It’s back. We’re excited to announce the updated version of our much-loved “Actually Useful DevOps Cheat Sheet”! Based on the rich feedback and the evolving landscape of DevOps, we've expanded the cheat sheet to encompass a wider range of technologies. This new edition is forged from the practical experience of running modern production systems, ensuring you have quick access to the most relevant commands.

Here’s what the updated version covers:

• Kubernetes

• Git

• Docker

• Helm

• Terraform

• Pip

• AWS

• Linux & Network Troubleshooting

Crafted from a DevOps practitioner's perspective, this cheat sheet is more than just a list of commands. It’s a reflection of practical needs, aimed at saving you time and reducing frustration as you navigate through your daily tasks.

It’s obvious to us all that technology is constantly changing. There are new software updates, techniques, bug fixes, and security patches, to name a few. Even for an environment that never changes, it will still require maintenance.

This maintenance schedule lays down, what we believe to be, a comprehensive list of tasks to be performed on any setup over the course of 12 months based on their importance, and how frequently they change.

Whether it’s your infrastructure or household chores, we’ve all been there when it comes to pushing maintenance activities to one side. It could be as simple as tidying your home or weeding your garden - it doesn’t seem as onerous when done regularly but if it’s left for a certain period of time, it can become a complete nightmare to get it back to where you want it to be.

Commands can be long and complicated, full of abbreviations and shortcuts, and each command can approach different options with different philosophies...

After all, they're written by different authors!

Having a cheat-sheet with popular and useful commands at your fingertips can save you time and frustration.

There are many cheat sheets out there, but this Actually Useful one is written from the perspective of a DevOps engineer/company built upon years of running production systems.

Whether it’s on your wish list or a project you keep putting off, ensuring your company’s credentials are secure is of paramount importance. Here, we dive into Vault from Hashicorp to see how it can help you achieve the Zero Trust architecture we are all pushing for.

Cloud complexity is an ongoing, but necessary problem in a cloud-native world. The benefits certainly outweigh the drawbacks, especially when there are a plethora of tools and solutions available. Kubernetes is by no means a “one-tool-fixes-all” solution, but it definitely addresses some of the biggest challenges when it comes to the cloud.

Every organization has to make tough decisions regarding the correct allocation of their time, resources, and money.

As an industry leader in public cloud operations, we know the ins-and-outs that can help our clients save costs across the board from a time, personnel, and financial perspective. We highly recommend that companies complete an end-to-end assessment of their cloud spend and start developing a long-term cost reduction strategy.

FROM DEV OOPS TO DEVOPS!

A scalable and robust infrastructure is the key to maintaining uptime and decreasing deployment risks.

In this guide, compiled from over 10 years of firsthand experience on the cloud, we’ve put together a list of 10 of the most common infrastructure mistakes we’ve seen and how you can address them.