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Practical lessons from building and scaling backend systems. No fluff, just things I have learned the hard way.

The Microservices Cost Reduction Playbook: How We Cut Cloud Spend by 85%

8 min read

February 15, 2025

A step-by-step breakdown of the architecture decisions that slashed our client's AWS bill from $12K/month to under $2K — without sacrificing performance.

When to Break the Monolith: A Decision Framework for CTOs

6 min read

January 20, 2025

Not every monolith needs to become microservices. Here is a practical framework for deciding when the migration is worth the investment and when it is not.

The Business Case for Event-Driven Architecture

7 min read

December 10, 2024

Why companies processing more than 100K events per day are switching to event-driven systems — and the revenue impact of real-time data processing.

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