Why Redis is Fast: Secrets Behind Its Speed
Explained: Why is Redis fast, and how does its in-memory storage, data structures, and jemalloc boost performance?
Optimizing Kafka Records Batching for Better Performance and Throughput
Fine-tune Kafka batch processing to increase throughput, lower latency, and make better use of system resources.
Kubernetes Pod Scheduling: Taints, Tolerations, and Node Affinity Explained
In this post, I'll explain key concepts of Kubernetes Pod Scheduling, such as taints, tolerations, and node affinity.
Kafka Consumers and Partitions: Why Can’t You Have More Consumers Than Partitions?
Kafka Consumers and Partitions: Why does Kafka limit consumer instances to partitions? Understand and get tips to optimize your Kafka setup.
Kafka Consumer Offset: Understanding Offset Management in Kafka
Learn about Kafka consumer offset management, offset reset policies, and data retention. Understanding Offset Management in Kafka.
Kafka Active Segment Deletion: When and How It Happens
How does Kafka manage active segment deletion and enforce retention policies, even for idle segments? Read more to find out.
Namespace Scope in Kubernetes
Kubernetes uses namespaces to isolate resources. They partition the cluster for teams, environments or apps. You can attach quotas, security policies and network controls per namespace. This article explains Namespace API v1 at a glance.
Access Kubernetes API from a Pod
Learn how to configure a pod with service account tokens, RBAC, and environment variables to call the Kubernetes API server securely.