--- title: Best DevOps posts of 2021 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted DevOps posts of 2021, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/tags/devops/best-of/2021 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/tags/devops/best-of/2021 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best DevOps posts of 2021 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted DevOps posts of 2021, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of DevOps — 2021 1. 1 [](/posts/free-introduction-to-docker-ebook-pkzwlxzqh "💡 Free Introduction to Docker eBook") Article DevDojo · 5y 💡 Free Introduction to Docker eBook This is an open-source introduction to Docker guide. It will help you learn the basics of Docker and how to start using containers for your SysOps, DevOps, and Dev projects. The guide is suitable for anyone working as a developer, system administrator, or a DevOps engineer. 181 17 2. 2 [](/posts/lemon---alternative-ui-for-aws-snricyxhj "Lemon - Alternative UI for AWS") Article Product Hunt · 5y Lemon - Alternative UI for AWS AWS is powerful, but the UI is confusing. Lemon is an alternative UI that is as intuitive as Vercel or Heroku. It comes with DevOps best practices out of the box, and it's free! Embed in your own blog to help others with the same problem. 42 1 3. 3 [](/posts/13-reasons-why-you-should-use-linux--mu-tcn5b5 "13 Reasons why you should use Linux!!") Article Hashnode · 5y 13 Reasons why you should use Linux!! Linux is the one-stop solution for servers running the internet or for storage of our cloud data. Its open source nature also plays a vital part on its awesomeness. The security and transparency of Linux makes it ideal for the hacking purposes. There is a particular Linux for every possible task, specializing in providing configuration, packages and customization. 33 2 4. 4 [](/posts/devops-engineering-course-for-beginners-mf3liteks "DevOps Engineering Course for Beginners") Article freeCodeCamp · 5y DevOps Engineering Course for Beginners Beau Carnes teaches a DevOps Engineering Course for Beginners. Carnes' course is called DevOps engineering course forbeginners. For more information on the course, visit: http://www.devopsengineering.com/devops-engineering-courses. 29 3 5. 5 [](/posts/a-practical-guide-into-devops-as-a-back-end-engineer-4phmqapus "A practical guide into DevOps as a back-end engineer") Article Towards Dev · 5y A practical guide into DevOps as a back-end engineer How to set up a digital ocean droplet, a GCP instance, or an AWS EC2 instance. Decide which cloud platform you will use then select the link for a walk-through on how to get started. Use docker-compose to build, deploy, run, update, and stop containers using simple commands. 27 6. 6 [](/posts/console-devtools---discover-the-best-tools-for-developers-o9o72in "Console DevTools - Discover the best tools for developers") Article Product Hunt · 5y Console DevTools - Discover the best tools for developers Console is a free weekly email digest of the best tools and beta releases for developers. We keep track of everything - dev tools, devops, cloud, and APIs - so you don't have to. Embed this article into your own site and share it with your friends. 24 5 7. 7 [](/posts/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-remote-tech-worker-3o8z5cu2y "A Day in the Life of a Remote Tech Worker") Article DevOps.com · 5y A Day in the Life of a Remote Tech Worker 23 2 8. 8 [](/posts/the-data-engineer-roadmap--qyhfxpffx "The Data Engineer Roadmap 🗺") Article DevDojo · 5y The Data Engineer Roadmap 🗺 The data engineering career has been one of the fastest growing jobs for the past few years. Here are some resources for data engineering that you can save for later. Having a solid understanding of the Linux operating system could be a must in many IT related roles. You are going to benefit a lot if you know the basics of the following:Basic Terminal Usage. 22 7 9. 9 [](/posts/iaas-paas-saas-difference-dzprwf2rh "IaaS, PaaS, SaaS. Difference") Article Dev Genius · 5y IaaS, PaaS, SaaS. Difference IaaS, PaaS and SaaS are different models of cloud hosting. IaaS allows developers to quickly scale and charge only for consumed resources. SAAS is when programs and services are developed and maintained by a provider and offered to the end-user through a browser. 20 2 10. 