Everyday DevOps - CI/CD, K8S, IaC Ideas, concepts, tips & tricks based on my day-to-day experience being a DevOps engineer.

If your “DevOps” is just CI/CD and vibes… it’s time to grow up.

This week on #EverydayDevOps:
• TFLint: because your Terraform deserves linting, not lint
• Feature Flags: deploy like a grown-up
• DORA Metrics: measure or die trying

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Everyday DevOps Ideas, concepts, tips & tricks based on my day-to-day experience being a DevOps engineer.

DevOps isn’t just YAML and crying in the terminal.

This week on #EverydayDevOps:
• TFLint keeps your Terraform honest
• Feature Flags save your bacon
• Kubernetes still hates you

Check it out and level up your chaos: www.markcallen.com?utm_source=B...

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Explaining technical things to non-technical people: the interview question One of the main things I do as a software engineering leader is explain technical things to non-technical people.

🧠 Could you explain Kubernetes to a CEO?
🎯 Or CI/CD pipelines to HR?

If you're in DevOps and job hunting, that skill might get you hired.

I wrote this to help you master it:
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Explaining technical things to non-technical people: the interview question One of the main things I do as a software engineering leader is explain technical things to non-technical people.

Tech interviews aren’t just about what you know—they’re about how well you explain it.

“Explain a technical concept to a non-technical person” is a common question that trips up DevOps pros.

Here's how to nail it:
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Your next promotion may depend less on your stack and more on your storytelling.
Can you explain infra design to a CFO? In 2 minutes?
#EverydayDevOps tackles this critical skill: translating tech to influence.
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#DevOps #CTO #ExecutiveCommunication

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Can you describe your CI/CD pipeline to a PM with zero tech background?
If not, you may be limiting your impact.
In my latest #EverydayDevOps post, I explore how to make complex systems make sense to non-engineers.
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#DevOps #Teamwork #TechLeadership

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Struggling to explain what you do to your friends or during interviews?
This #EverydayDevOps post breaks down how to explain technical things simply—no jargon, just clarity.
A must-read if you're new to tech.
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Preventing Port Conflicts in Docker Compose with Dynamic Ports Learn how to prevent port conflicts in Docker Compose by using dynamic ports instead of hardcoded ones. Improve your local development and CI workflows with this practical DevOps tip.

Nothing tests your patience like a docker-compose up getting wrecked by a port conflict. Why is port 5432 always in use? I'm about to start assigning ports with a dartboard. 🎯

Tips on how to deal with this. www.markcallen.com/preventing-p...

#EveryDayDevOps #docker

Everyday DevOps - Using Feature Flags to Build a Better AI ​www.markcallen.com​

AI is only as good as its deployment strategy.
This week in #EverydayDevOps:
How feature flags help build trust, enable experimentation, and bridge the gap between model development and user experience.
🧩 Let’s make AI safer—one flag at a time.
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#FeatureFlags

Shipping AI features to prod without feature flags? That’s a gamble, not engineering.
In my latest post, I break down how to safely iterate on AI logic in real-world systems using battle-tested DevOps techniques.

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#EverydayDevOps #DevOps #MLOps #FeatureFlags

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Struggling to test AI changes in production without chaos?
Feature flags can be your secret weapon.
This week’s #EverydayDevOps dives into smart rollout strategies for AI-powered systems.

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#DevOps #AI #FeatureFlags

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Just learning DevOps and AI? 🚀 I didn’t know what feature flags were until this!
Check out how they help you safely experiment with AI in prod—without breaking things.

📬 New post from my #EverydayDevOps series:
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#DevOps #AI #FeatureFlags

Using Feature Flags to Build a Better AI In a world where AI is becoming increasingly prevalent in applications, there is a need to ensure that the AI is accurate. We hear a lot about failures with chatbots going rogue, image generators showing...

Building AI without feature flags is like driving a race car with no brakes. 🏎️💥

You will crash.

Feature flags = speed ⚡ + safety 🛡️.

Learn how to build smarter: blog.devcycle.com/using-featur...

#AI #FeatureFlags #DevCycle #EveryDayDevOps

Debugging with Codezero One of the hardest things to do is to figure out what the problem is with a production service. Exception management tools like Sentry can help you identify where the error occurs, and centralized…

Debugging Kubernetes microservices sucks, especially when they’re locked down or impossible to replicate locally.

Codezero lets me jack straight into internal services from my laptop.

Read how: www.markcallen.com/debugging-wi...

#Kubernetes #DevOps #Codezero #EverydayDevOps #Codezero

TFLint: Static Analysis for Terraform Continuous integration is a key part of the CI/CD pipeline. One of the main components is static analysis, which I cover in my post Static Analysis, the First Step in any Application. If you're…

Your Terraform code isn’t as clean as you think.
TFLint will prove it.

Static analysis for your IaC that catches the dumb stuff before it breaks prod.

Quick setup. Big payoff. No excuses.
Read more: www.markcallen.com/tflint-stati...

#EverydayDevOps #Terraform #DevOps #IaC #ShipIt

Everyone Else Deploys Multiple Times Per Day. Why Don’t You? Modern SAAS software development teams deploy to production multiple times daily without ceremony.

Why aren’t you deploying multiple times per day?

At Hootsuite, we hit 10–20 deployments daily. The secret?
• CI/CD pipelines
• Trunk-based development
• Feature flags

You can too.

Read how: medium.com/@markcallen_...

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Everyday DevOps Ideas, concepts, tips & tricks based on my day-to-day experience being a DevOps engineer.

Just gave my DevOps blog a fresh update!
If you’re into CI/CD, shipping fast, and keeping things smooth in prod, check it out: www.markcallen.com

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