Facets Blog

Internal Developer Platforms: The Secret Weapon for Developer Productivity

In a world where fast and quality tech work is crucial, IDPs help by simplifying and speeding up the coding process, making tech companies more efficient and innovative. In this blog, we'll look at how Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) boost developer productivity.

Anshul Sao

November 23, 2023

Feature Launch: Introducing Guardrail Policies

In this blog, we will discuss how Facets' new Guardrail policies, powered by OPA integration, simplify policy management for scalable, efficient infrastructure operations.

Anshul Sao

November 7, 2023

What are Self-Service Infrastructure Management Platforms?

In this blog, we will explore how self-service infrastructure simplifies development, its advantages over traditional models, and take a look at the top 3 platforms.

Anshul Sao

October 12, 2023

Company News

Unveiling the Platform Engineering Mixer: An Evening Full of Camaraderie and Networking

At our recent Platform Engineering Mixer, industry leaders highlighted developer productivity challenges and stressed the importance of cloud management and cost-consciousness in the tech landscape. Check out some of the top highlights of the day.

Tanvi Mishrikotkar

October 10, 2023

Build vs. Buy: How to Decide Between an In-House or Third-Party Internal Developer Platform

Explore the build vs. buy dilemma for Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) with clear insights and practical examples from companies like Treebo Hotels and GGX, shedding light on its impact on developer productivity and innovation.

Anshul Sao

October 5, 2023

Effortless Infrastructure Visualization: A Look into Facets' Blueprint Designer

Discover how Facets' Blueprint Designer simplifies infrastructure visualization and management, providing a no-code solution to navigate complex multi-cloud setups effectively.

Anshul Sao

September 21, 2023

Solving the Blue-Green Deployment Conundrum: The Need for Versioned Secrets/ConfigMaps

In this blog we will consider the blue-green deployment challenges, and see how versioned secrets and ConfigMaps can ensure stable and safe application updates.

Vishnu K.V

September 14, 2023

Company News

Facets’ $4mn seed funding: The founding story and the road ahead

In this post, we celebrate Facets' $4M seed funding, revisit our inception story and share our vision to revolutionize DevOps.

Pravanjan Choudhury

September 4, 2023

Implementing ‘Cloud Cost management by-Design’ With Platform Engineering

In this blog, we will explore how Platform Engineering revolutionizes 'Cloud Cost Management by-Design' to eliminate cost overruns. Learn how a unified cost strategy boosts developer autonomy and cuts unexpected costs.

Pravanjan Choudhury

August 31, 2023

Simplifying Log Management with Grafana Loki and Facets

In this blog we will explore how Grafana Loki and Facets team up to revolutionize log management, simplifying the process and unlocking valuable insights.

Anshul Sao

August 24, 2023

From Chaos to Consistency: A Comprehensive Approach to Maintaining a Drift-Free Infrastructure

This article delves into the foundational triggers of infrastructure drift, its subsequent implications, and streamlined strategies to ensure a seamless and consistent infrastructure.

Rohit Raveendran

August 17, 2023

K8s PostgreSQL Operator

Allow us to introduce the PostgreSQL Operator, a tool designed to transform your database management experience.

Pramodh Ayyappan

July 27, 2023

Dynamic Cloud Interoperability: Redefining Cloud Agnosticism

How can businesses leverage the benefits of a cloud-agnostic approach and prevent reliance on a single vendor while avoiding the risk of vendor lock-in?

Anshul Sao

June 2, 2023

Transform your DevOps access control with Facets RBAC Management

Facets introduces a coherent, unified solution to access management.

Anshul Sao

May 22, 2023

Overcoming Local Development Hurdles in Microservices with Environment Leasing

Ephemeral Environments or Environment-as-a-Service (EaaS) are often seen as solutions for local testing. However, given their complexity and potential cost, they might not be a one-size-fits-all solution. It's crucial to understand these challenges and explore alternative solutions. Let's delve into why Environment Leasing could potentially be a more tailored fit for your specific needs.

Anshul Sao

May 11, 2023

Staying proactive with Alerts & Notifications

Facets offers subscription-based notifications allowing users to stay on top of alerts, deployment updates, and environment updates.

Vivek Dwivedi

May 4, 2023

K8s SSL Validity Exporter

Don't let SSL certificate expiration cause downtime or security issues for your website or application. Try our K8s SSL Validity Exporter tool and ensure that your SSL certificates are always up-to-date and secure.

Ishaan Kalra

April 28, 2023

Rethinking Architecture: From Unstructured Diagrams to Structured Requirements

Software architecture is the backbone of any software system. We should adopt an architecture-first approach to avoid architecture documents becoming static and out of sync with implementation.

Anshul Sao

April 27, 2023

From Tracking Success To Becoming Efficient: Defining DevOps Metrics

In this post, we will talk about the importance of measuring DevOps metrics and provide insights on how to measure the impact of efficient DevOps processes on business. We will also discuss the challenges of measuring DevOps metrics and the tools available for effective tracking.

