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title: "Hardik Arora (@Hardik999) | Hashnode"
description: "Cloud & DevOps Engineer | Kubernetes · Azure DevOps · Google Cloud · Terraform · DevSecOps. Read the latest articles by Hardik Arora on Hashnode."
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@Hardik999

# Hardik Arora

@Hardik999 · Delhi · Joined January 2023

Cloud & DevOps Engineer | Kubernetes · Azure DevOps · Google Cloud · Terraform · DevSecOps

### [Right-Sizing My Microservice based Kubernetes Deployment: Escaping ACR Costs and Fixing OOMKilled Pods](https://hardik0811arora.hashnode.dev/right-sizing-my-microservice-based-kubernetes-deployment-escaping-acr-costs-and-fixing-oomkilled-pods?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

As I was working on my small-scale portfolio deployment using Azure DevOps and Kubernetes(AKS). My main goal was simple: reduce unnecessary infrastructure costs while keeping my CI/CD pipeline and wor

5 min read · [hardik0811arora.hashnode.dev](https://hardik0811arora.hashnode.dev/right-sizing-my-microservice-based-kubernetes-deployment-escaping-acr-costs-and-fixing-oomkilled-pods?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Sep 14](https://hashnode.com/posts/right-sizing-my-microservice-based-kubernetes-deployment-escaping-acr-costs-and-fixing-oomkilled-pods/6aa79f98582597c0a24b30c6)

### [My Breaking and LearningJourney with Azure Devops](https://hardik0811arora.hashnode.dev/my-breaking-and-learningjourney-with-azure-devops?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Moving forward with practical learning journey through .NET builds, Docker, Azure DevOps, container security, and a few pipeline failures along the way.

7 min read · [hardik0811arora.hashnode.dev](https://hardik0811arora.hashnode.dev/my-breaking-and-learningjourney-with-azure-devops?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Sep 13](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-breaking-and-learningjourney-with-azure-devops/6aa66310a823e12c453ac4d4)

### [My Azure DevOps Learning Journey: From Pipeline to Pulling a Container](https://hardik0811arora.hashnode.dev/my-azure-devops-learning-journey-from-pipeline-to-pulling-a-container?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

The building and pushing part actually went perfectly. The real learning happened when I tried to pull that image from a KillerKoda Kubernetes control-plane VM. What follows is breakdown of my trouble

5 min read · [hardik0811arora.hashnode.dev](https://hardik0811arora.hashnode.dev/my-azure-devops-learning-journey-from-pipeline-to-pulling-a-container?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Aug 15](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-azure-devops-learning-journey-from-pipeline-to-pulling-a-container/6a80bdf6cbf5bf1a3f1a9039)

### [Beyond a Single Cluster: How Cloud Service Mesh Enables Multi-Cluster Service Discovery](https://hardik0811arora.hashnode.dev/beyond-a-single-cluster-how-cloud-service-mesh-enables-multi-cluster-service-discovery?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

In the previous article,Kubernetes Deployments: The Backbone of Application Stability , we explored how Kubernetes enables pods to discover and communicate with each other using Services, CoreDNS, End

5 min read · [hardik0811arora.hashnode.dev](https://hardik0811arora.hashnode.dev/beyond-a-single-cluster-how-cloud-service-mesh-enables-multi-cluster-service-discovery?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jul 6](https://hashnode.com/posts/beyond-a-single-cluster-how-cloud-service-mesh-enables-multi-cluster-service-discovery/6a4bfdec2ac9370476bab0a0)

### [Building a Zero-Egress, AI-Driven DevSecOps Pipeline: My Journey with SupplyChain-Guardian-AI](https://hardik0811arora.hashnode.dev/building-a-zero-egress-ai-driven-devsecops-pipeline-my-journey-with-supplychain-guardian-ai?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I wanted to explore a different paradigm: What if the pipeline didn't just report the vulnerability, but actually reasoned about it, patched the code, proved the fix worked in a live Kubernetes cluster, and opened a Pull Request?

7 min read · [hardik0811arora.hashnode.dev](https://hardik0811arora.hashnode.dev/building-a-zero-egress-ai-driven-devsecops-pipeline-my-journey-with-supplychain-guardian-ai?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jun 1](https://hashnode.com/posts/building-a-zero-egress-ai-driven-devsecops-pipeline-my-journey-with-supplychain-guardian-ai/6a1d923a080b80f11f56e721)