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Notes from production AWS.
Field reports, deep-dives, and patterns from the AWS work we do for SaaS, healthcare, fintech, and education teams.
Nov 2, 2025
AWS Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Cloud Strategy Explained
Design a resilient multi-cloud and hybrid cloud architecture on AWS: benefits, tools, and best practices for security, cost, and scalability.
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- cloud-strategy
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Oct 20, 2025
AWS Outage 2025: Multi-Region Backup Lessons
The 2025 AWS outage exposed the risk of single-region hosting. What happened, why it cascaded, and how a DR strategy prevents downtime.
- application-modernization
- aws
- aws-msp
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Oct 9, 2025
DevSecOps vs DevOps: Why Shift-Left Security Matters
Discover how DevSecOps transforms DevOps by shifting security left — speeding delivery while keeping your cloud pipeline secure and compliant.
- application-modernization
- aws
- devops
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Oct 2, 2025
Terraform vs CloudFormation vs Serverless Framework
Compare Terraform vs CloudFormation vs Serverless Framework: pros, cons, and best uses to choose the right IaC tool for AWS or multi-cloud teams.
- devops
- aws
- cloud-strategy
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Sep 26, 2025
Cloud Cost Optimization: Cut AWS Costs and Boost Performance
Reduce AWS costs and boost performance with proven cloud cost optimization strategies: causes of overspend, best practices, and real results.
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- aws-msp
- cloud-strategy
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Sep 18, 2025
CI/CD on AWS: What Every Growing Business Should Know
How CI/CD on AWS helps growing businesses deploy faster, cut errors, and scale with confidence, plus key tools, benefits, and best practices.
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- aws-msp
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Sep 12, 2025
Terraform vs Ansible: Differences & Use Cases
Discover the key differences between Terraform and Ansible, their use cases, why DevOps teams use them together. With real world examples.
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- cloud-strategy
- devops
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Sep 8, 2025
The 6 R's of Application Modernization Explained
The 6 Rs of application modernization, Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Repurchase, Retire, and Retain, and how to pick the right AWS strategy.
- application-modernization
- aws
- cloud-strategy
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Aug 26, 2025
Top 10 AWS Services Every Business Leader Should Know
Discover the 10 essential AWS services that help businesses scale, cut costs, and stay secure (explained in plain English).
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- aws-msp
- application-modernization
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