Cedric Charly

Writing about infrastructure, configuration management, and cloud computing.

Cheap Thought

When AI makes writing code too cheap to meter, software economics fundamentally change. SaaS moats weaken as value shifts to data and hyperpersonalized experiences.

April 7, 2023 · 5 min · Cedric Charly

How CUE Wins

CUE wins by achieving ubiquity. As a configuration language, it must create a two-sided market—and cloud computing presents the perfect opportunity.

May 23, 2021 · 15 min · Cedric Charly

Kubernetes: The Universal Control Plane

Kubernetes is more than containers. Its standardized API and resource model aim to be the universal control plane for managing all software infrastructure.

April 26, 2020 · 15 min · Cedric Charly

The Configuration Complexity Curse

As systems grow and multiply to run at scale, configuration grows in complexity. The industry lacks the right tools—until now. An introduction to CUE and why it matters.

November 9, 2019 · 17 min · Cedric Charly

Services, Not Scripts

Advocating for Infrastructure as a Service over ad-hoc scripts. When cloud vendors don’t provide critical services, building APIs creates reusable automation that benefits the entire organization.

February 16, 2019 · 9 min · Cedric Charly