DevOps, infrastructure, and engineering thoughts from Berlin.https://ashkmb.com/enhttps://ashkmb.com/blog/gitlab-transcend-2026-agentic-platform/https://ashkmb.com/blog/gitlab-transcend-2026-agentic-platform/AI coding tools don't just write code faster. They generate dramatically more Git activity, pipeline runs, and context overhead than humans do. GitLab's Transcend 2026 announcements finally address that.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ashkmb.com/blog/generalist-vs-specialist-agentic-ai-era/https://ashkmb.com/blog/generalist-vs-specialist-agentic-ai-era/For years the advice was clear: pick a lane, go deep, become indispensable. Then AI agents arrived and quietly rewrote the rules.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ashkmb.com/blog/hermes-agent-eks-deployment/https://ashkmb.com/blog/hermes-agent-eks-deployment/Nous Research's self-improving AI agent running in a production-grade EKS setup. Private ECR, IRSA, API key secrets, and a custom Helm chart built from scratch.Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ashkmb.com/blog/vpc-peering-vs-transit-gateway-cost/https://ashkmb.com/blog/vpc-peering-vs-transit-gateway-cost/Transit Gateway is the default everyone reaches for. For a handful of VPCs in a single region, peering is dramatically cheaper — and here's the math.Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ashkmb.com/blog/vibe-coded-proxmox-dashboard/https://ashkmb.com/blog/vibe-coded-proxmox-dashboard/I built a full-stack Proxmox dashboard through vibe coding with Claude Code: 11K lines, 123 tests, 14 commits. Here's what the experience taught me about what actually matters in software engineering.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ashkmb.com/blog/kubernetes-finalizers-explained/https://ashkmb.com/blog/kubernetes-finalizers-explained/Attempting to delete a Kubernetes namespace and discovering it perpetually stuck in a Terminating state? The culprit typically involves finalizers — special metadata fields that prevent resource deletion until cleanup tasks complete.Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ashkmb.com/blog/terraform-templatefile-power/https://ashkmb.com/blog/terraform-templatefile-power/Exploring Terraform's templatefile() function and its advantages over Jinja2 templating for infrastructure-as-code workflows. Why Terraform's minimalist approach to templating is intentional and beneficial.Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ashkmb.com/blog/kubernetes-operators-automated-operations/https://ashkmb.com/blog/kubernetes-operators-automated-operations/How Kubernetes Operators automate complex operational tasks in containerized environments, addressing challenges that arise from managing microservices at scale.Wed, 30 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://ashkmb.com/blog/future-of-ai-gpu-webgpu/https://ashkmb.com/blog/future-of-ai-gpu-webgpu/The transition to WebGPU for AI and GPU computation represents a pivotal shift in how we'll experience artificial intelligence technology — democratizing access to advanced capabilities.Mon, 17 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://ashkmb.com/blog/mlops-advantages-over-cloud/https://ashkmb.com/blog/mlops-advantages-over-cloud/How Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) transforms AI development by streamlining model creation and deployment compared to conventional cloud-based approaches.Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT