The IT Automation Blog - page 4
IT Automation | Apply first principle thinking
05 Jul 2021 - Tobias Kempfer
Planning IT automation seems to be very difficult. There is a lot of requirements and often times they are contrary to each other. We can easily get lost in planning all the details and everything that could go wrong. This article shows how we can step back and apply first principle thinking.
...Why infrastrucutre as Code is important
04 Jul 2021 - Tobias Kempfer
There are a lot of reasons as to why we should use Infrastructure as Code. Consistency and improved speed are typcially among that list. In the end, however, it always comes down to a single thing that is common with all of those reasons.
...The basic principle of Linux security
03 Jul 2021 - Tobias Kempfer
Disabling SELinux is a common thing we find in many tutorials. Apparently it is to complicated so it is more common to disable it rather than understanding it. Actually it is not hard to understand. This article will go over the basic principles of Linux security.
...Docker basics | Kernel namespaces
02 Jul 2021 - Tobias Kempfer
To understand Docker at its core, we need to understand what Kernel namespaces are. Namespaces are the most essential part of what makes up a container.
...A simple explanation for Amdahls law
01 Jul 2021 - Tobias Kempfer
Amdahls law impacts our daily lifes without many people being aware of it. Although it is mainly associated with parallel computing it is much more universal. It is one of the fundamental laws of nature. This article explains it in simple terms.
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