The wait is over. We bring you the first list of winners of the DevOps writing contest by Aptible and HackerNoon. First, let’s look at the stats for Round 1 - we have published 61 #devops stories, generating almost 15 days of reading time! Kudos to all the participants; y’all rock! Reading about the DevOps Writing Contest for the first time? HackerNoon and Aptible bring you an exciting opportunity. Share your #DevOps expertise and win the DevOps writing contest! $18,000 worth of prizes await you. Need ideas to write? You can write anything related to DevOps. The sponsor is interested in reading about the challenges in implementing the DevOps infrastructure and how you deal with them. Click on this template for more details. About Aptible Aptible’s hosting platform automates the work of provisioning, managing, and scaling infrastructure so developers can focus on what actually matters: their product. Get started for free with Aptible. The DevOps Writing Contest: Round 1 Finalists For selecting the nominations, we picked all the stories with the #devopstag on HackerNoon, published in August. Then, we chose the top stories weighing in the following factors: Number of hours read The number of people reached The originality of the content Relevance to the topics shared by the sponsor. See the contest’s writing prompt here. Here’s the list of the Round 1 finalists: JWT and Azure AD Authentication: How to Marry Them? by @fmira21 Beyond the Hype: Real-World Challenges of DevOps in Legacy Infrastructure by @feranmiadeyinka Container Orchestration Smackdown: Kubernetes vs. Docker Swarm vs. Nomad by @emmanuelohaba Cultural Challenges in DevOps Adoption and How to Overcome Them by @ezikielemmanuel Security Considerations in IaaS Deployments by @lonewolf Integration Challenges and Solutions in PaaS by @innocentchuks The Impact of Serverless Computing on PaaS and IaaS Adoption by @ivyhackwell Efficient Application Updates with Blue-Green Deployments in Kubernetes by @dylanmich Deploying a Scalable and Secure Node.js REST API with MongoDB on Aptible by @wise4rmgod Round 1 Winners of The DevOps Writing Contest by Aptible In the first place, we have: https://hackernoon.com/deploying-a-scalable-and-secure-nodejs-rest-api-with-mongodb-on-aptible?embedable=true Docker containers and Aptible orchestration ensure scalability as your user base grows. With this deployment, you can confidently expand your app's features. This guide equips you to create, secure, and scale modern web applications on Aptible. Congratulations, @wise4rmgod! You have won $1,500. The second position is won by: https://hackernoon.com/jwt-and-azure-ad-authentication-how-to-marry-them?embedable=true It’s a good exercise in case your third-party service does not support SSO authentication (or you just don’t want to pay much for it) - but you would be happy with a simple solution. All you need is Python, Docker, and, surely, an understanding of what you are going to do. Well deserved, @fmira21! You have won $1,000. In the third place, we have: https://hackernoon.com/cultural-challenges-in-devops-adoption-and-how-to-overcome-them?embedable=true Shift the culture from blame to learning. Highlight that mistakes are opportunities for improvement, not sources of shame. Encourage open discussions about failures and share lessons learned. This psychological safety fosters innovation and motivates teams to collaborate fearlessly. @ezikielemmanuel has won 500$! Congratulations to all the winners of the DevOps Writing Contest. We will contact y’all via email to share the next steps. Visit contests.hackernoon.com to learn more about running and upcoming contests. The HackerNoon writing contests primarily aim to celebrate quality content and recruit educational stories for our community. We congratulate all the finalists. However, the Editorial team can ban a writer and/or disqualify a story if we find any misconduct like plagiarism, copyright infringement, or disinformation. The wait is over. We bring you the first list of winners of the DevOps writing contest by Aptible and HackerNoon. First, let’s look at the stats for Round 1 - we have published 61 #devops stories, generating almost 15 days of reading time! Kudos to all the participants; y’all rock! Reading about the DevOps Writing Contest for the first time? HackerNoon and Aptible bring you an exciting opportunity. Share your #DevOps expertise and win the DevOps writing contest ! $18,000 worth of prizes await you. the DevOps writing contest Need ideas to write? You can write anything related to DevOps. The sponsor is interested in reading about the challenges in implementing the DevOps infrastructure and how you deal with them. Click on this template for more details. Need ideas to write? You can write anything related to DevOps. The sponsor is interested in reading about the challenges in implementing the DevOps infrastructure and how you deal with them. Click on this template for more details. this template About Aptible Aptible’s hosting platform automates the work of provisioning, managing, and scaling infrastructure so developers can focus on what actually matters: their product. Get started for free with Aptible. Aptible . Aptible The DevOps Writing Contest: Round 1 Finalists For selecting the nominations, we picked all the stories with the #devops tag on HackerNoon, published in August. Then, we chose the top stories weighing in the following factors: #devops Number of hours read The number of people reached The originality of the content Relevance to the topics shared by the sponsor. See the contest’s writing prompt here. Number of hours read The number of people reached