The Power of fck-nat: A Cost-Effective Alternative to AWS NAT Gateway AWS NAT Gateway is a widely used service to facilitate network address translation (NAT) between private and public subnets in a VPC. However, its hourly and per-GB data processing fees can accumulate quickly in high-traffic envir...
Terraform has become the de facto standard for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in many organizations, enabling teams to define, provision, and manage their cloud infrastructure efficiently. However, as teams grow and infrastructure complexity increases, managing Terraform workflows collaboratively can ...
As organizations increasingly adopt Kubernetes for container orchestration, managing secure access to AWS resources has become a critical concern. Traditionally, AWS IAM Roles for Service Accounts (IRSA) has been the go-to solution for granting Kubernetes pods secure access to AWS services. However,...
In today’s fast-paced digital world, businesses require robust, scalable, and real-time solutions to handle data processing and monitoring. AWS offers a suite of services that can be seamlessly integrated to achieve these goals. This blog post explores how to leverage AWS Lambda, S3, and SES f...
The Struggle with Kubernetes Tool Choices Kubernetes, the leading container orchestration platform, continues to grow in popularity. However, as it matures, it brings new challenges for its users. According to a recent survey by Spectro Cloud, nearly half of the respondents (48%) reported difficulti...
In today’s fast-paced cloud environment, getting real-time insights into your infrastructure is crucial for maintaining security, compliance, and operational efficiency. This is where Steampipe shines, offering a robust solution to query and analyze AWS resources across multiple accounts and r...
As microservices continue to gain traction in modern software architecture, managing and securing the networking between these services has become increasingly complex. Enter Amazon VPC Lattice, a fully managed service designed to simplify and secure the networking of microservices across multiple A...
For those heavily invested in Kubernetes, there’s a significant shift on the horizon. Ingress and service meshes, familiar tools for managing traffic within clusters, are gradually being phased out. They will be replaced by the new Gateway API, a powerful and more versatile framework for servi...
In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud computing and infrastructure management, Crossplane has emerged as a powerful tool that is rapidly gaining popularity among developers and DevOps teams. This blog explores the reasons behind Crossplane’s rising prominence and why it might be the right ch...
Navigating the landscape of service meshes and API gateways can be complex. For organizations leveraging Kubernetes, Istio and the Kubernetes Gateway API are two prominent options. Both solutions aim to manage traffic, enhance security, and improve observability in microservices architectures. This ...