Practice / Implementation Patterns

Multi-cloud networking architectures, Data sovereignty implementation patterns, Disaster recovery and backup strategies

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Nov 15, 20255 min read

GitOps as Source of Truth: Rebuilding Clusters from Git

Our disaster recovery isn't theoretical—we've tested it. Fresh cluster from Git: OpenTofu provisions infrastructure, Flux bootstraps, under an hour to working cluster. Drift is the enemy.

By Jurg van Vliet
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Nov 12, 20254 min read

SOPS and AGE: Practical Secrets Management in GitOps

Secrets encrypted in Git, per-environment keys, Flux automatic decryption. Our actual implementation: kubeconfig files in project root, SOPS .enc.yaml files, age keys in GitHub secrets.

By Jurg van Vliet
Jun 27, 20243 min read

Building New vs. Transforming Existing Systems

Every organization faces a fundamental choice: build new cloud-native systems from scratch (greenfield) or transform existing systems (brownfield). This choice shapes everything from architecture to team structure.

By Jurg van Vliet
Practice / Implementation Patterns - Clouds of Europe