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VSphere Is Still Pretty Great, But...
Cloud Devops Windows Linux
20 days ago 112.9K views 0 shares
VSphere Is Still Pretty Great, But...
Server admin calmly stating "vSphere is still pretty great" until someone mentions "BROADCOM." Then the rage sets in. It's like mentioning printer drivers at an IT party - instant mood killer. For the uninitiated, Broadcom acquired VMware (maker of vSphere) and proceeded to change licensing models faster than developers change their minds about frameworks. Nothing says "enterprise stability" like your virtualization provider getting acquired and immediately making your budget explode.

It's All Virtual
Java Devops AWS Programming Cloud
25 days ago 156.0K views 0 shares
It's All Virtual
The existential crisis hits hard when junior devs finally grasp that their precious code is just a tiny speck in an endless Russian doll of virtualization. Their Java app isn't running on a "computer" – it's running on a Java Virtual Machine, which is running on a VM, which is running on a hypervisor, which is part of a Virtual Private Cloud... which is probably running in some AWS data center that might not even physically exist for all we know. Seven years into my career and I'm still not convinced my code isn't just running in a simulation inside another developer's fever dream. The turtles really do go all the way down.

The Existential Crisis Of Modern Infrastructure
Linux Devops Kubernetes Bash Docker
1 month ago 174.6K views 0 shares
The Existential Crisis Of Modern Infrastructure
Modern infrastructure is like those Russian nesting dolls, except each layer has amnesia about how it got there. First you run whoami to confirm your identity crisis, then whereami reveals you're trapped in containerception—a Docker container inside Kubernetes inside a VM inside a hypervisor inside someone else's datacenter. And when you desperately ask howdidigethere , the system responds with brutal honesty: absolutely zero recollection of the deployment decisions that led to this beautiful disaster. It's cloud computing's version of waking up in Vegas with no memory but a receipt for 17 EC2 instances.

Broadcom's Explosive Pricing Strategy
Devops Windows Linux Cloud
1 month ago 100.6K views 0 shares
Broadcom's Explosive Pricing Strategy
Gearing up for the budget apocalypse! Nothing says "enterprise IT" like putting on a bomb suit to tell executives they need to fork over another 50% for VMware licenses while they simultaneously reject your migration requests due to "cost concerns." The irony is thicker than the blast-proof helmet. Ever since Broadcom's acquisition, IT departments worldwide have been practicing their explosion-resistant budget presentations. It's not a price increase—it's a "value adjustment opportunity."

How Docker Was Born
Docker Devops Programming Linux Debugging
2 months ago 150.4K views 0 shares
How Docker Was Born
Every developer has uttered those fateful words: "It works on my machine!" – the universal excuse when code mysteriously fails elsewhere. Then some genius had the audacity to suggest, "What if we just shipped the entire machine?" and Docker containers were born. Instead of spending hours debugging environment differences, we now spend hours debugging Docker configuration files. Progress! The circle of developer suffering continues, just with fancier terminology and cooler logos.