Real Kinetic Blog

Our thoughts, opinions, and insights into technology and leadership. We blog about scalability, devops, and organizational issues.

Editors
Tyler Treat

Managing Partner at Real Kinetic. Interested in distributed systems, messaging infrastructure, and resilience engineering.

Mike Taylor

Developing the discipline of Client Experience Design and working alongside some of the most sought-after creative talent in the technology space.

Latest Posts

Implementing Event-Driven Data Architectures in Konfig

Welcome, data engineers, backend developers, and cloud technologists! As the title says, we’re diving into the world of event-driven…

What I’ve learned from code reviews: I need a little help from my friends

Having someone else check your work is more than a useful habit. It is an essential practice for anything important.

The Tale of Two Teams: Requirements-Driven vs. Resume-Driven Development

Over the years, I’ve observed a recurring pattern in how different organizations approach modernizing their data systems. While I’m…

Averting Disaster: Data Engineering Inspired by Platform Engineering

For the greater part of the past decade I have spent the entirety of my career building or thinking about data systems. I like to think of…

Beyond Terraform: A Comprehensive Guide to Infrastructure as Code Solutions

The landscape of infrastructure management is as diverse as the organizations it serves. From solo developers tinkering with personal…

Understanding Google Cloud Dataflow: Common Mistakes with Flex-Templates

What I got Wrong About Dataflow Flex Templates

Refactoring monoliths to become cloud ready

Refactoring monoliths to become cloud ready

Why project managers get focused on the wrong things, and what to do about it

Programs like Jira and processes like scrum are the tools of the trade. But a different set of skills are what make projects successful.

GitLab CI/CD vs. GitHub Actions: A Comprehensive Comparison

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