https://percussiverepair.net/ Recent content on PercussiveRepair.net Hugo -- gohugo.io en-gb Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:46:25 +0000 https://percussiverepair.net/posts/2020-04-27-recording-for-posterity/ Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:46:25 +0000 https://percussiverepair.net/posts/2020-04-27-recording-for-posterity/ This is a simple mantra I’ve used in many teams I worked in or led over the years: https://percussiverepair.net/posts/2018-09-14-aws-account-creation/ Fri, 14 Sep 2018 13:46:25 +0000 https://percussiverepair.net/posts/2018-09-14-aws-account-creation/ It’s been a busy couple of years so, as is usual, my blog was left to languish. https://percussiverepair.net/posts/2016-03-11-traildash-on-ecs/ Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:13:15 +0000 https://percussiverepair.net/posts/2016-03-11-traildash-on-ecs/ I’ve recently had some issues where I’ve had to investigate the AWS API usage on one of our accounts. https://percussiverepair.net/posts/2015-10-24-how-to-be-a-good-tech-lead/ Sat, 24 Oct 2015 12:23:45 +0000 https://percussiverepair.net/posts/2015-10-24-how-to-be-a-good-tech-lead/ Transitioning from engineering to management/leadership is tough unless you understand the sacrifices you have to make. https://percussiverepair.net/posts/2014-09-11-the-operations-documentation-problem/ Thu, 11 Sep 2014 17:20:15 +0000 https://percussiverepair.net/posts/2014-09-11-the-operations-documentation-problem/ Documentation tends to be a polarising, all or nothing, topic in the Operations teams I have been a part of. https://percussiverepair.net/posts/2014-05-03-further-notes-on-saltstack-monitoring/ Sat, 03 May 2014 17:18:32 +0000 https://percussiverepair.net/posts/2014-05-03-further-notes-on-saltstack-monitoring/ A few weeks ago I started looking at SaltStack, my current config management package choice, as the central component of an open source componentised monitoring package. https://percussiverepair.net/posts/2014-03-18-elasticsearch-on-aws-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-lucene-index/ Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:16:50 +0000 https://percussiverepair.net/posts/2014-03-18-elasticsearch-on-aws-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-lucene-index/ Ahh, Elasticsearch, the cause of, and solution to, all of lifes problems. https://percussiverepair.net/posts/2014-02-15-saltstack-monitoring/ Sat, 15 Feb 2014 18:11:33 +0000 https://percussiverepair.net/posts/2014-02-15-saltstack-monitoring/ I spoke recently at the Februrary London DevOps meetup about my adventures with solo DevOps and the SaltStack config management system ( Slides ) https://percussiverepair.net/posts/2014-01-13-cloudwatchr-for-aws-instances/ Mon, 13 Jan 2014 18:07:38 +0000 https://percussiverepair.net/posts/2014-01-13-cloudwatchr-for-aws-instances/ For some time I’ve been using Cloudwatch as a supplement to my other graphing and monitoring packages, but I finally got tired of the poor UI and lack of customisation. https://percussiverepair.net/about/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://percussiverepair.net/about/ I am an SRE and DevOps exponent, and a *nix aficionado. https://percussiverepair.net/talks/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://percussiverepair.net/talks/ I’ve been attending and talking at meetups, conferences and expos for the past number of years.