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Reducing cloud reliability risks with the AWS Well-Architected Framework

Designing and deploying applications in the cloud can be a labyrinthian exercise. There are dozens of cloud providers, each offering dozens of services, and each of those services has any number of configurations. How are you supposed to architect your systems in a way that gives your customers the best possible experience? AWS recognized this, and in response, they created the AWS Well-Architected Framework (WAF) to guide customers.

Azure Cosmos DB Pricing (2024)

Azure Cosmos DB, a global, multi-model database by Microsoft Azure, ensures globally responsive and scalable applications with low-latency, high-throughput data access. With support for diverse data models, global distribution, flexible consistency models, automatic scaling, and comprehensive SLAs, it’s crucial for modern applications requiring agility, security, and compliance.

The Frugal Architect, Law II: Systems That Last Align Cost To Business

This is part two of seven in our Frugal Architect blog series. Read part one here. In case you weren’t as giddy as CloudZero was at re:Invent this year, we wanted to recount the seven laws outlined by Werner Vogels, Amazon’s CTO, which he’s bundled into a framework called “The Frugal Architect” (check out the whole framework here). What is “The Frugal Architect”? A constitution of sorts for how engineers can build high-functioning, cost-efficient cloud software.

Exploring Real Options Analysis (ROA) in Software Selection

Real Options Analysis (ROA) is a decision-making approach that originated in financial management but has since been applied in various fields, including technology and software vendor selection. ROA focuses on assessing the value of maintaining flexibility in decision-making under uncertainty.

An Ultimate Guide on Biztalk to Azure Migration

For many years, BizTalk Server has been a popular Microsoft platform for streamlining business transactions by integrating backend systems. Microsoft BizTalk Server is flexible, scalable, and very customizable. Hence, for many organizations, it was a logical choice to use the product to integrate their internal systems, and by using cloud adapters, the product can even connect with branch offices and/or partners in different geographical locations.

Exploring Winglang with OpenTelemetry

Late last year, during an engaging Twitch livestream by AWS Developer Advocate Darko Mesaroš, I was introduced to a new framework Id seen a few people talking about called Winglang. What really got my attention was this wasn’t just another entry in the list of cloud frameworks, Winglang was on a mission to redefine how we interact with cloud environments. Its ambition to serve as an expansive framework that could effortlessly connect different cloud platforms instantly caught my attention.

Is Downdetector an Effective Monitoring Tool?

The internet has become an essential part of our lives, especially when it comes to business. Whether for work, communication, or entertainment, we heavily rely on the internet’s availability. However, when the internet goes down unexpectedly, it can be frustrating and disruptive. This is where Downdetector has become integral for many people in determining the status of an internet service.