https://mahirahmed.co.uk/blog Writing on platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, and frontend development. en-GB hello@mahirahmed.co.uk (Mahir Ahmed) Mon, 11 May 2026 18:21:45 GMT https://mahirahmed.co.uk/blog/nextjs-server-components-practical-guide https://mahirahmed.co.uk/blog/nextjs-server-components-practical-guide Not hype — a practical look at where Server Components help, where they don't, and how to think about the boundary between server and client. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Next.js, React, Frontend https://mahirahmed.co.uk/blog/incident-response-kubernetes-runbook https://mahirahmed.co.uk/blog/incident-response-kubernetes-runbook The commands, thought process, and order of operations I use when something breaks in a production cluster. Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kubernetes, Platform engineering, Incident response https://mahirahmed.co.uk/blog/kubernetes-probes-liveness-readiness-startup https://mahirahmed.co.uk/blog/kubernetes-probes-liveness-readiness-startup Three probe types, one common source of production incidents. Here's what each one does and how to configure them without shooting yourself in the foot. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kubernetes, Platform engineering, Reliability https://mahirahmed.co.uk/blog/terraform-modules-scaling-multi-cloud-infrastructure https://mahirahmed.co.uk/blog/terraform-modules-scaling-multi-cloud-infrastructure How reusable IaC modules reduce drift, speed up delivery, and keep multi-cloud infrastructure consistent. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Terraform, IaC, Cloud, Platform engineering https://mahirahmed.co.uk/blog/why-gitops-changes-how-your-team-ships https://mahirahmed.co.uk/blog/why-gitops-changes-how-your-team-ships The shift from push-based deployments to a pull-based, Git-native model — and why it makes production safer. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT GitOps, CI/CD, Platform engineering