A technical comparison of self-hosting a service on a Raspberry Pi 5 versus renting a VPS, analyzing costs, complexity, and pros/cons.
Explores AWS Lambda as a 'halo product' that boosts brand perception, comparing it to iconic halo cars, and discusses its role versus traditional EC2 instances.
An AWS expert critiques AWS's overwhelming focus on Generative AI, arguing it neglects core cloud services and alienates traditional cloud engineers.
A comparison of serverless computing and containers, outlining their benefits and ideal use cases for application deployment.
A developer reflects on SQL's relevance after a colleague's unfamiliarity with it, questioning if it's becoming a niche skill in modern tech stacks.
A veteran software engineer observes a shift from wholesale cloud migration to a hybrid approach, with companies keeping workloads on-prem unless there's a compelling cloud reason.
A monthly roundup of new features and updates for Microsoft Azure WebApps, including PHP 8.3 support, reservation changes, and preview features.
Announcing the release date for 'The CloudSec Engineer' book, a guide focused on cloud security engineering.
A developer shares their experience speaking at the AWS Summit Singapore 2024, covering topics like Amazon EKS and AWS Network Firewall.
VMware removes mandatory training course requirement for VCP certification, lowering financial barrier for IT professionals.
A developer's journey building a TV show recommendation engine using AWS SageMaker, from data collection to model deployment.
A summary of new features and updates for Azure WebApps in March 2024, focusing on the GA release of Automatic Scaling for Premium-tier apps.
Discusses the retirement of Azure's default outbound access for VMs in 2025, explaining the security reasons and urging preparation.
A guide to using the Azure Cost Optimization Workbook for managing and reducing cloud spending in Azure environments.
Explores how common web design patterns lead to massive, wasteful data storage and discusses the environmental impact of 'junk data'.
Examines the shift from cloud price cuts to server life extensions, and the economic and software challenges of owning vs. renting compute infrastructure.
Explores common anti-patterns when using a layered approach to structure Terraform (IaC) projects, discussing its origins and suitability.
Introduction to a new blog focused on Microsoft Azure, covering deployment guides, new services, and troubleshooting tips.
Introducing CloudSecGPT, a specialized AI model trained on cloud security documentation to provide interactive insights and troubleshooting help.
A recap of key announcements from the second half of AWS re:Invent 2023, focusing on new AI/ML services and management tools.
