The evolution of cloud computing has fundamentally transformed how we architect, deploy, and operate applications. Cloud-native architecture and multi-cloud strategies are no longer optional—they’re essential for organizations seeking agility, resilience, and competitive advantage in the digital economy. This comprehensive guide covers cloud-native principles, multi-cloud strategies, Kubernetes orchestration, and practical implementation patterns with real-world examples. Cloud […]
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Architecture Decision Records (ADRs): Documenting the Why
Why did we choose Cosmos DB over SQL? Why did we use gRPC here? Six months from now, nobody will remember. That’s why you need ADRs. An ADR is a short markdown file stored in the repo that captures an architectural decision. Structure Title: “Use Cosmos DB for Session Store” Status: Accepted / Deprecated Context: […]
Read more →Azure Service Bus: Messaging Patterns
Azure Service Bus is the enterprise messaging backbone. Beyond simple queues, it offers powerful patterns. Topic Filters (Pub/Sub) Instead of creating a queue for every variation, create one Topic. Subscribers can filter what they receive using SQL filters. Dead Letter Handling Always handle your Dead Letter Queue (DLQ). Messages go there after max delivery attempts. […]
Read more →Event-Driven Architecture with Azure Event Grid
Azure Event Grid is the backbone of event-driven architectures on Azure. It’s a fully managed event routing service that uses a publish-subscribe model. Unlike messaging services (Service Bus, Event Hubs), Event Grid is optimized for reactive programming patterns where you want instant notifications of state changes. Event Grid Architecture Key Concepts Topics are endpoints where […]
Read more →Dapr: Distributed Application Runtime Introduction
Dapr provides building blocks for distributed systems. Sidecar pattern, language-agnostic, Kubernetes-native. Building Blocks Service invocation State management Pub/sub messaging Bindings (triggers) Secrets management References Dapr.io
Read more →Microservices Observability with OpenTelemetry
OpenTelemetry (OTel) is the merger of OpenTracing and OpenCensus. In 2020, it is becoming the CNCF standard for collecting metrics and traces. This guide shows how to instrument a .NET Core app to send traces to Jaeger. Setup Manual Instrumentation Key Takeaways Vendor-neutral instrumentation prevents lock-in. “Activity” in .NET 5+ is the native implementation of […]
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