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I write about DevOps, WordPress hosting, cloud infrastructure, and web development. Here you'll find technical deep-dives, practical guides, and lessons learned from building and scaling production systems.
Articles
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WordPress 7.0 is coming: what does it mean for your website?1605 words
WordPress 7.0 launches on April 9, 2026. Real-time collaboration, new blocks, AI infrastructure and a refreshed admin. Here's what you need to know and do.
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What does it cost to outsource WordPress maintenance in 2026?1803 words
Search for 'WordPress maintenance' and you'll find packages from €12 to over €200 per month. That's a huge gap for something everybody calls the same thing. This article explains where the difference actually comes from, and what you're paying for when you pay more.
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The Kubernetes Node Readiness Controller: never schedule pods on half-ready nodes1989 words
The Node Readiness Controller (NRR) stops Kubernetes from scheduling pods on nodes that are not truly ready by declaratively managing taints based on custom node conditions.
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WordPress maintenance: outsource or do it yourself?1660 words
Most business owners think WordPress maintenance means clicking the update button. That's maybe ten percent of the work. The other ninety percent is where sites quietly break, and it's the part nobody shows you in a sales pitch.
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Ingress to Gateway API: migrate without a big-bang (with a kind lab)3053 words
Migrate from Ingress to Kubernetes Gateway API without a big-bang, with a hands-on kind lab and practical guidance on ownership, ReferenceGrant, observability, and rollback.
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KEDA autoscaling on Kubernetes in production: architecture, trade-offs, and best practices4830 words
KEDA brings event-driven autoscaling to Kubernetes by connecting external signals such as queue backlog and consumer lag to HPA. This article covers architecture, behavior, trade-offs, failure modes, and practical production design principles.
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Cookie consent banner: correct, user-friendly and GDPR-proof6841 words
How do you create a cookie consent banner that complies with GDPR and the ePrivacy rules, while staying user-friendly? Read tips on cookie types, legislation, correct settings, and FAQs.
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Kubernetes multi-tenant governance: managing multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters3620 words
Most Kubernetes clusters called 'multi-tenant' are really hygiene multi-tenancy. This field guide separates trust tiers, shows what namespaces give you and what they don't, and says when to reach for sandboxed runtimes, virtual clusters, or separate clusters instead of more YAML.
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Headless WordPress explained – when it’s rational and when it’s mostly unnecessary complexity5652 words
Headless WordPress sounds like the future, but when is it actually rational? This article explains what headless is, when it helps, and when it mostly adds unnecessary complexity.
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Why WordPress is often slow: causes of performance issues9174 words
Why is WordPress often slow? This article explains the most common performance issues, their root causes and how to recognize them in practice.
