2026.02.128 min read
The asklokesh Ecosystem: How All My Projects Connect
A walkthrough of every public project I maintain and how they form a connected system for AI-powered software engineering
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32 posts tagged with “career”.
2025.04.126 min read
Starting MIT's AI and ML Professional Education Program
Why I enrolled in MIT's professional education program for AI and machine learning, and what I expect to gain as a practitioner who builds AI systems daily
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2024.12.186 min read
From Zero to Global Adoption: Open Source Virality
How an enterprise MCP server collection went from a personal project to globally adopted open source infrastructure
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2023.10.056 min read
My First Steps in AI Research
Documenting my journey from infrastructure engineer to hands-on AI researcher and builder
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2023.05.186 min read
Pivoting My Career Toward AI
After years in cloud infrastructure, I am making a deliberate shift toward AI and large language models
aicareer
2022.09.086 min read
CKAD Certification: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
Passed the CKAD exam and earned another Kubernetes certification, reinforcing my conviction that container orchestration is fundamental infrastructure
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2022.05.206 min read
Mastering Cloud Engineering: Published
My first book is published, distilling years of hands-on cloud architecture experience into a comprehensive guide
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2021.05.126 min read
Writing a Book About Cloud Engineering
I am writing Mastering Cloud Engineering, and the process is teaching me as much as the content itself
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2020.12.298 min read
2020: The Year Everything Changed
A year that began with a mysterious virus in Wuhan ended with the world permanently altered, and the acceleration of trends that will define the next decade
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2019.12.288 min read
The 2010s: A Decade of Cloud, Mobile, and Early AI
Reflecting on a decade that transformed technology and my career, from Linux administration to cloud infrastructure leadership
personalcareer
2019.11.078 min read
Leading Cloud Infrastructure: Lessons After Four Years
A retrospective on four years of leading cloud infrastructure teams, from technical decisions to organizational dynamics
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2018.12.228 min read
Mentoring Engineers and Leading a Team of Ten
What I have learned about mentoring, team building, and the transition from individual contributor to engineering leader
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2018.07.127 min read
CKA: Becoming a Certified Kubernetes Administrator
I passed the CKA exam and here is what it actually takes to master Kubernetes administration
kubernetescareer
2018.05.207 min read
Contributing to CNCF: My Kubernetes Open Source Journey
How getting involved with CNCF and the Kubernetes community changed the way I think about infrastructure
kubernetescareer
2017.03.105 min read
Day One at a Major Entertainment Company
Starting a new chapter as a cloud architect at one of the world's largest entertainment enterprises
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2016.06.226 min read
Starting at a Telecom Giant: Enterprise Cloud Architect
My first corporate role in America, designing cloud architecture at enterprise scale
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2016.05.206 min read
Leaving Texas A&M, Entering Industry
After years of research and coursework, I am closing the grad school chapter and stepping into the industry
careerpersonal
2015.12.228 min read
Grad School, Research, and Cloud Computing
Reflecting on a year of graduate research, distributed systems learnings, and the widening bridge between academia and industry
cloudcareer
2015.03.127 min read
Cloud Computing Research with Dr. Young Lee
Diving into cloud computing research in grad school, exploring virtualization, resource allocation, and the academic lens on distributed systems
cloudcareer
2015.01.207 min read
First Week at Texas A&M Research Lab
Starting my MS in Computer Science, navigating a new country, and stepping into research assistant life
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2014.12.187 min read
Accepted to Texas A&M: America, Here I Come
I got my acceptance letter for MS in Computer Science and my life is about to change completely
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2013.05.046 min read
Starting as Lead Systems Engineer
New role managing a Linux NOC team and learning what leadership actually means
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2012.03.167 min read
Running a Linux NOC: Chasing 99.9% Uptime
What it actually takes to keep Linux infrastructure running at 99.9% uptime, from the perspective of someone who lives in the NOC
cloudcareer
2011.06.087 min read
VMware Certifications and the Enterprise Virtualization Landscape
Studying for VMware certifications and discovering how deeply virtualization has reshaped enterprise infrastructure
cloudcareer
2010.09.036 min read
The Linux Admin Life: RHEL in Production
What day-to-day Linux system administration actually looks like when real systems depend on you
cloudcareer
2010.04.056 min read
Why I Want a Masters in Computer Science
An engineering student thinks through the case for grad school in America
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2009.12.177 min read
The Decade Ends: From Dial-Up to Cloud
Looking back at 2000-2009, a decade that took us from dial-up connections to cloud computing, and changed everything
personalcareer
2009.10.227 min read
Got My RHCE: What It Means
After months of studying, late nights, and lab rebuilds, I passed the RHCE exam and learned more than just Linux
career
2009.02.106 min read
Studying for RHCE
Deep in Red Hat territory, preparing for the RHCE certification and discovering what system administration really means
careercloud
2008.07.256 min read
My First Linux Server
I got my hands on a real Linux server and learned more in two weeks than I did in a semester of classes
cloudcareer
2008.06.125 min read
iPhone 3G and the Mobile Web
Apple just announced the iPhone 3G and I think the way we use the internet is about to fundamentally shift
personalcareer
2008.01.174 min read
Why I'm Starting This Blog
A wide-eyed engineering student discovers the internet and decides to document the journey
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