Ioannis Moustakis

Ioannis is a Cloud Architect with a background in DevOps & Site Reliability Engineering interested in Cloud Infrastructure, Automation, CI/CD Pipelines & Containerization. In his free time, he curates a personal blog at devopsmadness.com and moustakisioannis.medium.com. Opinions expressed are solely his own.
How to Keep Your Playbooks Secure Using Ansible Vault
Ansible9 min read

How to Keep Your Playbooks Secure Using Ansible Vault

Explore different options for encrypting sensitive information by leveraging Ansible Vault with examples and use cases of using encrypted content.

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Working with Ansible Inventory – Basics and Use Cases
Ansible7 min read
Working with Ansible Inventory – Basics and Use Cases

Learn about Ansible inventory basic functionality, managing variables, and combining multiple inventory sources and options for dynamic inventories.

Managing Terraform with GitHub Actions & How to Scale
Terraform9 min read
Managing Terraform with GitHub Actions & How to Scale

Learn how to automate managing infrastructure with Terraform and GitHub Actions. See how we can combine them to orchestrate our infrastructure workflows.

44 Books for DevOps, Site Reliability, and Cloud Engineers
General15 min read
44 Books for DevOps, Site Reliability, and Cloud Engineers

Look into books relevant to DevOps, Site Reliability, and Cloud Engineers & Architects around technical, business, personal growth, and other topics.

44 Ansible Best Practices to Follow [Tips & Tricks]
Ansible11 min read
44 Ansible Best Practices to Follow [Tips & Tricks]

This article will look into best practices for setting up Ansible projects and suggest approaches to deal with Ansible’s internals effectively. 

Atlantis vs. Terraform Cloud / Terraform Enterprise – Comparison
Terraform12 min read
Atlantis vs. Terraform Cloud / Terraform Enterprise – Comparison

Atlantis or Terraform Cloud ? Take a look at two infrastructure automation and delivery tools, along with a feature comparison.

How to Automate Terraform Deployments and Infrastructure Provisioning
Terraform9 min read
How to Automate Terraform Deployments and Infrastructure Provisioning

Learn different approaches to Terraform automation and provision infrastructure in an automated fashion. See how to enhance it with orchestration tools.

Terraform vs. Kubernetes : Key Differences and Comparison
Kubernetes10 min read
Terraform vs. Kubernetes : Key Differences and Comparison

See the comparison of Terraform and Kubernetes, the most dominant tools in the cloud infrastructure space. Learn about their similarities and differences. 

Ansible Modules – How To Use Them Efficiently (Examples)
Ansible11 min read
Ansible Modules – How To Use Them Efficiently (Examples)

Modules are one of the core building blocks of Ansible. Learn how to build them and see best practices. Explore some of the most used and helpful modules.

16 DevOps Best Practices Every Developer Should Know
General14 min read
16 DevOps Best Practices Every Developer Should Know

Explore different DevOps Best Practices and Anti-Patterns and see how you can incorporate them to accelerate your team performance and value creation.

AWS IAM Policies : Best Practices & Creating an IAM Policy
General15 min read
AWS IAM Policies : Best Practices & Creating an IAM Policy

Look into AWS IAM policies with some best practices. Learn how they are structured, how to create them, and how to assign necessary permissions.

Ansible Roles : Basics & How to Combine Them With Playbooks
Ansible13 min read
Ansible Roles : Basics & How to Combine Them With Playbooks

Explore the concept of Ansible roles, their structure, and how we can refactor our playbooks into roles or generate them from scratch.

12 Terraform Best Practices to Improve your TF workflow
Terraform17 min read
12 Terraform Best Practices to Improve your TF workflow

Learn some best practices that will assist you in pushing your Terraform skills to the next level. See how they can make your IaC management easier.

Terraform Output Values : Complete Guide & Examples
Terraform13 min read
Terraform Output Values : Complete Guide & Examples

What are Terraform outputs? See the different options for their configuration and how Terraform handles and exports output values between modules.

How to Use Different Types of Ansible Variables (Examples)
Ansible12 min read
How to Use Different Types of Ansible Variables (Examples)

Learn how to work with Ansible Variables, with special and registering variables. See where to set them and best practices.

Working with Ansible Playbooks – Tips & Tricks with Examples
Ansible15 min read
Working with Ansible Playbooks – Tips & Tricks with Examples

Playbooks are one of the basic components of Ansible. Learn how to use them and see detailed examples with best practices.

Ansible Tutorial for Beginners: Ultimate Playbook & Examples
Ansible13 min read
Ansible Tutorial for Beginners: Ultimate Playbook & Examples

What is Ansible? How does it work? See the Ansible tutorial for beginners with playbook and commands explained with examples.

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