--- title: Cloud Native Blog - Container Solutions | Riccardo Cefala description: Riccardo Cefala is a lead Cloud Native engineer at Container Solutions. --- Check out our **[Cloud Native Services](https://www.container-solutions.com/services) **and** **book a call with one of our experts today!  [![Container Solutions](https://blog.container-solutions.com/hubfs/CS_blog/logo-main.svg "Container Solutions")](http://container-solutions.com) - [WTF Is Cloud Native (180)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/wtf-is-cloud-native) - [Cloud native (152)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/cloud-native) - [Microservices (141)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/microservices) - [Culture (104)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/culture) - [Miscellaneous (103)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/miscellaneous) - [Kubernetes (89)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/kubernetes) - [News (82)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/news) - [Docker (70)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/docker) - [Build (66)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/build) - [Think (51)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/think) - [Design (33)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/design) - [Leadership (29)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/leadership) - [DevOps (28)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/devops) - [Open Source (26)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/open-source) - [Crisis management (18)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/crisis-management) - [CNO (16)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/cno) - [Careers (16)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/careers) - [strategy (16)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/strategy) - [Cloud Native Operations (14)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/cloud-native-operations) - [Events (14)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/events) - [Product Management (14)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/product-management) - [Hacking the Org (13)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/hacking-the-org) - [SRE (13)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/sre) - [Case studies (12)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/case-studies) - [Blog (11)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/blog) - [Run (10)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/run) - [Security (10)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/security) - [Sustainability (10)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/sustainability) - [GitOps (8)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/gitops) - [training (8)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/training) - [Linux (7)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/linux) - [Continuous Delivery (6)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/continuous-delivery) - [Maturity Matrix (5)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/maturity-matrix) - [Architecture (4)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/architecture) - [CI/CD (4)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/ci-cd) - [Istio (3)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/istio) - [Operations (3)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/operations) - [Programming (3)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/programming) - [Chaos Engineering (2)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/chaos-engineering) - [Compliance (2)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/compliance) - [Continuous Integration (2)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/continuous-integration) - [Finops (2)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/finops) - [Machine Learning/AI (2)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/machine-learning-ai) - [Patterns (2)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/patterns) - [eBPF (2)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/ebpf) - [platform (2)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/platform) - [Continuous Compliance (1)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/continuous-compliance) - [Webinar (1)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/webinar) - [cloud foundry (1)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/cloud-foundry) - [concourse (1)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/concourse) - [containers (1)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/containers) - [development (1)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/development) - [networking (1)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/networking) - [secrets management (1)](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/secrets-management) [All](https://blog.container-solutions.com/author/riccardo-cefala#) ## Riccardo Cefala ![Riccardo Cefala](https://blog.container-solutions.com/hubfs/CS--LP__assets/CS--LP__images/Riccardo.jpg) Riccardo Cefala is a lead Cloud Native engineer at Container Solutions. [WTF Is Cloud Native](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/wtf-is-cloud-native) 16 min read ### [MVP: You're Doing It Wrong](https://blog.container-solutions.com/mvp-youre-doing-it-wrong) Digital transformation projects carry an unresolved tension between speed of delivery and control. Arguably, the best environment for productivity requires a healthy balance of both. But such a balanc... [Read full article](https://blog.container-solutions.com/mvp-youre-doing-it-wrong) [Cloud native](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/cloud-native) [Kubernetes](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/kubernetes) 10 min read ### [Answers to 11 Big Questions About Kubernetes Versioning](https://blog.container-solutions.com/answers-to-11-big-questions-about-kubernetes-versioning) One of the main drivers behind Kubernetes’ success is the ability to manage containerised workloads and services by specifying a declarative configuration and letting the system make it happen. This e... [Read full article](https://blog.container-solutions.com/answers-to-11-big-questions-about-kubernetes-versioning) [Cloud native](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/cloud-native) [Kubernetes](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/kubernetes) [Microservices](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/microservices) [DevOps](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/devops) [training](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/training) [Think](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/think) [Design](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/design) 8 min read ### [Microservices for Managers: Part 1, System Thinking](https://blog.container-solutions.com/microservices-for-managers-part-1-system-thinking) For consumers, the speed of technological progress is magical, because of what’s suddenly become possible: self-driving cars, same-day delivery, movies and television shows streamed to us anywhere, an... [Read full article](https://blog.container-solutions.com/microservices-for-managers-part-1-system-thinking) [Cloud native](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/cloud-native) [Microservices](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/microservices) [DevOps](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/devops) [training](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/training) [Think](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/think) [Design](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/design) 6 min read ### [Microservices for Managers: Part 2, Amplify Feedback Loops](https://blog.container-solutions.com/microservices-for-managers-part-2-amplify-feedback-loops) As I described in my previous blog post on the key principles to guide a microservices project, the efficiency of the value chain determines costs, affects profit, and ultimately decides whether a bus... [Read full article](https://blog.container-solutions.com/microservices-for-managers-part-2-amplify-feedback-loops) [Cloud native](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/cloud-native) [Microservices](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/microservices) [DevOps](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/devops) [training](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/training) [Think](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/think) [Design](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/design) 5 min read ### [Microservices for Managers: Part 3, a Culture of Experimentation and Learning](https://blog.container-solutions.com/microservices-for-managers-part-3-a-culture-of-experimentation-and-learning) In my previous two blog posts, I explored two principles that are at the heart of DevOps: systems thinking and amplifying feedback loops. In this post, we’ll discuss the third and final principle, a c... [Read full article](https://blog.container-solutions.com/microservices-for-managers-part-3-a-culture-of-experimentation-and-learning) [Miscellaneous](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/miscellaneous) 16 min read ### [Cloud Services for your Kubernetes Applications](https://blog.container-solutions.com/cloud-services-for-your-kubernetes-applications) I’ve been playing around with the Kubernetes Service Catalog and in this blog post, I’d like to share some of the fun. First things first: what is this Service Catalog thing? Here’s what the documenta... [Read full article](https://blog.container-solutions.com/cloud-services-for-your-kubernetes-applications) [Culture](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/culture) 4 min read ### [My Journey: Exploring the Cloud](https://blog.container-solutions.com/my-journey_riccardo-cefala) “You’ve got to have a balance between theory, design and making stuff happen.” --- Riccardo M. Cefala, aka Captain Keepin’ Cool: CS Cloud Native Engineer [Read full article](https://blog.container-solutions.com/my-journey_riccardo-cefala) [Kubernetes](https://blog.container-solutions.com/tag/kubernetes) 31 min read ### [Kubernetes Beyond Hello World](https://blog.container-solutions.com/kubernetes-beyond-hello-world) If you are a little like me, chances are you get bored of ‘Hello World!’ examples quite quickly. When it comes to Kubernetes, the typical introductory article goes like this: [Read full article](https://blog.container-solutions.com/kubernetes-beyond-hello-world) ![cs-logo-white](https://blog.container-solutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cs-logo-white.png?width=150&height=61&name=cs-logo-white.png "cs-logo-white") #### **Talk to sales** [info@container-solutions.com](mailto:info@container-Solutions.com) #### Stay In Touch - [**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/container-solutions/) - [**](https://twitter.com/containersoluti) © 2024 Container Solutions