👋 I’m Abdel!

Developer Advocate @Google Cloud, Public Speaker and Content Creator.

  • I love building things and sharing what I learn.

Hands-On with OpenChoreo: Deploying on GKE Standard and Running a Microservices Demo

In my previous article, we explored the high-level, multi-plane architecture of OpenChoreo. We discussed how this CNCF Sandbox project acts as a complete, modular developer platform that augments Kubernetes rather than hiding it behind a black box. ...

August 12, 2026 · 12 min · Abdel Sghiouar

Demystifying OpenChoreo: An Architecture Overview

Many organizations invest in internal developer platforms (IDPs) to reduce cognitive load and enforce organization-wide standards. However, designing, building, and maintaining a production-grade platform on top of Kubernetes is inherently complex. Platform teams are often burdened with managing the Kubernetes API, integrating CI/CD and observability tooling, and configuring multi-tenancy access controls. ...

June 19, 2026 · 3 min · Abdel Sghiouar

The Ultimate 2026 Cheat Code: How to Become a Kubestronaut for Half the Price (And Keep It!)

Why you should become a Kubestronaut If you work in DevOps, Cloud-Native, or Platform Engineering, you already know that Kubernetes is the undisputed boss level of modern infrastructure. But mastering it—and proving that mastery to employers—is no small feat. ...

May 11, 2026 · 3 min · Abdel Sghiouar

Refactoring in Trenches: Real World Lessons from an Agentic AI project

I recently wrapped up an engagement with a customer where we partnered with their engineering team to refactor a critical piece of their stack: a complex media processing pipeline. For the purpose of confidentiality, I will not disclose the customer’s name or the specific details of the project. I will refer to the customer as “the customer” and the project as “the project”. The point of this post is to share my experience and the lessons learned from using Agentic AI for a large scale refactoring project. ...

March 15, 2026 · 6 min · Abdel Sghiouar

My 2025 Running Journey

It’s that time of year again. 2025 was a crazy, busy year with a lot of travel, work, and running. Now that I have been running seriously for almost three years, I think it’s time to share my journey and experiences. And just for fun, I will throw in some hiking adventures I did this year. ...

January 2, 2026 · 3 min · Abdel Sghiouar

ADK Agents on GKE with Self-Hosted LLMs

This tutorial demonstrates how to deploy the Llama-3.1–8B-Instruct model on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) using vLLM and integrating an ADK agent to interact with the model, supporting both basic chat completions and tool usage. The setup leverages a GKE Autopilot cluster with GPU-enabled nodes to handle the computational requirements. ...

December 24, 2025 · 3 min · Abdel Sghiouar