--- title: DevOps Practices and Tools | AstroKube Blog description: Read about Terraform provider development, AI agent adoption, and preview environments that support infrastructure and software delivery. language: en source: https://astrokube.com/blog/tags/DevOps/ --- [All posts](https://astrokube.com/blog) # #DevOps 3 posts ![Why Preview Environments Are Critical for AI-Driven Development](https://astrokube.com/_astro/thumbnail.cIW1gkYB_Z21Mvsf.webp) Platform Engineering AI May 13, 2026 · 6 min read ## Why Preview Environments Are Critical for AI-Driven Development AI coding tools are generating code faster than teams can validate it, breaking the workflows built for slower development cycles. Preview environments are the platform infrastructure that closes the gap. Not a developer convenience, but a governance layer for AI-assisted development. [Read more](https://astrokube.com/blog/why-preview-environments-are-critical-for-ai-driven-development) ![How to Build a Terraform Provider from Scratch](https://astrokube.com/_astro/thumbnail.DKvd94PO_Z2x0cVY.webp) Platform Engineering DevOps April 29, 2026 · 9 min read ## How to Build a Terraform Provider from Scratch A practical guide for platform engineers who need Terraform to manage an internal or third-party API. Learn how providers work, when to build one, and how to structure one with the Terraform Plugin Framework. [Read more](https://astrokube.com/blog/how-to-build-a-terraform-provider-from-scratch) ![Emerging agentic adoption models I saw at KubeCon Amsterdam 2026](https://astrokube.com/_astro/thumbnail.BtM6Mcm0_Z1kidTE.webp) Kubernetes KubeCon April 1, 2026 · 9 min read ## Emerging agentic adoption models I saw at KubeCon Amsterdam 2026 Three distinct models of AI agent adoption are emerging in the cloud-native ecosystem. After attending KubeCon Europe 2026 in Amsterdam, here is a practical framework for understanding where the industry stands and where it is heading. [Read more](https://astrokube.com/blog/emerging-agentic-adoption-models-i-saw-at-kubecon-amsterdam-2026)