Blog · 3 essays in AWS
Engineering essays from the bench.
War stories, architecture decisions, and the occasional tirade. Written by the engineers who shipped it.
3 essays found in AWSClear
2025.08.21
Scaling a Startup on AWS: A Cost-Conscious Architecture
A startup AWS architecture that starts lean and scales by symptom: day-one foundations, ECS on Fargate, Terraform, NAT and database traps, cost controls.
2025.02.13
Cloud Cost Optimization: 10 Strategies in the Right Order
Ten cloud cost optimization strategies in the order that works: attribution, idle cleanup, right-sizing, Savings Plans, Spot, storage and data transfer.
2024.02.28
AWS Well-Architected Framework: A Practical Review Guide
Run an AWS Well-Architected review that changes things: the six pillars, the evidence to collect, Well-Architected Tool CLI commands and what to fix first.
