cloud infrastructure

Changelog - Metrics and Connections Recommendations

Posted on March 8, 2023 | 3 minutes | 592 words | Dave Williams

News State of Production Survey 2023 Massdriver is on a mission to make the cloud much simpler and easier for engineers. In order to fulfill that goal, we need your help! We are currently running our State of Production Survey. Survey respondents will be entered to win one of the following prizes. Prize drawing is March 28th, 2023. (1) Moonlander Mark I (1) Amazon Gift Card $250 (1) Massdriver Swag Box (Miir Water bottle, Bella Hoodie, Moleskin Dot Grid Notebook) Features Metrics Integration Visualizing your cloud infrastructure is important but monitoring is even more important. [Read More]

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The CIDR problem, and how we fixed it

Posted on March 6, 2023 | 4 minutes | 788 words | Michael Lacore

Who needs CIDR? Who are we kidding? We do. You likely already know that CIDR notation is a necessary evil for DevOps and operations teams. However, for those who don’t have experience in the networking field, CIDR notation may seem confusing, irrelevant, and potentially devastating when done incorrectly. What is CIDR notation? CIDR notation allows us to express a range of IP addresses using a single number, called the subnet mask. [Read More]

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Changelog - Preview Environments 2023-01-19

Posted on January 19, 2023 | 3 minutes | 436 words | Cory O'Daniel

Hi all, it’s Cory from Massdriver. We have had a busy month of shipping features at Massdriver. So much so that I’m going to send you the other half of this changelog next week! 💖 Before we hop into the features, here is some big news! We moved to usage-based pricing with a generous free tier (for life). Preview Environments for Apps & Infrastructure! Parity is the heart of Massdriver. We’ve always supported replicating applications and infrastructure to other environments and regions. [Read More]

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DevOps is Bullshit

A Critique of How We've Fooled Ourselves for Years.

Posted on October 19, 2022 | 11 minutes | 2247 words | Cory O'Daniel

DevOps started as a well-intentioned set of practices and culture. Over the years, it has devolved into an unholy beast of division and tunnel vision. Why did we stop dreaming bigger? What happened to tearing down silos, increasing engineering velocity, and adding value? Remember? The things DevOps was supposed to do? But the reality is, outside of FAANG and the most well-funded companies, your team is probably doing one of the following: [Read More]

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