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AWS

AWS Snapshots: Complete Guide to EBS and RDS Backup Strategies

Master EBS and RDS snapshots from basics to enterprise-scale. Learn AWS Backup, PITR, cross-account strategies, performance optimization, and disaster recovery patterns.

Jayas Balakrishnan
31 min
10/10/2025
AWS

AWS IAM Policies vs Resource Policies: Complete Guide

Master AWS IAM Policies and Resource Policies. Learn identity-based vs resource-based permissions, policy evaluation logic, and production best practices.

Jayas Balakrishnan
18 min
10/5/2025
AWS

AWS Security Groups vs NACLs: Complete Guide

Master AWS Security Groups and Network ACLs. Learn stateful vs stateless filtering, defense-in-depth strategies, and production best practices.

Jayas Balakrishnan
15 min
9/28/2025
AWS

Understanding Storage Types: Block, File, and Object Storage Explained

Master storage fundamentals with this complete guide to Block, File, and Object Storage. Learn use cases, AWS services (EBS, EFS, S3), and when to use each type.

Jayas Balakrishnan
20 min
9/21/2025
Security

Digital Certificates and SSL/TLS: The Complete Security Guide

Master digital certificates and SSL/TLS security. Learn certificate types, chain of trust, implementation, mutual TLS, and certificate pinning techniques.

Jayas Balakrishnan
16 min
9/14/2025
AWS

4 AWS Disaster Recovery Strategies: From Backup to Multi-Site Active

Learn AWS disaster recovery strategies: Backup & Restore, Pilot Light, Warm Standby, and Multi-Site Active-Active. Compare RTO/RPO, costs, and choose the right approach with our interactive tool.

Jayas Balakrishnan
7 min
9/7/2025
AWS

AWS Monolith to Microservices Migration: The Strangler Fig Pattern

Transform your monolith to microservices using AWS Strangler Fig pattern. Step-by-step guide with API Gateway, ALB, ECS, Lambda, CloudWatch monitoring, and pre-migration checklist.

Jayas Balakrishnan
8 min
8/31/2025
Kubernetes

ML-Based Predictive Scaling in Kubernetes

Learn how machine learning models forecast traffic patterns, enable proactive auto-scaling, and optimize resource utilization before demand spikes.

Jayas Balakrishnan
12 min
8/24/2025
Kubernetes

Kubernetes Cluster Autoscaler Deep Dive

Master Kubernetes Cluster Autoscaler with comprehensive guide on node auto-scaling, cloud provider integration, and production best practices.

Jayas Balakrishnan
11 min
8/17/2025
Kubernetes

Kubernetes VPA Resource Optimization Guide

Master Kubernetes VPA for optimal resource allocation. Learn CPU/memory optimization, rightsizing strategies, and cost reduction techniques.

Jayas Balakrishnan
8 min
8/10/2025
Kubernetes

Kubernetes HPA Algorithm & Feedback Loop

Deep dive into Kubernetes HPA algorithm and feedback loop with interactive visualizations. Master autoscaling calculations and control loop mechanics.

Jayas Balakrishnan
11 min
8/3/2025
Kubernetes

Kubernetes HPA with Custom Metrics

Master horizontal pod autoscaling with Prometheus metrics. Learn how custom metrics flow through the HPA controller to trigger intelligent scaling decisions.

Jayas Balakrishnan
8 min
7/27/2025
Kubernetes

Kubernetes Manual Scaling Workflow Guide

Master reactive manual scaling workflows with kubectl commands, monitoring strategies, and operational best practices for production environments.

Jayas Balakrishnan
10 min
7/20/2025
Networking

What Happens When You Type a URL: The Browser's Epic Journey

Discover the fascinating journey of a URL through DNS, TCP, TLS, and HTTP. Interactive visual guide showing what happens when you type a URL in your browser.

Jayas Balakrishnan
5 min
7/13/2025

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