MSManas Sivakumarinsearidges.hashnode.dev·Jun 29 · 1 min readFirst Time Presenter: OSS Mumbai 2026This was the very first time I was an active participant in a big tech conference. I have been to KuberTenes Bangalore and gRPC Bangalore but this time it felt I feel more "responsible". The conferenc00
MSManas Sivakumarinsearidges.hashnode.dev·Sep 1, 2025 · 5 min readLFX Mentorship: Integration Tests for OpenCost Enterprise Readiness Part (2 / 2)The General Idea behind Cost There are three important variables in the equation. One is the running time of that resource, and the second is the resource in terms of a measurable unit value. I faced issues tackling the first one; more about it later...00
MSManas Sivakumarinsearidges.hashnode.dev·Sep 1, 2025 · 2 min readLFX Mentorship: Integration Tests for OpenCost Enterprise Readiness Part (1 / 2)Cosmic Karma? I came across the OpenCost project after watching KubeCon 2024 YouTube upload. How bizarre was that? I was not aware that they had a mentorship opportunity this summer. I have always wanted to participate in the Linux Foundation Mentors...00
MSManas Sivakumarinsearidges.hashnode.dev·Jun 7, 2025 · 3 min readImpartial Combinatorics in a Bowling PuzzlePuzzle I came across a game theory problem https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/bowling-pins/problem where one has to find whether the game can be won, given a starting position. There are some constraints: Both players will play optimally The gam...00
MSManas Sivakumarinsearidges.hashnode.dev·May 27, 2025 · 2 min readExploring OpenCostKubeCon 2024 Takeaways OpenCost is a neat interface between FINops, Open-Source, and K8 worlds. The goal of Opencost is to be agnostic to exported metrics that customers want to monitor The FOCUS specifications agree to ~43 fields that cover most ...00
