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Server-side apply: what happens when you run kubectl apply

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This article explains what really happens when you run kubectl apply, and how server-side apply moves field ownership into the API server so Helm, Argo CD and HPAs hit conflicts.

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Observability Won't Save You

Kube Select takes one bold Kubernetes hypothesis and tests it with an expert.

In the first episode, Salman Iqbal and Bart Farrell ask whether most organizations have an observability problem or a decision-making problem.

Henrik Rexed, Senior Staff Engineer at Dynatrace, challenges the original claim. Teams can collect metrics, logs, and traces, but that telemetry needs system relationships, ownership, and deployment history to support a confident decision.

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  • Why telemetry without context slows incident response
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