Allard Schuurmans

Allard Schuurmans

Kubernetes metrics and tracing with OpenTelemetry and .Net

With distributed systems, it's vital to see what happens in operations that are using multiple calls from different services. In this post, I will describe how you can start with OpenTelemetry (OTEL) inside your .Net application and how to configure your Kubernetes cluster to collect data regarding tracing,

Dataflow components in Task Parallel Library

Dataflow components in Task Parallel Library

Sometimes you have components, structures, or techniques you stumble upon during your work, which are gems. These are the techniques that are not used daily by all developers, but for you, in your position, can save you a lot of time. I have found such a gem which is helpful

Event storming, starting with Domain Driven Design

Event storming, starting with Domain Driven Design

Domain Driven Design(DDD) is not just following another technical template like the many DDD templates that you find on GitHub. If you immediately start working with those templates in code, without exploring your Domain Model first, then chances are high that you are not working towards a Domain Driven

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) upgrade your node pools

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) upgrade your node pools

This blog post provides step-by-step instructions and includes screenshots to illustrate the process of upgrading node pools in AKS.

Find everything with AI in Azure Cognitive Search

The blog post is about Azure Cognitive Search, a cloud service for creating rich search experiences. The author explains what it is, how it works, and how to use it with different data sources. He also shows how to query the index using various tools.

Deploying Containerized Applications with AKS Made Easy

Deploying Containerized Applications with AKS Made Easy

A step-by-step guide for starting with Azure Container Service (AKS) and deploying a containerized application using Kubernetes.

Improve container size and security with distroless containers for Blazor WASM

Improve container size and security with distroless containers for Blazor WASM

The blog post is about how to improve container size and security with distroless containers and Blazor WASM. The author explains how to reduce the number of packages and vulnerabilities in a Linux-based container image by using different techniques