C4: Container, Code, Cloud & Context
Designing intelligent systems, one layer at a time. ~ Nithin Mohan T K
The moment I first deployed a production generative AI application on AWS, I realized we had crossed a threshold that would fundamentally change how enterprises build intelligent systems. After spending two decades architecting solutions across every major cloud platform, I can say with confidence that AWS has assembled the most comprehensive generative AI ecosystem available […]
Read more →AWS offers a comprehensive range of compute services from virtual machines to serverless functions. This guide covers EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS, and Fargate with practical deployment examples using AWS CDK, CloudFormation, and Terraform. 📚 AWS FUNDAMENTALS SERIES This is Part 2 of a 6-part series covering AWS Cloud Platform for developers. Part 1: Fundamentals – […]
Read more →Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and widely adopted cloud platform, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. This foundational guide covers the essential concepts every developer and architect needs to master before building on AWS. 📚 AWS FUNDAMENTALS SERIES This is Part 1 of a 6-part series covering […]
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Running production workloads on Amazon EKS demands more than basic health checks. After managing dozens of Kubernetes clusters across various industries, I’ve learned that the difference between a resilient system and a fragile one often comes down to how deeply you can see into your infrastructure. This guide shares the observability patterns and CDK-based automation […]
Read more →Even with tools like CDK, understanding the underlying CloudFormation mechanics is crucial. Improperly structured stacks can lead to circular dependencies, update rollbacks, and stuck resources. This guide covers nested stacks, cross-stack references, and drift detection. Cross-Stack References vs Nested Stacks Feature Cross-Stack Refs (Export/Import) Nested Stacks Coupling Loose (Independent lifecycles) Tight (Parent controls Child) Updates […]
Read more →CloudFormation YAML is verbose and lacks logic. The AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) allows you to define cloud resources using imperative languages. In this guide, we build a complete serverless stack (Lambda + API Gateway + DynamoDB) using TypeScript. The Construct Tree CDK components are called “Constructs”. Level 1 (L1) constructs are 1:1 mappings to […]
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