Introduction In ad-tech, logs are not “nice to have.” They are the product’s heartbeat. Every impression, every click, every bid request — everything generates logs. Multiply that by millions of requests per minute, and you’re suddenly dealing with millions of events and TB’s of logs per day. That’s exactly where one of our...
Introduction If you’ve worked in production long enough, you’ve probably heard this: “Let’s right-size the services and reduce the AWS bill.” So we do it. We check CPU and memory metrics for a week. We reduce task sizes. Costs drop. Everyone’s happy. And then…. six months later, the bill increases again....
In this BLOG I will share an incident that taught me how containers really work under the hood. Production Down - Once I received production website down alert for one of my customer. As I checked the website was giving 502 [caption id="attachment_77705" align="alignnone" width="846"] website-down[/caption] Initial Checks - I...
Nowadays, every org wants to migrate to a microservices architecture; the idea sounds great on paper. But when you're staring at an 8-year or decade-old monolith that processes millions of transactions and somehow never breaks, suggesting a complete rewrite feels... well, insane. I've been down this road more times than I care to admit....
Introduction For over a decade, we've relied on AWS Managed Kubernetes (EKS) clusters to deploy our microservices workloads. As businesses increasingly depend on cloud-native applications, security, and compliance have become critical components for ensuring business continuity and growth. These applications, deployed across clusters,...
In the dynamic landscape of distributed systems, communication between services is critical. As modern applications evolve, the need for efficient and scalable communication protocols becomes increasingly evident. One such protocol that has gained significant traction in recent years is gRPC. What is gRPC? gRPC, which stands...
[caption id="attachment_62070" align="aligncenter" width="625"] Integration of Amazon SNS and SQS Queue: Efficient Messaging and Queuing Solution[/caption] Introduction In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, efficient communication and data processing are essential for the smooth operation of distributed systems. Amazon...
In the era of agile methodologies and DevOps practices, the traditional boundaries between roles are blurring, necessitating a collaborative approach across cross-functional teams. For testers, this entails gaining proficiency in tools beyond their traditional domain, including Kubernetes—a pivotal platform for container...
Traditional software product development starts with one problem in mind and project continues to grow with an inclusion of new feature this leads to a single monolithic system. Every new functionality added increases complexity and difficulty in scaling system. Increasing functionality results in an increase in thousand lines of code...
Companies want to bid farewell to legacy architecture and digitize their business models, products and infrastructure. While some advanced companies are leveraging two-speed IT, DevOps and Cloud, some others are still trying to figure out a way to build disruptive web and mobile products faster. Moreover, growing consumer demands have...
Microservices have really redefined the way traditional and legacy applications were built. In part I, we have provided an overview of microservices and key benefits of microservice architecture. Unlike the monolithic architectural style, microservice architecture helps to bring business agility and improve time to market. Microservices...
Companies around the globe are investing a lot of time, money and efforts in building innovative products. In such a competitive landscape, it is highly critical to maintain the business agility and improve time to market. A decade back operations and development teams used to work in silos making the release cycles long. Over the last...