Case Studies
In-depth engineering case studies: the problem, the constraints, the architecture decisions, how it was built, and the measurable results.
Migrating a Monolith to Kubernetes Without a Big-Bang Cutover
- DevOps
- Cloud Native
- 20 Jul 2026
- 07 Mins read
Almost every failed "let's move off the monolith" project shares one detail: the plan was a big-bang cutover. Rewrite in parallel, pick a weekend, flip the switch, and pray. This is the opposite of th
Cutting a SaaS AWS Bill 41% Without Slowing Delivery
- Cloud Computing
- DevOps
- 19 Jul 2026
- 10 Mins read
A growing SaaS ran on EKS with a full GitOps pipeline, and it was over its AWS budget nearly every month. The reflex from leadership was the usual one: freeze features until the bill comes down. That
QuenchWorks: Building a 0-CVE Container Image and Helm Chart Catalog
When Bitnami moved its long-trusted catalog behind a paid tier, thousands of teams woke up to a supply-chain problem they didn't choose. The free images they had pinned in production would stop gettin