The Container Orchestration Challenge As organizations increasingly adopt microservices architectures, the need for robust container orchestration has become paramount. While Kubernetes offers powerful orchestration capabilities, the complexity of setting it up and maintaining it can be daunting. Enter Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) and Terraform — a powerful combination that simplifies deployment while maintaining enterprise-grade […]
1. Introduction In the world of DevOps, automation is key to managing complex systems, streamlining workflows, and accelerating development cycles. Shell scripting is a versatile and powerful tool that allows DevOps engineers to automate routine tasks, reducing manual effort and ensuring reliability across processes. In this guide, we will cover the essentials of DevOps automation […]
Introduction Monitoring and logging are essential for healthy and functionally optimal Cloud-native apps, particularly in Kubernetes environments (AWS EKS). You may create a strong observability system by combining tools like Grafana for visualization, Prometheus for metrics, and the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana) for logging. In this article, I’ll walk you through setting up […]
The basic premise of search engine reputation management is to use the following three strategies to accomplish the goal of creating a completely positive first page of search engine results for a specific term…
Manage tens of thousands of EC2 instances that host a variety of services, including our Vitess databases, Kubernetes workers, and various components of the Slack application. The majority of these instances run on some version of Ubuntu, while a portion operates on Amazon Linux. With such a vast infrastructure, the critical question arises: how do […]
Introduction The big challenge in any load shedder is that it needs an estimate of the capacity of the service. Essentially, how many requests can the service handle? If the estimate is too low, the service will be too quick at rejecting requests and it will run ineffectively, as it is not utilizing all the available resources. […]
Introduction Uber’s business runs on a myriad of microservices. Ensuring that changes to all of these services are deployed safely and in a timely manner is critical. By utilizing continuous deployment to automate this process, we ensure that new features, library updates, and security patches are all delivered to production without unnecessary delays, improving the […]
In today’s digital world, businesses are increasingly turning to the cloud for its scalability, agility, and cost-effectiveness. Migrating your data center to the cloud can be a daunting task, but with the right approach and tools, it can be a successful journey. This Let’s Architect! blog post will guide you through the process of migrating to the […]
Search abandonment – where a visitor uses the search bar to find something on your website but does not get the desired results – costs retailers over $234 dollars in the US and over $2 trillion across the globe annually. These numbers not only represent lost sales opportunities but also point out a recurring problem […]
The business intelligence (BI) market is growing unprecedentedly and is expected to cross USD 34 billion by 2028. According to a Statista report, investment in data and analytics is a top priority for over 87% of Chief Data Officers, Chief Data & Analytics Officers, and Heads of Data, Analytics, or AI. This is all very natural, as business […]