Ricardo Martins

A curated list of my open-source projects, ebooks, hackathons, and tools — mostly focused on Linux, Kubernetes, Azure, AI, and DevOps.

Learning Ecosystem

A progressive learning path for infrastructure professionals:

#ProjectDescription
1Linux Hackathon20 hands-on challenges covering Linux fundamentals. Part of Microsoft’s “What The Hack” program
2From Server to ClusterKubernetes ebook for Linux professionals. 15 chapters bridging Linux skills → K8s
3K8s Hackathon20 hands-on Kubernetes challenges covering 100% of CKA + CKAD + CKS certification domains
4AI for Infra ProsPractical AI handbook for infrastructure engineers. 15 chapters, 220+ pages, hands-on labs

Ebooks & Guides

ProjectDescription
Azure Governance Made Simple30 chapters on identity, policy, IaC, cost, observability, and governance at scale
Startup-Scale Landing ZoneOpinionated landing zone for startups on Azure. Deploy in under 1 hour (Bicep + Terraform)
Azure Digital Natives GuideComplete checklist for startups and digital-native teams on Azure

Tools & Feeds

ProjectDescription
PTU CalculatorPTU estimator for Azure OpenAI. Compares PAYGO, PTU, and hybrid pricing models
AKS NewsletterMonthly curated updates on Azure Kubernetes Service
Azure FeedDaily aggregator of Azure blog updates

Study Guides

GuideLink
AKS Learning Pathaks-learning.github.io
Azure Fundamentals Study Guideazure-fundamentals.com
Azure Readinessaka.ms/azreadiness
Azure Certification Guideaka.ms/azcertification

All repositories on my GitHub