Deep-dive technical articles on cloud architecture, networking, security, databases, and infrastructure. Written by practitioners who build and scale production systems.
How stream processing works, when to use Kafka vs Flink, real-time architecture patterns like Lambda and Kappa, and lessons from building production streaming systems.
ARM-based cloud instances are delivering 40-60% better price-performance than x86 equivalents. Here's how AWS Graviton and Ampere Altra work, what workloads benefit most, and how to migrate.
How a cloud migration factory industrializes cloud moves with the assembly line model, roles, tooling, and metrics that let you migrate hundreds of workloads at scale.
Apache Iceberg is transforming how we think about analytical data storage. Here's how the open table format works, why it's replacing traditional data lakes, and when to adopt a lakehouse architecture.
Block, object, and file storage serve fundamentally different purposes. A veteran architect explains how each works, their trade-offs, and when to choose which.
How data compression and deduplication actually work under the hood, the trade-offs between them, and practical guidance on when to use each in storage and backup.
How to design a cloud landing zone that scales, covering account structure, networking, security, and governance patterns from dozens of enterprise implementations.
Learn the real differences between SAN, NAS, and DAS storage architectures. A veteran architect breaks down performance, cost, and use cases for each approach.
What a data lake actually is, how to architect one that doesn't become a data swamp, real-world use cases, and the pitfalls I've seen sink data lake projects.
What makes an API developer-friendly: naming conventions, error handling, pagination, versioning, docs, and the design principles that separate great APIs from painful ones.
The 7 Rs of cloud migration explained with real examples: rehost, replatform, refactor, repurchase, retire, retain, and relocate, plus how to choose the right one.
Bastion hosts and jump boxes explained by a principal architect. Learn secure access patterns, hardening practices, and modern alternatives for private infrastructure.
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