Tag: #aws
Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 35 posts
Why 3 of 5 Raft Nodes Died at Once — Reading Coinbase's May 7, 2026 Outage
On the evening of May 7, 2026, cooling units in a single data hall inside AWS us-east-1's availability zone use1-az4 failed simultaneously, and Coinbase suffered an outage in which most of its services — including tradin
2026-07-16 · 17 min read #distributed-systems#postmortem#consensus#aws#resilienceAWS DMS in Practice — Migration and Continuous Replication (CDC)
A practitioner walkthrough of AWS Database Migration Service from its building blocks to full load and CDC, heterogeneous migration with SCT, LOB handling and data validation, monitoring and cut-over strategy. It also co
2026-06-16 · 19 min read #aws#dms#database#migration#cdcAWS Well-Architected Framework Complete Guide 2025: Six Pillars, Practical Adoption, Cost/Security/Performance
Everything about the AWS Well-Architected Framework: six pillars (Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, Sustainability), practical checklists, Well-Architected Tool usa
2026-04-15 · 14 min read #aws#well-architected#cloud-architecture#security#reliabilityMulti-Cloud Strategy & Migration Complete Guide 2025: AWS/GCP/Azure Comparison, Hybrid Cloud
Everything about Multi-Cloud! AWS vs GCP vs Azure service mapping, multi-cloud architecture patterns, hybrid cloud (Anthos/Azure Arc/EKS Anywhere), cloud migration 6R strategy, vendor lock-in prevention, DR (disaster rec
2026-04-14 · 23 min read #multi-cloud#cloud-migration#aws#gcp#azureFinOps & Cloud Cost Optimization Complete Guide 2025: AWS/GCP/Azure Cost Reduction Strategies
Everything about FinOps! Cloud cost visibility (Cost Explorer/Billing), optimization strategies (Reserved/Spot/Savings Plans), resource right-sizing, auto-scaling, storage tiering, K8s costs (Kubecost), AI/ML cost manage
2026-04-13 · 23 min read #finops#cloud-cost#optimization#aws#gcpTerraform & IaC Complete Guide — Everything About Managing Infrastructure as Code
Everything about Infrastructure as Code: Terraform fundamentals, HCL syntax, state management, modules, Terragrunt, and real-world AWS examples.
2026-04-12 · 18 min read #devops#terraform#iac#infrastructure#awsAWS Core Services Overview & 2025-2026 Tech Trends Recap
A comprehensive guide to AWS core services (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, EKS, etc.) and a retrospective on major tech trends from 2025-2026.
2026-04-12 · 12 min read #ai#aws#cloud#ec2#lambdaManaged Agent Platforms Comparison Guide: OpenAI AgentKit vs Azure AI Foundry Agent Service vs Amazon Bedrock AgentCore
A practical comparison of three managed agent platforms as of 2026-04-12, including product fit, governance, tooling, deployment, and rollout checklists grounded in official docs.
2026-04-12 · 5 min read #ai-platform#managed-agents#agent-platform#comparison#openaiAmazon Bedrock AgentCore Practical Guide: How to Build Secure Production Agents in 2026
A practical guide to Amazon Bedrock AgentCore for teams that need secure, production-ready agents, with clear coverage of Runtime, Memory, Gateway, observability, and rollout checks.
2026-04-12 · 6 min read #aws#bedrock#agentcore#ai-agent#mcpAI Gateway Platforms Comparison Guide: Vercel AI Gateway vs Cloudflare AI Gateway vs Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Gateway
A practical comparison of AI gateway layers as of 2026-04-12, showing where Vercel AI Gateway, Cloudflare AI Gateway, and Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Gateway belong in the stack.
2026-04-12 · 4 min read #ai-platform#ai-gateway#comparison#vercel#cloudflareOpenAI, Azure, and AWS: An Enterprise Agent Observability and Evals Comparison Guide
A practical comparison of agent observability, evaluations, dashboards, and OpenTelemetry integration across OpenAI, Azure, and AWS, with rollout guidance for platform, product, and infra teams.
2026-04-12 · 4 min read #openai#azure#aws#observability#evaluationAWS Core Services Complete Guide 2025: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM Deep Dive
Everything about AWS core services! EC2 (instances/Auto Scaling), S3 (storage classes/lifecycle), RDS (Multi-AZ/Read Replicas), Lambda (serverless), VPC (network design), IAM (security), CloudFront (CDN), DynamoDB (NoSQL
2026-03-25 · 22 min read #aws#ec2#s3#rds#lambdaAWS vs GCP vs Azure Complete Comparison 2025: Service Mapping, Pricing, Certifications, and Decision Framework
Complete 3-cloud comparison! AWS/GCP/Azure service 1:1 mapping tables (compute/storage/DB/AI/serverless), pricing comparison, strengths/weaknesses analysis, certification roadmap, multi-cloud strategy, and decision frame
2026-03-23 · 21 min read #aws#gcp#azure#cloud#comparisonAWS Dynamic Infrastructure Complete Guide: Auto Scaling, Spot Instances, and IaC for 90% Cost Savings
A complete guide to automatically creating AWS infrastructure when needed and removing it when not. EC2 Auto Scaling, Spot Instances (90% discount), Lambda, Fargate, Terraform/CDK IaC — practical strategies to dramatical
2026-03-23 · 31 min read #aws#ec2#auto-scaling#spot-instances#terraformTerraform IaC Complete Guide 2025: Managing AWS/GCP Infrastructure as Code
Complete guide to managing infrastructure as code with Terraform! HCL syntax, Provider/Resource/Module architecture, State management (S3+DynamoDB), Workspaces, Import, Drift Detection, Terragrunt, CI/CD automation, and
2026-03-23 · 17 min read #terraform#iac#aws#gcp#azureStartup Tech Stack Selection Guide 2025: Technical Decisions from 0→1 to Series B
Complete startup tech stack guide! MVP stage (Next.js+Supabase+Vercel), growth stage (K8s+RDS+Redis), scale stage (MSA+Kafka+ElasticSearch) — stage-by-stage technology selection criteria, cost optimization, and how tech
2026-03-23 · 26 min read #startup#tech-stack#mvp#scaling#architecture[AWS] Karpenter Complete Guide: Kubernetes Node Auto-Provisioning
A comprehensive guide covering AWS Karpenter v1 architecture, NodePool/EC2NodeClass CRDs, consolidation, drift detection, Spot instance integration, and comparison with Cluster Autoscaler.
2026-03-20 · 14 min read #aws#kubernetes#karpenter[AWS] Kinesis in Practice: Kafka Comparison and Streaming Patterns
A detailed comparison of Kinesis with Apache Kafka and SQS, stream analytics with Amazon Managed Flink, real-world streaming architecture patterns, and performance optimization strategies.
2026-03-20 · 16 min read #aws#kinesis#streaming[AWS] Managing GPU Nodes with Karpenter: AI/ML Workload Optimization
Advanced guide for AI/ML workloads covering GPU node provisioning with Karpenter, Spot GPU strategies, NVIDIA GPU Operator integration, multi-architecture support, cost optimization, and monitoring.
2026-03-20 · 28 min read #aws#kubernetes#karpenter[AWS] Complete Guide to Kinesis: Real-Time Streaming Data Processing
An in-depth analysis of the AWS Kinesis family (Data Streams, Data Firehose, Managed Flink, Video Streams) architecture and core concepts, with Python code examples for building real-time streaming pipelines.
2026-03-20 · 14 min read #aws#kinesis#streaming