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# [Right-Sizing Your DevOps Stack](https://mdostal.hashnode.dev/right-sizing-your-devops-stack?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Most DevOps problems aren't DevOps problems. They're people problems — someone got excited about Kubernetes before they had a second service, or someone hand-configured a production server and left on vacation. I've watched teams spend weeks building...

Mar 6 · 12 min read · mdostal.hashnode.dev  
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-   [#cloud](https://hashnode.com/tag/cloud)
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-   [#infrastructure](https://hashnode.com/tag/infrastructure)
-   [#startup](https://hashnode.com/tag/startup)

## Written by

[Mathew Dostal](https://hashnode.com/@mdostal)

@mdostal · Austin, USA

  
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Technical leadership, architecture decisions, and scaling engineering teams — from the trenches

I'm a fractional CTO and principal architect based in Austin. 15+ years building and leading engineering organizations — from edge AI on Raspberry Pi to supply chain systems processing millions of transactions at Wayfair, Hertz, Costco, and Chick-fil-A. I write about the decisions that actually matter when you're scaling: when to split the monolith, how to hire your first 10 engineers, what technical due diligence really looks like, and why most startups don't need a full-time CTO. Everything here is cross-posted from https://mdostal.com/blog where the original lives. If something's useful, that's where you'll find the rest. Currently running Firefly Events (eventtech) and leading engineering at Frontiers Market (edge AI + computer vision). Open to fractional CTO engagements — https://cal.com/mdostal/meet.

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