The Azure Functions Premium Plan (EP1, EP2, EP3) eliminates the pain points of the Consumption plan: cold starts, 10-minute timeouts, and limited VNET connectivity. However, Premium comes at a significant cost premium, and choosing incorrectly can result in either poor performance or wasted spend. This guide provides a data-driven approach to deciding when Premium makes […]
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AWS S3 Object Lambda: Real-Time Data Transformation Architecture
AWS S3 Object Lambda is one of the most innovative yet underutilized AWS services. It allows you to intercept S3 GET requests and transform data on-the-fly using a Lambda function—without storing multiple copies of the data. Use cases include PII redaction, image resizing, format conversion, decompression, and dynamic watermarking. This comprehensive guide covers architecture patterns, […]
Read more →Azure Container Apps: Complete Production Deployment Guide
Azure Container Apps (ACA) represents Microsoft’s vision for a serverless container platform that sits between Azure Functions and Azure Kubernetes Service in complexity. Now Generally Available, ACA provides a fully managed environment for deploying containerized applications with built-in support for KEDA autoscaling, Dapr integration, and seamless CI/CD. Having deployed multiple production workloads on ACA, this […]
Read more →AWS Lambda Function URLs: API Gateway Alternative
Lambda Function URLs provide a built-in HTTPS endpoint without API Gateway. This simplifies architectures and reduces cost for simple use cases. When to Use Use Function URLs: Webhooks, internal services, simple APIs. Use API Gateway: Rate limiting, API keys, request validation, caching.
Read more →Azure Functions Durable Entities: Actor Model in Serverless
Durable Entities provide an actor-like model in Azure Functions. Each entity has an identity, state, and handles operations serially. Call it from an orchestrator: ctx.SignalEntity(entityId, “add”, 5);
Read more →Azure Blob Storage Lifecycle Management: Complete Cost Optimization Guide
Azure Blob Storage costs can spiral out of control without proper management. I have seen organizations spend 10x more than necessary simply because they store everything in the Hot tier indefinitely. With lifecycle management policies, you can automatically transition blobs between access tiers (Hot, Cool, Cold, Archive) and delete expired data—reducing storage costs by 70-90% […]
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