Hey, I’m Israel Ogbole

I'm the CEO of zystem, and our product, zymtrace, is a continuous profiling platform for GPU and CPU workloads. My work gives me a unique lens into AI workloads, cloud-native observability, eBPF, containers, Kubernetes, and OTel.

On a more personal note, I love teaching my girls how to code, and I’ll be sharing my daughter Naomi's programming journey here as she discovers her own passion for it.

Outside of work, you’ll usually find me on a long bike ride, playing chess, tinkering with Arduino boards, writing about my experiences, or just spending time with family.

I was crazy enough to take on an MBA in Data Analytics, and graduated with distinction. I'm glad that's behind me!



Raspberry Pi Cluster: Setting up K3s Kubernetes using Ansible - Part#3

Raspberry Pi Cluster: Setting up K3s Kubernetes using Ansible - Part#3

This tutorial will be a brief walk through the process of getting K3s Kubernetes up and running on Raspberry Pi - Using Ansible...

Prepare Raspberry Pi to run K3s Kubernetes Cluster - Part#2

Prepare Raspberry Pi to run K3s Kubernetes Cluster - Part#2

This tutorial will be a brief walk through the process of preparing your Raspberry Pi to run Kubernetes Cluster. This setup can be entirely headless...

Raspberry Pi Kubernetes Cluster: Getting Started - Part#1

Raspberry Pi Kubernetes Cluster: Getting Started - Part#1

I had a few websites running on a managed hosting platform. This blog series describes how I am now running those public-facing websites (including a NAS server) from home using a Raspberry Pi Kubernetes Cluster...

The Architect of the Year Award

The Architect of the Year Award

Despite all the odds in 2020...this award means a lot to me, and I will cherish the trophy for a long time...

Implementing Zero Trust Security in Kubernetes

Implementing Zero Trust Security in Kubernetes

The vulnerability in castle-and-moat security systems is exacerbated by the emergence of micro-services and cloud-native technologies. The question is, how can a Zero trust model be implemented in a Kubernetes environment ?

Tribute to Ioannis Christoudis - A colleague & a mentee turned friend

Tribute to Ioannis Christoudis - A colleague & a mentee turned friend

Farewell my friend, Ioannis. Sorry, you had to close the chapter this soon. I am happy for the opportunity to have mentored you...You spoke about your recovery from COVID, and I told you about my recovery from COVID, too. But COVID came back for you, this time, not to spare.

Why Does A Techie Like Me Need An MBA?

Why Does A Techie Like Me Need An MBA?

Terraform Certification: Tips and Prep Strategy

Terraform Certification: Tips and Prep Strategy

Terraform is a declarative orchestration tool for provisioning and versioning of infrastructure. I have been working with Terraform at my workplace for a while, albeit from a Monitoring-as-Code perspective. Here is how I prepared for and passed the Terraform Certification exam...

The Ultimate CKAD Prep Guide

The Ultimate CKAD Prep Guide

The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) program was developed by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). I passed the exam and these notes summarise what you should expect if you’re preparing it.

Kubeval CI/CD: Kubernetes Manifests Validation

Kubeval CI/CD: Kubernetes Manifests Validation

Setting up Shibboleth like a BOSS: Tales of my journey into the SSO Dark World

Setting up Shibboleth like a BOSS: Tales of my journey into the SSO Dark World

Have you ever wondered how SSO work under the hood? I was battered by various complex SSO/LDAP integration issues, I decided to make it personal...