Uncovering our values, with a dash of spirituality
Uncovering our values, with a dash of spirituality Culture, Team 2024-06-12 Every person, group, or company has values, even if they are not made explicit. We decided it was time to capture ours and write them down. This will support hiring, improve decision-making, and foster more meaningful conversations as a team. The way we did […]
Switching from Terraform to OpenTofu
Switching from Terraform to OpenTofu Cloud, DevOps-as-a-service 2024-06-11 Switching from Terraform to OpenTofu Author: Simon Rondelez In the ever-evolving landscape of infrastructure as code (IaC), staying adaptable and proactive is crucial. Our latest initiative involves transitioning from Terraform to OpenTofu, driven primarily by the recent licensing changes introduced in Terraform version 1.6.0 and beyond. […]
Our retreats are vital for our remote culture
Our retreats are vital for our remote culture Culture, Team 2024-05-17 Some weeks ago, our team came together for another bi-annual retreat. In a nice place (Dinant, Belgium), away from daily operations and regular work, we enjoyed a whole week of deep connection, good fun and reflection on us as a company. These regular retreats […]
Scaling your SaaS: In-house DevOps team or outsource?
Scaling your SaaS: In-house DevOps team or outsource? DevOps 2023-12-06 In any SaaS business, be it a startup, scale-up or corporate venture, the importance of an efficient development team cannot be overstated. While your developers focus on creating features that bring customer value, having mature DevOps processes and a cloud-based Internal Developer Platforms (“IDP”) in […]
The Advantages of Being Part of a Remote International Team: Our Retreat in Spain.
The Advantages of Being Part of a Remote International Team: Our Retreat in Spain. Team 2023-11-30 Building a strong team There is a lot to say about being part of a remote, international team, and I have committed myself to talking more about this topic in the future. A major advantage of remote companies like […]
Endpoint security in a remote SaaS DevOps team with CrowdStrike and Kolide.
Endpoint security in a remote SaaS DevOps team with CrowdStrike and Kolide. SaaS 2023-01-09 Implementing Endpoint Security in a SaaS environment. Skyscrapers is a small but growing company and the team works 100% remote from different countries. Today, we manage about 43 developer platforms (based on AWS, Azure and Kubernetes) for more than 20 SaaS […]
Making our team more scalable
Making our team more scalable Announcement, Team 2021-09-10 We are rolling out one of the biggest changes in Skyscrapers since some time. We call it the Skyscrapers Boatworks. The primary goals are to become more scalable as a team, make people feel more relaxed and deepen further our cooperation with you. Forming an essential part […]
Monolith vs Microservices for SaaS: some considerations
Monolith or microservices? It depends. In this article we ask some questions that should help you to make the decision for yourself.
Managing Kubernetes clusters at scale: automation to the rescue
Managing Kubernetes clusters at scale: automation to the rescue Automation, DevOps, Kubernetes 2020-10-28 Kubernetes Clusters At Skyscrapers we manage multiple Kubernetes clusters for many customers. These clusters are based on our Kubernetes Reference Solution, a fully battle-tested and proven runtime platform for SaaS workloads. Managing these clusters is not only about doing operations, but also […]
Meet Skyscrapers’ furry colleagues!
The fact that Skyscrapers is a remote working company has not escaped our furry friends either. Meet them here.
