Archive - Sreekanth’s Substack

Caring for Employees Isn’t Complex – It Starts with These 10 Basics

In every organization, strategies, processes, and products take center stage.

Aug 26 •

July 2025

Building a Private Cluster on Hetzner (Part 3) – Setting Up a Private K3s Cluster

With the bare metal server secured behind a private VPN and locked down at the network layer, it was time to set up a lightweight Kubernetes…

Jul 30 •

Succession Planning in Technology Management

When I first stepped into a management role in the IT industry, succession planning wasn’t high on my priority list.

Jul 27 •

So You Want to Be an Engineering Manager? Advice from an Engineering Leader

At some point in your engineering journey, you might start wondering: “What’s next for me?

Jul 14 •

Building a Private Cluster on Hetzner (Part 2) - Air-Gapping with a Private VPN

Once I had my Hetzner bare metal server up and running, I wanted to isolate it from the public internet without losing remote access.

Jul 13 •

Building a Private Cluster on Hetzner (Part 1) - Getting Started with Bare Metal

If you’re exploring high-performance infrastructure for your next private cluster project, Hetzner’s bare metal offering is one of the best bangs for…

Jul 10 •

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