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Why I’m choosing "No Servers" in 2026 🚀 The biggest shift in cloud strategy isn't just about moving to the cloud—it’s about moving away from managing it. For a long time, "Serverless" was seen as a niche for small APIs or simple cron jobs. Today, it’s the default for teams that want to move at the speed of their ideas. Why are we seeing the massive migration to AWS Serverless? • Zero "Janitor Work": Stop patching OS kernels and managing SSH keys. AWS handles the maintenance; you handle the features. • Scale that Breathes: Whether you have 10 users or 10 million, services like Lambda and DynamoDB expand and contract instantly. No more "over-provisioning" just in case. • True Pay-per-Value: If your code isn't running, you aren't paying. It’s the difference between renting an empty building and only paying for the desk space you use. The 2026 Reality Check: Yes, "Cold Starts" are still a thing, and yes, at massive constant scale, EC2 might be cheaper on paper. But for most businesses, the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of serverless wins because your developers are building products, not babysitting infrastructure. Stop managing servers. Start managing value. 💡 #AWS #Serverless #CloudComputing #SoftwareEngineering #TechTrends2026 #AWSLambda

Most enterprise systems don't hardcode service URLs. They use service discovery. But how do you configure Spring's Rest Client to work with service discovery instead of static URLs? This video walks through the setup so your microservices can dynamically resolve endpoints at runtime. Essential knowledge for anyone building distributed systems with Spring Cloud. https://lnkd.in/gGr7T2Vt

🖥️ Servers vs ☁️ Serverless Think of it like this 👇 🏠 Server-based system = Owning a house You pay rent all the time You maintain everything yourself Even if no one is inside, you still pay 🏨 Serverless system = Booking a hotel room You pay only when you use it No maintenance Automatically handles more people when traffic increases When servers make sense Constant traffic Long-running processes Full control is required When serverless makes sense Traffic goes up and down You want to save costs Faster development & easy scaling 💡 Important lesson: There is no “best” option. The right choice depends on business needs, not trends. 👉 Most real-world products use both together. Have you used servers or serverless in your projects? Would love to hear your experience 👇 #Backend #Cloud #AWS #Serverless #TechSimplified

NAT Gateway pricing has two parts. Most people only notice the first one in the calculator. Someone asked why their NAT Gateway bill was $180 when they expected $32. The $32/month was just the hourly charge. The rest came from: $0.045 per GB processed An app pulling artifacts from S3 via public endpoints ~3 TB/month of unnecessary data transfer Switch to an S3 Gateway Endpoint. #AWS #Cloud #NATGateway #AWSCostOptimization #CloudBilling #DevOps #Infrastructure #SRE #FinOps

How do you manage traffic for multiple microservices in a single #Kubernetes cluster? �� I just documented my process for setting up an NGINX Ingress Controller on a 4-node private cloud cluster. By using a "Fan-out" approach, I can now route traffic to different deployments using a single IP and Hostname. Key Highlights: 🔹 Deployment Layer: Managed lifecycle and scaling for frontend/backend pods. 🔹 Service Discovery: Implemented ClusterIP services to secure internal traffic. 🔹 Ingress Control: Configured the NGINX Ingress Controller to handle path-based routing (/frontend vs /backend). This setup ensures the cluster remains secure by keeping services internal while providing a single, scalable entry point for users. Read the step-by-step guide here: https://lnkd.in/d-WwmC2N #DevOpsLearning #Kubeadm #InfrastructureAsCode

RDS or EC2 for your database? It really comes down to control versus convenience. One saves you time with managed ops, the other gives you full freedom to tune everything your way. We broke it down clearly so you can pick what actually fits your workload, not just what sounds right. If you are scaling fast, short on ops time, or just want fewer things to babysit, RDS usually makes life easier. If you need custom configs, specific engine versions, or deep performance tuning, EC2 gives you that flexibility. There is no winner by default, only the right choice for how your team builds and runs systems. Read more here https://lnkd.in/gWc2E2D3 #Stormit #AWS #RDS #EC2 #Cloud #Database #CloudComputing #AWSDatabase #DevOps

Sharing 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁 usually means deploying, setting up tunnels, or saying “𝗜’𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿.” But there’s a built-in VS Code feature that quietly solves this problem in few clicks. No extra tools. No setup. No friction. Once you discover Forward Port, sharing work-in-progress feels effortless and your dev flow stays uninterrupted. If you’ve ever struggled to show your local app to someone, this one’s for you. [#webdev #vscode #development #vercel #aws #cloud #SoftwareEngineering #DevTips]

Stop treating your cloud bill like a finance problem. It is actually a code quality problem. If you are waiting for a monthly budget meeting to spot usage spikes, you are already too late. The industry is shifting away from reactive manual reviews. We are moving toward automated, developer-centric tooling. Specifically in serverless architectures, the goal is now actionable, code-level optimization. You fix the code, you fix the bill. 💸 I break down exactly how these new analysis tools work in today's issue. Check out the link in the comments to read (or listen). 👇 #FinOps #Cloud #Serverless

Hi Guys, 🚀 Just launched my first serverless API-powered by AWS Lambda and API Gateway! This project was a big step for me in understanding how backend services actually come together in the cloud. I built a Lambda function that pulls data from a database and then I exposed it through API Gateway as a simple REST API. In this project, I: ✅ Built a Lambda function to retrieve data from a database. ✅ Configured API Gateway to expose the Lambda function as a RESTful API. ✅ Created a resource and GET method in API Gateway. Check out my documentation to see the step-by-step process, from setting up the Lambda function to deploying the API. I documented the entire process, from setting up the Lambda function to deploying the API, so others can follow along step by step. This is a part two of four, the other parts are on their way.... Big thanks to NextWork for their support and resources. https://lnkd.in/dR3K2kXJ #awscloud #serverless #lambda #apigateway #api

Structr 6.1 is here! The highlight of this new version is a global search that significantly speeds up working in complex projects and makes it much easier for new developers to find their way around existing projects. Also new: an experimental file storage provider for S3-compatible cloud storage, plus numerous improvements to configuration, UI and stability. Find out more on our blog: https://lnkd.in/dPEsVFqx #Structr #LowCode #OpenSource #Neo4j #GraphDatabase #CloudStorage