Cloud Architecture Resources

The AI Firewall: Using Local Small Language Models (SLMs) to Scrub PII Before Cloud Processing

Learn how to run small language models locally as an AI firewall to detect and scrub PII from data before sending it to cloud AI services.

February 10, 2026

by Rambabu Bandam

· 4,152 Views · 1 Like

OCI Images as Kubernetes Volumes: A New Era for Data Management

A new volume type has recently joined the Kubernetes ecosystem: the image volume. This feature promises to change how we manage static data and configurations.

February 10, 2026

by Manuel Morejón

· 2,217 Views

Designing a Real-Time Data Activation Platform Using Segment CDP, Databricks, and Iterable

We rebuilt a failing activation stack as a governed platform using Segment, Databricks, and Iterable, reducing incidents and enabling safer self-service.

February 10, 2026

by Shweta Puri

· 889 Views

Query-Aware Retrieval Routing for Analytics on AWS: When to Use Redshift, OpenSearch, Neptune, or Cache

Use a query router for LLM analytics — Redshift (KPIs), OpenSearch (definition), Neptune (lineage), and Cache (repeats) — to improve accuracy, latency, and costs.

February 10, 2026

by Anusha Kovi

CORE

· 1,297 Views · 1 Like

Secure Multi-Tenant GPU-as-a-Service on Kubernetes: Architecture, Isolation, and Reliability at Scale

GPU-as-a-Service makes it easier to share accelerators, but it also raises concerns about isolation and security. This introduces a secure Kubernetes architecture.

February 10, 2026

by Harvendra Singh

· 2,145 Views

The New Testing Pattern: Standardizing Regression for Cloud Migrations

Migrating legacy monolithic systems to the cloud is risky. Here is a proven pattern for automating regression testing at scale by replaying production traffic.

February 9, 2026

by Dippu Kumar Singh

· 1,308 Views

Distributed Systems and Cloud Efficiency: A Deep Dive

Cloud cost is a distributed systems failure mode. This article explains how to make it observable, prevent waste, and manage spend as an operational metric.

February 9, 2026

by David Iyanu Jonathan

· 889 Views

Building a Self-Healing Observability System with AWS Bedrock AgentCore

This article explains how to build a self-healing observability system with AWS Bedrock AgentCore using AI agents to analyze and remediate infrastructure issues.

February 9, 2026

by Lakshmi Narayana Rasalay

· 2,027 Views

Model Context Protocol Vs Agent2Agent: Practical Integration with Enterprise Data

MCP is production-ready for LLM-to-tool integration; A2A enables emerging multi-agent collaboration. They complement, not compete, and neither replaces Spark or Airflow.

February 9, 2026

by Ram Ghadiyaram

CORE

· 2,164 Views · 1 Like

The Real Cost of DevOps Backup Scripts

Backup scripts are one way to protect data, but are they the most secure backup solution? Let’s explore the potential alternatives.

February 6, 2026

by Milosz Jesis

· 752 Views

ITSM Uncovered: How IT Teams Keep Businesses Running Smoothly

Modern ITSM is evolving from ticket-based incident handling into intelligent, automated resilience for cloud-native systems.

February 6, 2026

by Akshay Pratinav

· 1,874 Views · 1 Like

When Your Cloud Bill Becomes an Outage

A deep dive into cost-aware reliability engineering, exposing how autoscaling, retries, and serverless systems can cause financial outages.

February 5, 2026

by David Iyanu Jonathan

· 710 Views

Rate Limiting Beyond “N Requests/sec”: Adaptive Throttling for Spiky Workloads (Spring Cloud Gateway)

Build smarter Spring Cloud Gateway throttling — fair per-client limits, a global cap, and adaptive tuning — to survive spikes without meltdowns.

February 4, 2026

by Varun Pandey

· 1,799 Views · 1 Like

Automating Lift-and-Shift Migration at Scale

Moving 100+ servers to the cloud manually is a recipe for disaster. Here is an architectural pattern for building an automated Migration Factory.

February 4, 2026

by Dippu Kumar Singh

· 929 Views

Building a 300 Channel Video Encoding Server

NETINT VPU Technology with Ampere® Altra® Processors set new operational cost and efficiency standards

February 3, 2026

by John Oneill

· 2,945 Views · 1 Like

TPU vs GPU: Real-World Performance Testing for LLM Training on Google Cloud

H100 GPUs are best for flexibility, fast iteration, and custom CUDA work. TPU v5p wins on GCP for large-scale LLM training with better cost efficiency and scaling.

January 30, 2026

by Jubin Soni, FBCS

CORE

· 4,674 Views

Automating AWS Glue Infra and Code Reviews With RAG and Amazon Bedrock

Automate AWS Glue reviews with infra-first RAG governance, enforcing enterprise standards, reducing manual work, and shifting checks left.

January 29, 2026

by pooja chhabra

· 2,150 Views

Cloud Systems Drift: What Happens When Exceptions Become the System

Cloud systems drift when exceptions accumulate, and decisions lose connection to original objectives. Clear requirements and early security design prevent sprawl.

January 29, 2026

by Kevin Maki

· 4,293 Views