Using istio virtual services to route traffic within microservices. — Using istio virtual services to route traffic within microservices. My stint with Istio started almost a year ago when I wanted to establish communication between a grpc client and grpc server residing in two different networks within a Kubernetes cluster. I have a post written about the same here. With…

Understanding the service discovery feature of the Istio service mesh — Microservices architecture is widely used for developing applications at scale in the industry. Kubernetes platform is used for the deployment of those applications' workloads. …

component-wise deep-dive into Kubernetes cluster architecture — component-wise deep-dive into Kubernetes cluster architecture I’ve been developing and deploying applications on Kubernetes for more than 3 years now and started knowing about it more as a consumer of the platform for deploying my applications. Slowly I was intrigued by its ease of use in deploying heavy client-server applications…

My thoughts on the IWD theme this year — My thoughts on the IWD theme this year It is International Women’s day week and after seeing so many posts with the hashtags #iwd2022 and #breakthebias on my social media feed, the writer in me felt penning down my thoughts on the theme this year. But I was on my…

exploring the beauty of sunsets in life both literally and figuratively — Sunrise and Sunsets are two significant parts of the day symbolizing the start and end of the day at work for most of us. In most organizations around the globe, follow the sun model is adhered to when the team span across different time zones to maintain spontaneity and responsiveness…

exploring the quantitative side of life. — Oftentimes we come across phrases like isn’t that too much oil in your dish, I think you’re taking too much rice at night, all of this will go around your waist in no time you see. At times when you show concern to others, people term you as too caring…

Best practices for managing security in Kubernetes at various layers — In the past few weeks after the Log4j vulnerability was all over the news affecting thousands of java applications running in production sites, the security has caught the eyes of all software developers, architects, and product owners alike. This log4shell vulnerability proved as a nightmare for most of the engineers…

Sharing my quick writing tips to keep going on Medium — The year 2021 gave me more than enough opportunities to get back to my most favorite hobby of all time, WRITING! …

’Tis the season to travel, to unravel, and to find solace! — We all are hopeful and excited to move out of our rooms, away from our work desk and take in a breath of fresh air and soak in some sun. Out of office emails are set already and I think there is also this feeling of annoyance and irritation of…