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by Andreas Wittig on October 21, 2020 2 Comments

Comparing API Gateways on AWS

Of the different API gateways offered by AWS, which option fits your needs?

An API Gateway is “a server that acts as an API front-end, receives API requests, enforces throttling and security policies, passes requests to the back-end service, and then passes the response back to the requester.”

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caching with AWS 101

by Andreas Wittig on October 5, 2020 1 Comment

Caching on AWS 101

Oftentimes, the idea of adding a caching layer arises when users start complaining about the performance of an application. Adding a cache to your architecture does not solve all problems — especially when implementing that change under pressure to fix performance issues. Therefore, thinking about a caching strategy should be part of the process when designing your architecture.

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nosql on aws

by Michael Wittig on August 21, 2020 Leave a Comment

NoSQL on AWS: Document-Oriented Databases

A document-oriented database stores keys mapped to JSON documents. You can query all documents in such a document-oriented database and retrieve only parts of documents to save network bandwidth.

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by Andreas Wittig on July 24, 2020 4 Comments

10 Obstacles for Lift & Shift Architectures

The cloud is not only about greenfield projects. Over the last few years I have accompanied several enterprises in large migration projects from on-premises to the Amazon Web Services (AWS). This blog post gives an overview of typical obstacles for lift & shift architectures and points out possible solutions.

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Postman and Cloudcraft Blog Series pt 1

by Sophie Beckerman on June 29, 2020 1 Comment

Part II: Generating Live Cloudcraft Architecture Diagrams in Confluence

Welcome to Part 2 of the Cloudcraft API series! If you haven’t configured Postman and Cloudcraft yet, check out Part 1.

The goal of this part is to:

  • Use Cloudcraft’s API to make a request to update your existing blueprint 
  • Apply AWS tagging best practices for filtered snapshots 
  • Embed your live blueprint into Confluence for your change management or documentation workflow
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storage on aws

by Andreas Wittig on June 17, 2020 4 Comments

Storage on AWS

How do you choose the best storage option on AWS?

Choosing storage service is critical when designing a cloud architecture. Read on to learn about the characteristics, limitations, typical use cases, and a decision tree for the following options to store data on AWS:

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