10 [](/posts/8-youtube-channels-for-devops-professionals-uvx4b6u-f "8 YouTube Channels for DevOps Professionals") Article DZone · 6y 8 YouTube Channels for DevOps Professionals DevOps is an ever-lasting process that involves a lot of changes and adaptations. We keep seeing industry updates that we need to incorporate into our everyday activities. One of the best sources for DevOps news and fun facts is YouTube. By following DevOps YouTube channels, you can find out about industry trends and get a closer look at some DevOps practices. 16 1 11. 11 [](/posts/11-open-source-devops-tools-we-love-for-2021-0ubhsk9db "11 Open Source DevOps Tools We Love For 2021") Article DevOps.com · 6y 11 Open Source DevOps Tools We Love For 2021 hybrid cloud security vulnerabilities typically take the form of loss of resource oversight and control. Vulnerabilities include unsanctioned public cloud use, lack of visibility into resources, inadequate change control, poor configuration management, and ineffective access controls. Read more in our eBook Hybrid Cloud Security 101. 15 1 12. 12 [](/posts/solo-devops-vildpoa3q "Solo DevOps") Article DZone · 5y Solo DevOps Solo developers can benefit from some of the DevOps practices used by larger teams. Trunk-based development is a good way to manage your development workflow. Logging is another piece of DevOps puzzle that can be easily and easily employed by a solo developer. For all of my new projects, I start a dancing skeleton with Kubernetes and Sentry. 13 4 13. 13 [](/posts/cartoon-data-scientist-vs-data-engineer-hnnj-vaif "Cartoon: Data Scientist vs Data Engineer") Article KDnuggets · 6y Cartoon: Data Scientist vs Data Engineer New KDnuggets Cartoon examines the problems of Data Scientists vs Data Engineers. Cartoon: Data Scientist vs Data Engineer. Data Engineer, Data Scientist, Humor Tags: Cartoon, Data Engineering, Data Science, Data Scientists, humor. New KDn Nuggets Cartoon examines problems of data scientists vs data engineers. 13 14. 14 [](/posts/developer-burnout-signs-impact-and-prevention-4wbxzvfne "Developer Burnout — Signs, Impact, and Prevention") Article DEV · 5y Developer Burnout — Signs, Impact, and Prevention Burnout is a result of unresolved and persistent stress that leaves workers feeling drained and unable to reach their full potential. Developers who work long hours, nights, and weekends are more likely to burn out than those with better work-life balance. Many engineering teams fail to sufficiently address the causes of burnout because they focus on fixing people. 12 15. 15 [](/posts/5-devops-tips-to-speed-up-your-developer-workflow-k4qhgrgkh "5 DevOps tips to speed up your developer workflow") Article GitHub Blog · 5y 5 DevOps tips to speed up your developer workflow From CI/CD to containerization management and server provisioning, DevOps gets a lot of buzz in tech today. From learning YAML to scripting with Bash, here are a few simple tips for developers who want to speed up their workflows. Here are three “DevOps tools’ that can speed up your workflows and let you focus on building great software. 11 16. 16 [](/posts/devops-salaries-in-2021-where-do-you-rank--cg3mzm2-7 "DevOps salaries in 2021: where do you rank?") Article GitLab · 5y DevOps salaries in 2021: where do you rank? Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent economic crisis, demand for DevOps professionals remains strong and salaries continue to increase. The IT industry, in general, fared better than many during the economic uncertainty of 2020 and 2021\. With a strong IT infrastructure already in place and IT professionals accustomed to working remotely, increased demand and short supply for IT workers meant IT salaries held steady or rose. 11 17. 17 [](/posts/top-5-devops-trends-for-2022-p0qbhb78v "Top 5 DevOps trends for 2022") Article DEV · 5y Top 5 DevOps trends for 2022 The tech space is not a career that you can simply learn something once. Instead, you have to think about how to upskill yourself on a month-by-month basis. In this blog post, you'll learn about what the top 5 new trends are for DevOps coming up in 2022 and why they're important. 11 18. 18 [](/posts/console-a-free-weekly-email-digest-of-the-best-tools-for-developers--nyapiebkk "Console — A free weekly email digest of the best tools for developers.") Article Product Hunt · 6y Console — A free weekly email digest of the best tools for developers. Console is a free weekly email digest of the best tools and beta releases for developers. 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