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title: "Cloud native"
url: "https://www.sparkfabrik.com/en/engineering/families/cloud/"
lang: "en"
type: "engineering-family"
lastmod: "2025-05-05"
description: "Kubernetes, containers, infrastructure as code and the supply chain behind them."
image: "https://www.sparkfabrik.com/images/og/families-cloud-en.webp"
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# Cloud native

Kubernetes, containers, infrastructure as code and the supply chain behind them.

- [Docker BuildKit Deep Dive: Optimize Your Build Performance](https://www.sparkfabrik.com/en/engineering/docker-cache-deep-dive/) (2025-05-05): Improve Docker build performance by leveraging BuildKit's capabilities. An advanced guide to cache management, Dockerfile optimization, and strategies to reduce pipeline times.
- [The point of no return for software dependencies](https://www.sparkfabrik.com/en/engineering/supply-chain-point-of-no-return/) (2023-07-12): Insights on the software supply chain security issues in the open source ecosystem, and how we can improve our practices and tools to create more secure and trustworthy software.
- [Real-time communication with WebSockets & Kafka](https://www.sparkfabrik.com/en/engineering/publisher-subscriber-kafka/) (2023-06-21): Solving the WebSockets load balancer problem using the Pub/Sub pattern
- [Integrate external secrets management systems in Kubernetes](https://www.sparkfabrik.com/en/engineering/integrate-external-secrets-management-systems-in-kubernetes/) (2022-03-24): Integrate external secrets management systems in Kubernetes.
- [Divide and conquer everywhere](https://www.sparkfabrik.com/en/engineering/divide-and-conquer-everywhere/) (2022-02-08): Advantages of splitting your software solution in smaller pieces
- [How to deploy Backstage on AWS with Terraform](https://www.sparkfabrik.com/en/engineering/backstage-deploy-with-terraform/) (2021-10-05): Use Terraform to easily deploy and manage your Backstage application on AWS
- [Trapped by an amend, saved by a reflog](https://www.sparkfabrik.com/en/engineering/trapped-by-amend-saved-by-reflog/) (2016-11-29): Personal experience on getting in trouble with a common git command and finding my way out.
- [Espruino on NodeMCU (step-by-step guide)](https://www.sparkfabrik.com/en/engineering/espruino-nodemcu-step-by-step/) (2016-02-29): How to flash NodeMCU with Espruino firmware and basic examples on how to use it.

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