16 min
The 12 kubectl Queries We Run Before Every Cloud Cost Review
Twelve copy-paste kubectl and jq queries from a production K3s cluster, with the real output and what each result tells you before a cloud cost review.
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Latest · 13 October 2026
Zimbra OSE Has Run Out of Road: What an Enterprise Mail Migration Actually Costs
Zimbra Open Source Edition is end of life and every release before 10.1 is unsupported. What our own move from Zimbra to Mailu to a managed provider cost in hours, money and data that IMAP leaves behind.
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14 min
Kubernetes Deployments, DaemonSets, and StatefulSets: a Deep Dive
Which Kubernetes workload controller to choose, and how Deployments, DaemonSets and StatefulSets behave when things break — from a production K3s cluster and a three-hour database outage.
12 min
We Rebuilt Our Own Website Factory: The ForgeStack Pipeline, End to End
An AI-driven build pipeline that turns a brief into a live, static site in half a day — with the measured timings, the CI numbers, and the three bugs it shipped and then caught.
12 min
Unlock Senior Expertise for Less: Why Fractional DevOps is the Smartest Move for Growing Companies
Senior DevOps expertise on a monthly retainer — what the first five days deliver, what one real cost review saved, what the retainer does not cover, and who should not buy it.
11 min
How We Cut Kubernetes Resource Overhead by 50% Using Only Built-in Tools
Running a production Kubernetes cluster efficiently is one of those challenges that looks straightforward on paper but reveals surprising complexity the moment you start digging into the actual numbers. Recently, we completed a resource optimization project on a production K3s cluster hosting multiple workloads — databases, observability stacks, mail servers, web applications, and more — […]
10 min
Fractional DevOps vs Full-Time DevOps: A Complete Comparison Guide
You need serious DevOps expertise. The real question is: how do you get it without overpaying — or understaffing? For many growing companies, this decision comes down to two options: hire a full-time DevOps engineer on payroll, or engage a Fractional DevOps partner on a monthly retainer. On the surface, both solve the same problem.
9 min
How to Automate Business Workflows with GitHub Actions and AI Language Models
There is a class of business problem that every growing company knows well: the recurring task that is too complex to ignore, too repetitive to be worth a senior engineer’s time, and too important to leave entirely to chance. Weekly competitor monitoring. Automated market intelligence reports. Structured summaries of customer feedback delivered directly to the […]
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Understanding fully-managed web hosting: what it means and when you need it
In today’s digital landscape, having a reliable online presence is crucial for businesses of all sizes. However, maintaining a website involves much more than just uploading files to a server. This is where fully-managed web hosting comes into play, offering a comprehensive solution that takes the technical burden off your shoulders. What Is Fully-Managed Web […]
12 min
Implementing custom mail solution for an enterprise
Email is one of those infrastructure components that organisations often take for granted — until something goes wrong. For larger enterprises, the stakes are particularly high: hundreds or thousands of mailboxes, strict data privacy requirements, and a workforce that expects seamless, reliable communication across devices and clients. When a client came to us with a […]
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