Serverless vs EC2: When to Use What on AWS.
Introduction. When you start building an application on AWS, one of the first and most critical decisions you’ll face is how to run your compute workloads. Should you go serverless, using AWS Lambda to run your code in response to events, scaling instantly without provisioning any infrastructure? Or should you choose Amazon EC2, spinning up […]
How to Set Up Blue/Green Deployments with ECS or Lambda.
What Is a Blue/Green Deployment? Blue/green deployment is a release management strategy designed to minimize downtime and risk during application updates by running two identical environments one active (blue) and one idle (green). In this approach, the blue environment represents the currently running version of your application, the one serving production traffic. The green environment […]
Secrets Management in DevOps: Tools and Strategies.
What Are Secrets in DevOps? In DevOps, “secrets” refer to sensitive pieces of information that systems, applications, and users need in order to authenticate, connect, and communicate securely across environments, tools, and services. These secrets typically include API keys, database credentials, encryption keys, OAuth tokens, SSH keys, TLS certificates, and service account credentials. They are […]
Designing for High Availability with AWS Global Accelerator and Route 53.
Introduction. Designing highly available systems is a cornerstone of modern cloud architecture. In a world where users expect applications to be fast, responsive, and always accessible regardless of location cloud architects must rely on globally distributed services to maintain performance and uptime. Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers two powerful tools for achieving high availability and […]
Building a DevOps Culture in a Remote Team.
Introduction. In the past, DevOps was often synonymous with close-knit, co-located teams huddled around whiteboards, rushing from development stand-ups to impromptu incident war rooms. When an issue hit production, a few key people could gather quickly, point at a dashboard, and sort things out. Culture that unspoken glue of collaboration and trust naturally grew from […]
Understanding the AWS Free Tier: What Can You Do for $0?
Introduction. In the ever-evolving world of cloud computing, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has established itself as the dominant force, powering everything from scrappy startups to global enterprises. But for many newcomers whether they’re developers, students, entrepreneurs, or hobbyists the sheer breadth of services and potential costs can be intimidating. If you’ve ever hesitated to dive […]
How to Use AWS Step Functions to Orchestrate Workflows.
What Does It Mean to Orchestrate a Workflow? Orchestrating a workflow refers to the process of coordinating and managing a series of discrete tasks, services, or processes in a specific, logical order to achieve a desired outcome or complete a business process. In software and systems architecture, especially in cloud computing and microservices environments, orchestration […]
Using Terraform to Automate Cloud Infrastructure.
Introduction. In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, cloud infrastructure is the backbone of virtually every modern software application. Businesses demand agility, scalability, and reliability from their cloud environments but achieving those goals manually, through endless clicks in cloud provider dashboards, is inefficient and error-prone. Imagine building a new virtual machine, attaching it to the right […]
Why Every Developer Should Learn the AWS Cloud in 2026.
Introduction. In 2025, the role of a software developer is no longer confined to writing code. Developers today are expected to build, deploy, scale, and sometimes even operate the applications they create. The lines between developer, DevOps engineer, and cloud architect have blurred. And at the heart of this evolution lies cloud computing specifically, Amazon […]
Deploying a Static Website with S3, CloudFront, and Route 53.
Introduction. In today’s world of modern web development, simplicity, speed, and scalability are key. Whether you’re building a personal portfolio, a marketing landing page, or a product documentation site, static websites have become a popular choice due to their lightweight architecture and minimal server-side dependencies. But just because a website is “static” doesn’t mean it […]