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Field stories and patterns on cloud foundations, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, containers, delivery, security, operations, FinOps and automation.

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July 14, 20269 min read
Category: Platform foundationsPlatform engineeringDeveloper enablementCloud foundations

When does a software company need a platform engineer, but not yet a platform team?

Many software companies are still too small for a full platform team while developers already carry cloud, deployment and operational work. When does that become a structural platform problem?

Article
June 3, 20267 min read
Category: FinOpsAWSKubernetesAutomation

Saving 50 percent compute with EKS Auto Mode at Bettr.

A field story about how Bettr structurally cuts DTA compute cost with EKS Auto Mode, ArgoCD, CNPG and scheduled node pools.

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April 10, 20268 min read
Category: Security & accessSecurity & accessAutomationOperations

Permanent production access is a slow-burning risk. JIT is the answer.

A technical article on designing temporary production access as a platform capability, covering request flows, approvals, provisioning, scoped access, audit logging and automated revocation.