There’s a moment in every architect’s career when a technology fundamentally rewrites your mental model of how systems should work. For me, that moment came in 2016 when I deployed my first AWS Lambda function and watched it scale from zero to handling thousands of concurrent requests without a single configuration change. After two decades… Continue reading
Tag: Cloud Architecture
Mastering Google Cloud Storage: A Complete Guide to Object Storage at Scale
Introduction: Google Cloud Storage provides the foundation for data storage across virtually every GCP workload, offering eleven-nines durability, global availability, and seamless integration with analytics and ML services. This comprehensive guide explores Cloud Storage’s enterprise capabilities, from storage classes and lifecycle management to security controls and performance optimization. After architecting data platforms handling petabytes of… Continue reading
Mastering Google Cloud Platform: A Complete Architecture Guide for Enterprise Developers
Introduction: Google Cloud Platform has emerged as a formidable player in the enterprise cloud landscape, offering a unique combination of cutting-edge infrastructure, data analytics capabilities, and machine learning services that distinguish it from AWS and Azure. This comprehensive guide explores GCP’s core architecture patterns, enterprise design principles, and production-ready implementations using Terraform and Python. After… Continue reading
Azure API Management: A Solutions Architect’s Guide to Enterprise API Strategy
In my two decades of building enterprise systems, few architectural decisions have proven as consequential as API strategy. