Choosing a sane Kubernetes upgrade window
A release calendar, rollback boundary, and three checks that prevent a quiet cluster change becoming a night shift.
Read articleMurray Updates / Blog archive
Practical notes for systems that stay ready.
Read clear reporting on software updates, infrastructure changes, and the decisions that keep IT teams moving.
Search the archive
Find exactly what you need.
Use a phrase, category, or date range. The archive stays focused.
Published recently
Latest articles.
Short reads for people who own production systems. Start with the newest brief.
What packet loss looks like before users complain
Read latency, retransmits, and application traces together to find the first failing link instead of the loudest symptom.
Read articleZero-trust checks for old internal tools
Legacy dashboards still need a boundary. These practical controls reduce trust without forcing a full rewrite.
Read articleObject storage: the retention settings teams miss
Lifecycle rules can quietly shape cost and recovery. Check these four settings before your next bucket review.
Read articleBuild pipelines that explain their failures
Useful logs name the change, stage, and owner. A small pipeline convention can cut an hour from incident triage.
Read articleSmall automations that protect on-call time
Start with stale certificates, noisy alerts, and access reviews. Each is measurable before it becomes a large project.
Read articleBrowse by subject
Choose your next thread.
Some days call for routing detail. Others start with a patch note. Pick a lane and stay close to the work.
A useful note, occasionally
Keep your operations reading list sharp.
Receive a concise email when Murray Updates publishes a new infrastructure brief. No daily noise.