Jenkins to GitHub Actions Migration: A Buyer's Guide to Scope and Cost
Every guide to migrating Jenkins to GitHub Actions is written for the engineer doing it. This one is written for the person approving the budget.
Aug 14, 20269 min read
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devops
10 articles on devops.
The GitHub Actions Pricing Change: What CI Costs in 2026
GitHub cut hosted runner prices by up to 39%, then announced and withdrew a per-minute charge on self-hosted runners within 48 hours. Here is where CI pricing actually stands.
Aug 14, 20267 min read
DevOps Engineer Hourly Rate 2026: Contract Bill Rates by Region
2026 DevOps contractor bill rates across five markets — plus the reason the title spread costs you more than the geography spread, and how on-call quietly reprices an engagement.
Aug 14, 202611 min read
DevOps as a Service vs In-House: A Break-Even Decision
Most comparisons of DevOps-as-a-service versus in-house list generic pros and cons. This one gives you the break-even point, and it turns on on-call rather than salary.
Aug 14, 20268 min read
Staff Augmentation vs Managed Services: The 2026 Decision
Staff augmentation buys capacity you direct; managed services buys an outcome under an SLA. Here's how the pricing, control and risk differ — and which fits ongoing operations.
Aug 3, 20268 min read
Best Web Hosting for Developers in 2026: Cloud, Managed & VPS
Managed PaaS, cloud VPS, or a managed host? A decision framework for where to host web apps in 2026 — with the real cost, lock-in, and ops trade-offs behind each tier.
May 27, 20267 min read
How to Deploy a Next.js App to Production in 2026
Vercel is the easy path for Next.js, but not the only one. Four production deployment options for 2026 — Vercel, VPS, Docker, static export — and when each is right.
May 26, 20266 min read
How to Migrate From Shared Hosting to a VPS in 2026
Outgrown shared hosting? Here are the signs it's time, and a step-by-step plan to migrate to a VPS in 2026 — including a zero-downtime DNS cutover.
May 24, 20266 min read
Best Hosting for Node.js Apps in 2026: A Developer's Guide
A Node.js backend has needs a static site doesn't — persistent processes, WebSockets, workers. Here's where to host one in 2026, by app type, with the trade-offs that matter.
May 22, 20266 min read
How to Hire AWS DevOps Engineers in 2026
JD spec checklist by company stage, a 7-question AWS technical screen, 2026 contractor day-rate ranges across four markets, and a concrete guide to the DevOps vs SRE vs Platform Engineer title decision.
May 1, 202614 min read