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AI Didn't Fix Productivity. Measurement Did.
AI adoption is easy. Proving productivity isn't. A Field CTO's view on why AI impact is hard to measureβ€”and how teams can finally prove real value.
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5 minutes
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Inside the Builders Era β€” How Developers Stay in Control of AI with GitKraken as the Core Tool
How developers stay in control of AI in the Builders Era β€” using expert supervision, clean Git workflows, and GitKraken to keep speed, quality, and reliability.
1271 words
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6 minutes
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Platform Engineering β€” The Complete, Practical Guide to Building Internal Developer Platforms That Scale
A deep, practical guide to Platform Engineering. Learn how to build internal developer platforms, golden paths, GitOps workflows, and scalable cloud foundations.
2235 words
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11 minutes
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Recovering a Corrupt Exchange Database with Stellar Repair - Real-World Lab Test
We deliberately broke an Exchange 2019 server to see if Stellar Repair for Exchange could recover a dirty-shutdown EDB file. Step-by-step recovery process, lab setup, and lessons learned.
1050 words
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5 minutes
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Amazon Q vs DevOps Chaos - Can This AI Fix AWS Faster Than You?
Fix AWS issues faster with Amazon Q, the AI assistant built for DevOps. Real-world examples, limitations, and how it compares to ChatGPT.
708 words
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4 minutes
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Docker MCP - Turn GPT into a Real DevOps Assistant (Slack, GitHub, Stripe)
Learn how to turn GPT into a real DevOps assistant using Docker MCP. Discover how AI agents can automate Slack, GitHub, Stripe, and more β€” securely and at scale.
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6 minutes
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10 Real Terraform Interview Questions (and Expert Answers!) - 2025 DevOps Guide
Ace your Terraform interview with 10 real questions, expert answers, and best practices on state, drift, modules, and security.
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7 minutes
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GitOps on AWS - Real-World DevOps Pipeline with Argo CD, Terraform & EKS
Learn how to build a production-grade GitOps pipeline on AWS using EKS, Argo CD, Terraform, Vault, and GitHub Actions. Real-world architecture. No buzzwords β€” just systems that scale.
862 words
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4 minutes
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