Rohit Raveendran

April 14, 2023

Save costs of non-production environments with Availability Rules

Facets makes environment management effortless, helping manage cloud costs and streamline development processes.

Anshul Sao

April 5, 2023

Kubernetes ExternalName: A Hidden Pitfall for DNS Resolution

ExternalName is a beneficial feature, but it can also lead to a hidden pitfall for DNS resolution.

Anshul Sao

March 9, 2023

Streamline Build Promotion Management across Environments

Facets streamlines the build promotion management process, providing complete visibility and control over builds.

Anshul Sao

March 2, 2023

Simplifying Config management - Part 2

Facets improves credential management by automating the process to ensure consistency and security.

Anshul Sao

February 16, 2023

Managing Cloud Spend in SaaS: 7 overlooked opinions

In this article, let’s uncover the topic of cloud spend and delve into some of the 'overlooked opinions' surrounding this critical aspect of modern business operations that deserves a fresh breakdown.

Pravanjan Choudhury

February 10, 2023

Shifting the DevOps paradigm: from by-audit to by-design

Let's examine why platform teams need to change DevOps practices and tools from being reactive to proactive.

Pravanjan Choudhury

January 27, 2023

Simplifying Config Management - Part 1

Facets offers an alternative to traditional configuration management!

Anshul Sao

January 20, 2023

Implementing DevOps: Navigating the Top 4 Challenges

This is the second part of our DevOps Journey Series. In this article, we'll dive into industry research to present a data-backed perspective on some of the challenges organizations face as they adopt DevOps practices.

Pravanjan Choudhury

January 12, 2023

Changelog for Configurations

Inspect the Config Version History for all microservices and databases with a single click.

Anshul Sao

January 5, 2023

Rollback to a previous version of a microservice

This feature allows you to perform rollback with a single click.

Anshul Sao

December 23, 2022

Compare microservices across environments

How much time do you spend chasing Configuration drift? Facets gives you visibility of your microservice configurations across all environments with a single click.

Anshul Sao

December 2, 2022

Guest Interview

Driving Engineering efficiency with Internal platforms

Ramesh Nampelly of Palo Alto Networks talks about building an internal platform and how platform engineering increases efficiency.

Mukta Vasudeva

November 23, 2022

Observability by Design

Do you treat observability components like metrics, dashboards, alerts as "artifacts" or do you "configure" them today? Should you "ship" them or should you keep them out of your SDLC?

Rohit Raveendran

September 8, 2022

What is DevOps Backlog?

In this post we will take a closer look at what stories your DevOps Backlog should have and why it's important to tackle them in a timely manner.

Pravanjan Choudhury

August 24, 2022

Is your DevOps implementation complete?

This is the first part of our DevOps journey series. In this post we look at the warning signs that indicate your DevOps implementation may be incomplete.

Pravanjan Choudhury

June 27, 2022

Improve Developer Experience with Specialized Environments

An overview of different types of developer environments with their usage and considerations.

Rohit Raveendran

March 1, 2022

Can you be Cloud-Agnostic and Cloud-Native at the same time

Retain the benefits of cloud native functionalities while still keeping the option to switch clouds with minimal effort.

Pravanjan Choudhury

December 14, 2021

Concurrent DevOps - The next maturity model of DevOps

How can your DevOps evolve to become concurrent? We expand the term to include our interpretation of Concurrent DevOps.

Anshul Sao

November 3, 2021

Improve upon your AWS Savings Plan Recommendations

AWS Savings plan recommendation may not work for every organization. Drill down and make an informed decision.

Pravanjan Choudhury

October 25, 2021

Reduce immediate hourly commitment of AWS RIs in exigencies

A tip to spread your No-upfront, Convertible RI commitments over a longer duration and reduce immediate $/hr spend.

Pravanjan Choudhury

October 18, 2021

Facets Cloud Runtime

FCR is an adapter that translates the Facets Software Product Catalog into managed cloud environments.

Anshul Sao

October 6, 2021

Cloud Cost Optimization by Design

Stay cost-optimized by design on the cloud than wasting time in repeated cost optimization cycles

Pravanjan Choudhury

Software Product Catalog

A software product catalog is a set of requirement metadata that represents the components and the interactions between them.

Anshul Sao

Internal Developer Platforms: The Secret Weapon for Developer Productivity

Anshul Sao

November 23, 2023

What are Self-Service Infrastructure Management Platforms?

In this blog, we will explore how self-service infrastructure simplifies development, its advantages over traditional models, and take a look at the top 3 platforms.

Anshul Sao

October 12, 2023

Build vs. Buy: How to Decide Between an In-House or Third-Party Internal Developer Platform

Anshul Sao

October 5, 2023

Implementing ‘Cloud Cost management by-Design’ With Platform Engineering

Pravanjan Choudhury

August 31, 2023

From Chaos to Consistency: A Comprehensive Approach to Maintaining a Drift-Free Infrastructure

This article delves into the foundational triggers of infrastructure drift, its subsequent implications, and streamlined strategies to ensure a seamless and consistent infrastructure.

