Blog Posts
Long-form write-ups on AWS, DevOps and Infrastructure as Code. The kind of post you read once, then come back to with a terminal open.

AI is Not Real: A Software Engineering Perspective
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software Engineering
- 28 May, 2024
- 14 Mins read
We have all seen the wave of hype around artificial intelligence. It is everywhere, from tech conferences to science fiction scripts. As software engineers, though, we need to look past the marketing

Navigating the Future of Cloud with Multi-Cloud IaC: Pulumi and Crossplane
- Multi Cloud
- Infrastructure as Code
- 28 Feb, 2026
- 26 Mins read
Why organizations are going multi-cloud Organizations are really getting into multi-cloud these days. Instead of sticking with just one cloud provider, they're using a mix of platforms like Amazon

Building Resilient Systems: Immutable Infrastructure with Packer and Terraform
- DevOps
- Infrastructure as Code
- 21 Feb, 2026
- 31 Mins read
What is immutable infrastructure? The way we manage IT infrastructure has really changed. We're moving from old-school, changeable setups to more modern, "immutable" ones. Understanding this big s

Modular Terraform for Scalable Infrastructure as Code
- Infrastructure as Code
- Terraform
- 14 Feb, 2026
- 20 Mins read
Businesses need infrastructure that's flexible and can grow fast, and managing it by hand doesn't scale. Infrastructure as Code, or IaC, changed how we build and manage those digital foundations. IaC

Unmasking Hidden Costs: Your Guide to AWS Cost Optimization Cleanup Strategies
- AWS
- Cost Optimization
- 07 Feb, 2026
- 17 Mins read
The cloud offers amazing flexibility and scalability, letting businesses innovate and grow super fast. But if you're not careful, those benefits can quickly lead to surprisingly high bills. Lots of co

Chaos Engineering: Testing Resiliency with Chaos Monkey and Gremlin
- Chaos Engineering
- System Reliability
- 31 Jan, 2026
- 15 Mins read
Modern software systems are incredibly complex. They're spread across massive networks with countless moving parts. Because of this complexity, unexpected failures are inevitable. Servers crash. Netwo

What's the Deal with Shift-Left Security, and Why Should You Care?
Let's be honest: security can't be an afterthought. If you're still waiting until the end of your development cycle to think about vulnerabilities, you're doing it wrong. That's where **shift-left sec

Container Image Signing with Cosign: A Hands-On Guide to Secure Your Supply Chain
- Security
- Supply Chain Security
- 18 Jan, 2026
- 22 Mins read
Container images make packaging and running apps consistent across environments, which is genuinely useful. But that consistency also brings new security questions. We need to make sure the images run