AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) enables defining infrastructure using familiar programming languages—TypeScript, Python, Java, C#, and Go. Instead of writing YAML/JSON, you use constructs, loops, conditionals, and functions. CDK synthesizes to CloudFormation, providing the best of imperative programming with declarative deployment. This guide covers CDK patterns, construct levels, and best practices for production deployments. CDK […]
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Azure Bicep: Infrastructure as Code Deep Dive
Azure Bicep is the next-generation language for Azure infrastructure as code, replacing ARM templates. With cleaner syntax, modules, and first-class tooling, Bicep significantly improves the IaC developer experience. This guide covers Bicep fundamentals, module patterns, deployment strategies, and migration from ARM templates. Bicep vs ARM Templates Feature ARM JSON Bicep Syntax Verbose JSON Clean DSL […]
Read more →Azure Functions Flex Consumption: Complete Guide
Azure Functions Flex Consumption is the newest hosting tier, combining the best of Consumption (pay-per-use, scale-to-zero) and Premium (always-ready instances, VNET support). Now in General Availability, Flex Consumption addresses the main pain points of both existing tiers: Consumption’s cold starts and Premium’s minimum monthly cost. This guide covers when to choose Flex, configuration strategies, and […]
Read more →AWS Lambda: Power Tuning for Optimal Cost-Performance
Choosing the right memory configuration for AWS Lambda is a balancing act between performance and cost. Too little memory causes slow execution (Lambda allocates CPU proportionally to memory). Too much wastes money. AWS Lambda Power Tuning, an open-source tool built on Step Functions, automates this optimization by benchmarking your function across multiple memory configurations and […]
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