2017.12.207 min read
Kubernetes vs ECS: An Enterprise Container Orchestration Comparison
When to choose Kubernetes and when to choose ECS, based on real experience operating both at enterprise scale
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Thoughts on engineering leadership, distributed systems, architecture, and the craft of building software.
2017.11.148 min read
VPC Networking at Enterprise Scale
Designing VPC topologies, Transit Gateway patterns, peering strategies, and security group architectures for hundreds of AWS accounts
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2017.10.288 min read
Akamai-Fronted Web Applications on AWS
Designing enterprise web tier architecture with Akamai CDN in front of AWS origins, including WAF, origin shield, and caching strategies
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2017.10.127 min read
Active-Active Multi-Region Architecture with Route 53
Designing active-active multi-region deployments with Route 53 failover, health checks, and data replication strategies
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2017.09.227 min read
Storage Gateways, EFS, and AWS Batch: Solving Enterprise Storage Challenges
How we designed storage architectures for media workflows using EFS, AWS Batch, and Storage Gateway
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2017.08.036 min read
Terraform as the IaC Standard Across Hundreds of AWS Accounts
How we standardized Terraform across hundreds of AWS accounts with shared modules, remote state, and workspace conventions
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2017.06.156 min read
Dockerizing Legacy Apps: From Monolith to ECS
How we containerized a monolithic Java application and deployed it to AWS ECS with a full CI/CD pipeline
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2017.04.207 min read
Migrating Monolithic Apps to AWS: The 6Rs Framework in Practice
Enterprise cloud migration is not a single strategy; it is six strategies applied systematically across hundreds of applications
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