The originality of the content Relevance to the topics shared by the sponsor. See the contest’s writing prompt here. Here’s the list of the Round 1 finalists: Here’s the list of the Round 1 finalists: JWT and Azure AD Authentication: How to Marry Them? by @fmira21 Beyond the Hype: Real-World Challenges of DevOps in Legacy Infrastructure by @feranmiadeyinka Container Orchestration Smackdown: Kubernetes vs. Docker Swarm vs. Nomad by @emmanuelohaba Cultural Challenges in DevOps Adoption and How to Overcome Them by @ezikielemmanuel Security Considerations in IaaS Deployments by @lonewolf Integration Challenges and Solutions in PaaS by @innocentchuks The Impact of Serverless Computing on PaaS and IaaS Adoption by @ivyhackwell Efficient Application Updates with Blue-Green Deployments in Kubernetes by @dylanmich Deploying a Scalable and Secure Node.js REST API with MongoDB on Aptible by @wise4rmgod JWT and Azure AD Authentication: How to Marry Them? by @fmira21 JWT and Azure AD Authentication: How to Marry Them? @fmira21 Beyond the Hype: Real-World Challenges of DevOps in Legacy Infrastructure by @feranmiadeyinka Beyond the Hype: Real-World Challenges of DevOps in Legacy Infrastructure @feranmiadeyinka Container Orchestration Smackdown: Kubernetes vs. Docker Swarm vs. Nomad by @emmanuelohaba Container Orchestration Smackdown: Kubernetes vs. Docker Swarm vs. Nomad @emmanuelohaba Cultural Challenges in DevOps Adoption and How to Overcome Them by @ezikielemmanuel Cultural Challenges in DevOps Adoption and How to Overcome Them @ezikielemmanuel Security Considerations in IaaS Deployments by @lonewolf Security Considerations in IaaS Deployments @lonewolf Integration Challenges and Solutions in PaaS by @innocentchuks Integration Challenges and Solutions in PaaS @innocentchuks The Impact of Serverless Computing on PaaS and IaaS Adoption by @ivyhackwell The Impact of Serverless Computing on PaaS and IaaS Adoption @ivyhackwell Efficient Application Updates with Blue-Green Deployments in Kubernetes by @dylanmich Efficient Application Updates with Blue-Green Deployments in Kubernetes @dylanmich Deploying a Scalable and Secure Node.js REST API with MongoDB on Aptible by @wise4rmgod Deploying a Scalable and Secure Node.js REST API with MongoDB on Aptible @wise4rmgod Round 1 Winners of The DevOps Writing Contest by Aptible In the first place, we have: https://hackernoon.com/deploying-a-scalable-and-secure-nodejs-rest-api-with-mongodb-on-aptible?embedable=true https://hackernoon.com/deploying-a-scalable-and-secure-nodejs-rest-api-with-mongodb-on-aptible?embedable=true Docker containers and Aptible orchestration ensure scalability as your user base grows. With this deployment, you can confidently expand your app's features. This guide equips you to create, secure, and scale modern web applications on Aptible. Docker containers and Aptible orchestration ensure scalability as your user base grows. With this deployment, you can confidently expand your app's features. This guide equips you to create, secure, and scale modern web applications on Aptible. Congratulations, @wise4rmgod ! You have won $1,500. @wise4rmgod The second position is won by: https://hackernoon.com/jwt-and-azure-ad-authentication-how-to-marry-them?embedable=true https://hackernoon.com/jwt-and-azure-ad-authentication-how-to-marry-them?embedable=true It’s a good exercise in case your third-party service does not support SSO authentication (or you just don’t want to pay much for it) - but you would be happy with a simple solution. All you need is Python, Docker, and, surely, an understanding of what you are going to do. It’s a good exercise in case your third-party service does not support SSO authentication (or you just don’t want to pay much for it) - but you would be happy with a simple solution. All you need is Python, Docker, and, surely, an understanding of what you are going to do. Well deserved, @fmira21 ! You have won $1,000. @fmira21 In the third place, we have: https://hackernoon.com/cultural-challenges-in-devops-adoption-and-how-to-overcome-them?embedable=true https://hackernoon.com/cultural-challenges-in-devops-adoption-and-how-to-overcome-them?embedable=true Shift the culture from blame to learning. Highlight that mistakes are opportunities for improvement, not sources of shame. Encourage open discussions about failures and share lessons learned. This psychological safety fosters innovation and motivates teams to collaborate fearlessly. Shift the culture from blame to learning. Highlight that mistakes are opportunities for improvement, not sources of shame. Encourage open discussions about failures and share lessons learned. This psychological safety fosters innovation and motivates teams to collaborate fearlessly. @ezikielemmanuel has won 500$! @ezikielemmanuel Congratulations to all the winners of the DevOps Writing Contest. We will contact y’all via email to share the next steps. Visit contests.hackernoon.com to learn more about running and upcoming contests. contests.hackernoon.com The HackerNoon writing contests primarily aim to celebrate quality content and recruit educational stories for our community. We congratulate all the finalists. However, the Editorial team can ban a writer and/or disqualify a story if we find any misconduct like plagiarism, copyright infringement, or disinformation. The HackerNoon writing contests primarily aim to celebrate quality content and recruit educational stories for our community. We congratulate all the finalists. However, the Editorial team can ban a writer and/or disqualify a story if we find any misconduct like plagiarism, copyright infringement, or disinformation.