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Alexa Vass

Out with the Old, In with the New: Keeping Up with DevOps Tools

Two years ago, when I stated during an interview that Jenkins was becoming obsolete, many still used it. Yet, as I encountered GitLab CI…

Jan 28

Out with the Old, In with the New: Keeping Up with DevOps Tools

Jan 28

The Missing Refinement and the Team

In our team, the Product Owner (PO) did not see the need for regular refinement meetings. This worked for a while, but problems that could…

Jan 22

The Missing Refinement and the Team

Jan 22

When an SRE Is Not Really an SRE: A Personal Tale

At one point in my career, I found myself in the midst of a job interview where the term “SRE” was repeatedly emphasized. The role I was…

Oct 3, 2024

When an SRE Is Not Really an SRE: A Personal Tale

Oct 3, 2024

PO-DevOps Synergy

When I started this new job, it felt like stepping into unfamiliar territory. It wasn’t my usual area — no cloud, no infrastructure — but…

Aug 23, 2024

PO-DevOps Synergy

Aug 23, 2024

The Practical Advantages of ‘Config in the Environment’ for Modern Application Deployment

Let’s dive into the 3rd point of the 12-factor app, which focuses on storing configuration in the environment — config.

Mar 10, 2023

The Practical Advantages of ‘Config in the Environment’ for Modern Application Deployment

Mar 10, 2023

Harness the Power of Coding

Many of my colleagues who have moved from a system administrator position to an SRE/DevOps engineer role have one element in common: they…

Feb 12, 2023

Harness the Power of Coding

Feb 12, 2023

Exploring the Differences Between Imperative and Declarative Infrastructure Management

I recently had a conversation with a friend in the same field, which gave me the inspiration to write this blog post. We talked about how…

Feb 5, 2023

Exploring the Differences Between Imperative and Declarative Infrastructure Management

Feb 5, 2023

Improve thyself

Do you know the Dunning–Kruger effect? Especially the mount stupid, this is when your colleague (because you don’t do this (of course you…

Nov 13, 2022

Improve thyself

Nov 13, 2022

Professionalism is not only about knowledge!

Let me tell a story from about 7–8 years ago. I and my SO from that time were walking in a mall and we accidentally met with his friend. He…

Nov 1, 2022

Professionalism is not only about knowledge!

Nov 1, 2022

What makes a profession?

So far, I have tried to keep my medium posts talking about technical things. However, now I wanted to write about how come I chose SRE as…

Apr 28, 2021

What makes a profession?

Apr 28, 2021

Alexa Vass

Alexa Vass

I am a woman in IT who talks about experiences and loves to learn new things every time, because IT is not my job, it’s my profession.

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