a monitoring solution.
Got any tips or know of better options?
I'm undecided whether to use InfluxDB or Prometheus for a monitoring solution.
Got any tips or know of better options?
February 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Anyone with experience in time series databases?
I'm undecided whether to use InfluxDB or Prometheus for a monitoring solution.
Got any tips or know of better options?
I'm undecided whether to use InfluxDB or Prometheus for a monitoring solution.
Got any tips or know of better options?
Post-deployment Checklist:
✅ Code is live
✅ DNS updated
✅ Monitoring active
Never deploy without ensuring monitoring is set up.
✅ Code is live
✅ DNS updated
✅ Monitoring active
Never deploy without ensuring monitoring is set up.
February 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Post-deployment Checklist:
✅ Code is live
✅ DNS updated
✅ Monitoring active
Never deploy without ensuring monitoring is set up.
✅ Code is live
✅ DNS updated
✅ Monitoring active
Never deploy without ensuring monitoring is set up.
Monitoring sucks.
Or at least when everything goes well.
But when a site crashes or slows down in performance, that's when you see team members pulling graphs and logs to get a clue.
Don’t wait for chaos; set up your metrics from day one.
Or at least when everything goes well.
But when a site crashes or slows down in performance, that's when you see team members pulling graphs and logs to get a clue.
Don’t wait for chaos; set up your metrics from day one.
February 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Monitoring sucks.
Or at least when everything goes well.
But when a site crashes or slows down in performance, that's when you see team members pulling graphs and logs to get a clue.
Don’t wait for chaos; set up your metrics from day one.
Or at least when everything goes well.
But when a site crashes or slows down in performance, that's when you see team members pulling graphs and logs to get a clue.
Don’t wait for chaos; set up your metrics from day one.
Improve your API efficiency:
- Implement cache.
- Employ server caching tactics with tools like Redis or Memcached.
- Apply client caching techniques using HTTP headers such as Cache-Control and ETag.
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- Deploy content delivery networks (CDNs) effectively.
- Implement cache.
- Employ server caching tactics with tools like Redis or Memcached.
- Apply client caching techniques using HTTP headers such as Cache-Control and ETag.
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- Deploy content delivery networks (CDNs) effectively.
February 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Improve your API efficiency:
- Implement cache.
- Employ server caching tactics with tools like Redis or Memcached.
- Apply client caching techniques using HTTP headers such as Cache-Control and ETag.
-
- Deploy content delivery networks (CDNs) effectively.
- Implement cache.
- Employ server caching tactics with tools like Redis or Memcached.
- Apply client caching techniques using HTTP headers such as Cache-Control and ETag.
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- Deploy content delivery networks (CDNs) effectively.
What's your biggest motivator for staying in tech?
January 31, 2025 at 6:00 AM
What's your biggest motivator for staying in tech?
My first experience with Prometheus has been positive. Here's what I found:
- Easy to install.
- Separate processes for each purpose: Prometheus, Alertmanager, Blackbox Exporter, etc.
- Uses YAML files! I love this because, with my DevOps background, it makes the configuration easy to understand.
- Easy to install.
- Separate processes for each purpose: Prometheus, Alertmanager, Blackbox Exporter, etc.
- Uses YAML files! I love this because, with my DevOps background, it makes the configuration easy to understand.
January 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
My first experience with Prometheus has been positive. Here's what I found:
- Easy to install.
- Separate processes for each purpose: Prometheus, Alertmanager, Blackbox Exporter, etc.
- Uses YAML files! I love this because, with my DevOps background, it makes the configuration easy to understand.
- Easy to install.
- Separate processes for each purpose: Prometheus, Alertmanager, Blackbox Exporter, etc.
- Uses YAML files! I love this because, with my DevOps background, it makes the configuration easy to understand.
How does your cloud monitoring improve reliability?
If you're not sure, you're just tracking numbers.
If you're not sure, you're just tracking numbers.
January 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
How does your cloud monitoring improve reliability?
If you're not sure, you're just tracking numbers.
If you're not sure, you're just tracking numbers.
Proactive > Reactive in DevOps.
A monitoring tool like CloudWatch ensures you catch issues before customers do.
A monitoring tool like CloudWatch ensures you catch issues before customers do.
January 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Proactive > Reactive in DevOps.
A monitoring tool like CloudWatch ensures you catch issues before customers do.
A monitoring tool like CloudWatch ensures you catch issues before customers do.
Don't let fear hold you back.
AWS can be intimidating, but with the right resources and community, you can do it!
AWS can be intimidating, but with the right resources and community, you can do it!
January 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Don't let fear hold you back.
AWS can be intimidating, but with the right resources and community, you can do it!
AWS can be intimidating, but with the right resources and community, you can do it!