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Hi there.

I'm Malayil Vivekanandan.

I believe that good engineering requires strong convictions. I spend my time designing cloud architectures that survive failure and refining the processes that keep them secure.

This is where I cut through the noise to discuss what I've found actually works in production. Read my opinionated takes, challenge my assumptions, and let's build better systems.

Featured

• VPN Not Working? Here's How MTU and Protocol Settings Can Fix It

  Published:Jan 14, 2025 |  at 07:18 PM

  A practical guide to fixing VPN packet fragmentation issues in 5G mobile networks through MTU optimization, based on a real-world troubleshooting case.

• Hello World: My First Digital Footprint

  Published:Jan 13, 2025 |  at 03:00 PM

  Just like every git repository starts with an initial commit, here's my first step into the blogging world.

What I'm Reading

• The Phoenix Project

  by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford | Apr 15, 2024

  A novel about IT, DevOps, and helping your business win.

• Cloud Native DevOps with Kubernetes

  by John Arundel and Justin Domingus | Mar 10, 2024

  Building, deploying, and scaling modern applications in the cloud.