Best of IaC — July 2025

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    Avatar of awsfundamentalsAWS Fundamentals·46w

    How to Get Started with AWS in 2025

    A comprehensive guide covering AWS account setup, security configuration, and best practices for beginners. Covers creating AWS accounts, setting up multi-factor authentication, creating IAM users, configuring billing alerts, installing AWS CLI, and implementing security measures. Also introduces Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and AWS CDK, AWS Organizations for multi-account management, and helpful tools for cloud development workflow.

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    Avatar of infoqInfoQ·44w

    High Performance Serverless with Rust

    Rust paired with AWS Lambda delivers exceptional performance for serverless applications, with cold starts as low as 11 milliseconds compared to 141ms for Node.js. The presentation covers three key strategies: organizing multi-Lambda projects using Cargo workspaces for code reuse and isolation, leveraging the AWS Lambda runtime and SDK for seamless integration, and implementing infrastructure as code with tools like CDK and Cargo Lambda for automation. Performance benchmarks show Rust functions consume significantly less memory and execute faster, resulting in cost savings of up to 95% compared to other runtimes at scale.

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    Avatar of programmersarealsohumanProgrammers are also human·45w

    Senior DevOps engineer

    A humorous and satirical take on the daily struggles of senior DevOps engineers, highlighting common pain points like unreliable cloud infrastructure, complex monitoring systems, infrastructure-as-code challenges, multi-region deployments, and the gap between development practices and operational reality. The piece touches on familiar DevOps frustrations including Terraform unpredictability, monitoring alert fatigue, dependency management, and the complexity of modern CI/CD pipelines.

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    Avatar of programmersarealsohumanProgrammers are also human·44w

    Interview with Senior DevOps engineer

    A satirical take on modern DevOps practices highlighting common frustrations including infrastructure complexity, cloud vendor costs, deployment challenges, and the gap between DevOps ideals and reality. The piece humorously critiques issues like Terraform complexity, DNS problems, monitoring overhead, security challenges, and the proliferation of tools that were supposed to simplify operations.

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    Avatar of spaceliftSpacelift·43w

    Top 15 Kubernetes Security Tools and Solutions for 2025

    A comprehensive guide covering 15 essential Kubernetes security tools for 2025, including static analysis tools like Kubescape and Checkov, runtime security solutions like Falco, and policy engines like OPA and Kyverno. The article categorizes tools based on the 4C security model (cloud, cluster, containers, code) and covers both open-source and commercial solutions for vulnerability scanning, compliance checking, network security, and threat detection in Kubernetes environments.

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