Rohit Raveendran

August 17, 2023

Dynamic Cloud Interoperability: Redefining Cloud Agnosticism

How can businesses leverage the benefits of a cloud-agnostic approach and prevent reliance on a single vendor while avoiding the risk of vendor lock-in?

Anshul Sao

June 2, 2023

Overcoming Local Development Hurdles in Microservices with Environment Leasing

Anshul Sao

May 11, 2023

Rethinking Architecture: From Unstructured Diagrams to Structured Requirements

Software architecture is the backbone of any software system. We should adopt an architecture-first approach to avoid architecture documents becoming static and out of sync with implementation.

Anshul Sao

April 27, 2023

From Tracking Success To Becoming Efficient: Defining DevOps Metrics

Rohit Raveendran

April 14, 2023

Managing Cloud Spend in SaaS: 7 overlooked opinions

Pravanjan Choudhury

February 10, 2023

Shifting the DevOps paradigm: from by-audit to by-design

Let's examine why platform teams need to change DevOps practices and tools from being reactive to proactive.

Pravanjan Choudhury

January 27, 2023

Implementing DevOps: Navigating the Top 4 Challenges

Pravanjan Choudhury

January 12, 2023

Observability by Design

Do you treat observability components like metrics, dashboards, alerts as "artifacts" or do you "configure" them today? Should you "ship" them or should you keep them out of your SDLC?

Rohit Raveendran

September 8, 2022

What is DevOps Backlog?

In this post we will take a closer look at what stories your DevOps Backlog should have and why it's important to tackle them in a timely manner.

Pravanjan Choudhury

August 24, 2022

Is your DevOps implementation complete?

This is the first part of our DevOps journey series. In this post we look at the warning signs that indicate your DevOps implementation may be incomplete.

Pravanjan Choudhury

June 27, 2022

Improve Developer Experience with Specialized Environments

An overview of different types of developer environments with their usage and considerations.

Rohit Raveendran

March 1, 2022

Can you be Cloud-Agnostic and Cloud-Native at the same time

Retain the benefits of cloud native functionalities while still keeping the option to switch clouds with minimal effort.

Pravanjan Choudhury

December 14, 2021

Concurrent DevOps - The next maturity model of DevOps

How can your DevOps evolve to become concurrent? We expand the term to include our interpretation of Concurrent DevOps.

Anshul Sao

November 3, 2021

Improve upon your AWS Savings Plan Recommendations

AWS Savings plan recommendation may not work for every organization. Drill down and make an informed decision.

Pravanjan Choudhury

October 25, 2021

Cloud Cost Optimization by Design

Stay cost-optimized by design on the cloud than wasting time in repeated cost optimization cycles

Pravanjan Choudhury

Facets Cloud Runtime

FCR is an adapter that translates the Facets Software Product Catalog into managed cloud environments.

Anshul Sao

October 6, 2021

Software Product Catalog

A software product catalog is a set of requirement metadata that represents the components and the interactions between them.

Anshul Sao

Feature Launch: Introducing Guardrail Policies

In this blog, we will discuss how Facets' new Guardrail policies, powered by OPA integration, simplify policy management for scalable, efficient infrastructure operations.

Anshul Sao

November 7, 2023

Effortless Infrastructure Visualization: A Look into Facets' Blueprint Designer

Discover how Facets' Blueprint Designer simplifies infrastructure visualization and management, providing a no-code solution to navigate complex multi-cloud setups effectively.

Anshul Sao

September 21, 2023

Simplifying Log Management with Grafana Loki and Facets

In this blog we will explore how Grafana Loki and Facets team up to revolutionize log management, simplifying the process and unlocking valuable insights.

Anshul Sao

August 24, 2023

Transform your DevOps access control with Facets RBAC Management

Facets introduces a coherent, unified solution to access management.

Anshul Sao

May 22, 2023

Staying proactive with Alerts & Notifications

Facets offers subscription-based notifications allowing users to stay on top of alerts, deployment updates, and environment updates.

Vivek Dwivedi

May 4, 2023

Save costs of non-production environments with Availability Rules

Facets makes environment management effortless, helping manage cloud costs and streamline development processes.

Anshul Sao

April 5, 2023

Streamline Build Promotion Management across Environments

Facets streamlines the build promotion management process, providing complete visibility and control over builds.

Anshul Sao

March 2, 2023

Simplifying Config management - Part 2

Facets improves credential management by automating the process to ensure consistency and security.

Anshul Sao

February 16, 2023

Simplifying Config Management - Part 1

Facets offers an alternative to traditional configuration management!

Anshul Sao

January 20, 2023

Changelog for Configurations

Inspect the Config Version History for all microservices and databases with a single click.

Anshul Sao

January 5, 2023

Rollback to a previous version of a microservice

This feature allows you to perform rollback with a single click.

Anshul Sao

December 23, 2022

Compare microservices across environments

How much time do you spend chasing Configuration drift? Facets gives you visibility of your microservice configurations across all environments with a single click.

Anshul Sao

December 2, 2022