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Will DevOps as We Know It Survive the AI Revolution?
Is DevOps on the brink of extinction? Solomon Hykes, co-founder of Docker and CEO of Dagger.io, explores how AI agents are transforming software development—not just writing code but shipping it. In this talk at Civo Navigate San Francisco 2025, Solomon retraces the history of software’s industrial revolution and examines whether AI will replace DevOps engineers or empower them. With live demos and expert insights, he reveals what’s next for the software factory and the future of platform engineering.
3 Neat Tricks and New Patterns Used in Cycle - from Cycle's Customer Success Team
In the last few months I've had the privilege to implement and witness new and exciting Cycle platform workflows emerging. Some of these come from the evolution of our own internal work, while others I've learned from our users. Reflecting on this, I thought it would be beneficial to the community to share! In this article, I'll walk through a handful of the neatest patterns we've seen in action. So I hope you'll join me for a no fluff, real, and practical look at how to get more out of Cycle.
Drift Detection in Kubernetes
When the increasingly popular strategy of configuration as code (CaC) is used to develop infrastructure, it’s known as infrastructure as code (IaC). Today, IaC is quickly becoming entrenched in development processes, especially in conjunction with Terraform and Kubernetes. Yet, although IaC (and CaC) bring immense value, they can also lead to a major problem: configuration drift.
Advanced Container Resource Monitoring with docker stats
If you’ve ever needed to check how much CPU or memory a Docker container is using, docker stats is the command for the job. It provides real-time resource usage metrics, helping you monitor and troubleshoot containers efficiently. This guide covers everything you need to know about docker stats: how to use it, what each metric means, and how to integrate it into a larger monitoring setup.
#037 - Problem First, Kubernetes Second: Insights from Ahmed Bebars (New York Times | CNCF)
In this episode of Kubernetes for Humans, we speak with Ahmed Bebars, a Principal Engineer at the New York Times and a CNCF Ambassador, who offers a unique perspective on cloud native technologies. Ahmed recounts his professional journey in accounting before transitioning into the technology sector, leading to his current deep involvement with the Kubernetes ecosystem. He shares his initial introduction to Kubernetes almost a decade ago, recognizing its capabilities in container orchestration.
Forget the Hype-Kelsey Hightower on What's Next in AI & Cloud Computing
Kelsey Hightower takes the stage at Civo Navigate San Francisco 2025 to explore the evolving world of AI, cloud computing, and Kubernetes. In this insightful discussion, he shares his thoughts on data sovereignty, AI adoption, security challenges, and the future of cloud technology. Recently joining Civo as a Board Director, Kelsey discusses his vision for reimagining cloud computing, the impact of AI agents, and what developers need to focus on in an increasingly AI-driven world.
Calico eBPF Source IP Preservation: The Unexpected Story of High Tail Latency
The Calico eBPF data plane is your choice if latency is your primary concern. It was very disturbing that some benchmarking brought to our attention that eBPF had higher tail latency than iptables. The 99+% percentiles were higher by as much as a few hundred milliseconds. We did a whole bunch of experiments and we could not crack the nut until we observed that there are some occasional and unexpected TCP reset (RST) packets, but no connections were reset.
5 Lessons from Cycle Competitors
Consistent with the words of Darwin, there is a "survival of the fittest" mentality in the DevOps and container orchestration ecosystem. Back in 2019, when Cycle came to market, Kubernetes was among the popular choices for managing containers and remains one of the most prominent players in the space today.