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Introduction: The Server Room is Evolving, Not Dying If you are a traditional systems administrator, you’ve likely felt the shift. The racking and stacking are decreasing; the API calls are increasing. The narrative that “sysadmins are obsolete” is false, but the reality is that the role is evolving rapidly into Platform and Cloud Engineering. Your…
Same Destination, Different Vehicles By now, the concept of a “Landing Zone” is well understood in the enterprise. It is the pre-configured, secure, and scalable foundation upon which workloads are deployed. It’s the antidote to the “wild west” of unmanaged cloud accounts and subscriptions. For Solution Engineers and Architects working in multi-cloud environments, simply knowing…
Modern systems are no longer built on a single database. High‑scale, cloud‑native applications combine multiple database types, each optimized for a specific access pattern, latency requirement, or workload. Choosing the right database is now an architectural decision that directly impacts cost, performance, resilience, and developer velocity. Below is a practical, cloud‑focused guide to the most…
Introduction: Your Weekend Cloud Transformation The cloud offers unparalleled flexibility and scale, but diving into a fresh Azure subscription without a plan can quickly lead to complexity, security gaps, and unmanageable costs. That’s where the Azure Landing Zone concept comes in. It’s Microsoft’s guidance for setting up a well-architected, secure, and scalable environment that’s ready…
