Author: Nithin Mohan TK

AWS offers three distinct API Gateway types, and choosing incorrectly leads to either unnecessary costs, missing features, or architectural dead ends. After building dozens of production APIs, this guide provides a decision framework based on real requirements, performance benchmarks, and cost analysis. We will deep-dive into when REST APIs justify their premium, when HTTP APIs […]

Azure Service Bus Premium tier provides enterprise-grade messaging with dedicated resources, large message support (up to 100MB), and VNET integration. Unlike the Standard tier (shared multi-tenant), Premium guarantees predictable performance for mission-critical workloads. This guide covers when to choose Premium, advanced features like Message Sessions and Duplicate Detection, and patterns for high-throughput financial transaction processing. […]

Amazon EventBridge is the central nervous system of modern AWS architectures. It is a serverless event bus that routes events between AWS services, SaaS applications, and your own microservices. Unlike SQS (point-to-point) or SNS (fan-out), EventBridge provides content-based routing, schema registry, and archive/replay capabilities. This guide covers architectural patterns, advanced filtering, cross-account routing, and production […]

Durable Functions Monitor is an open-source UI for monitoring orchestrations. It provides visibility into running, completed, and failed workflows. Deployment Deploy as a sidecar Function App or embed in your existing app: Access the UI at /api/durable-functions-monitor. You can view instance history, rewind failed orchestrations, and purge completed instances.

Observability in serverless is challenging. Lambda functions execute in ephemeral environments, making traditional APM tools ineffective. AWS Lambda Powertools for .NET provides structured logging, distributed tracing, and custom metrics out of the box—implementing AWS Well-Architected best practices without boilerplate. This guide covers installation, configuration, and production patterns for each Powertools utility. The Observability Challenge in […]

GitHub Copilot is now Generally Available. For enterprises, adoption requires addressing IP concerns, security, and developer training. Key Settings Suggestions Matching Public Code: Disable to avoid copyright concerns. Allow Suggestions from Public Repos: Enable for better accuracy (toggleable). Productivity Impact In our pilot, developers reported 30-40% reduction in boilerplate time. However, code review time increased […]