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Read Scaling Prometheus Monitoring with Thanos on Azure Kubernetes
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E-Commerce Platform
E-Commerce
Azure

Scaling Prometheus Monitoring with Thanos on Azure Kubernetes

How we helped a major e-commerce platform achieve unified, long-term metrics storage across 12 Kubernetes clusters using Thanos and Azure Blob Storage.

Unified monitoring across 12 Kubernetes clusters
Reduced monitoring costs by 60% with Azure Blob Storage tiering
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Read How We Migrated Apache Kafka from VMs to Kubernetes (AKS)
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Enterprise Messaging Platform
Technology
Azure

How We Migrated Apache Kafka from VMs to Kubernetes (AKS)

Lessons from migrating a production Kafka cluster, 60+ Elixir microservices, and an entire Ansible-managed infrastructure to Azure Kubernetes Service — including the five things that nearly derailed us.

Migrated 60+ Elixir microservices to AKS with zero downtime
Eliminated Zookeeper dependency by moving to Kafka KRaft
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Read Migrating a FinTech Platform from VMs to Kubernetes on AWS
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FinTech Startup
Financial Services
AWS

Migrating a FinTech Platform from VMs to Kubernetes on AWS

A phased migration strategy that moved 40+ microservices from EC2 instances to Amazon EKS while maintaining PCI DSS compliance and achieving 45% cost savings.

Migrated 40+ microservices to EKS with zero downtime
Achieved 45% reduction in monthly cloud infrastructure costs
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Read Mean Time to Recovery: A Guide for Cloud-Native Teams
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Jun 17, 2026

Mean Time to Recovery: A Guide for Cloud-Native Teams

Learn to calculate, measure, and reduce Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR) in cloud-native systems. Our guide covers DORA metrics, SLOs, and actionable techniques.

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Read Internal Developer Platform: A Practical Guide for 2026
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Jun 16, 2026

Internal Developer Platform: A Practical Guide for 2026

What is an internal developer platform? This guide explains core components, architecture, tooling, and the strategic choice between building vs. buying.

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Read Identity Management Platforms: DevOps & Platform Guide 2026
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Jun 15, 2026

Identity Management Platforms: DevOps & Platform Guide 2026

Guide to identity management platforms for DevOps and platform teams. Explore capabilities, Kubernetes integration, IaC, and selection criteria.

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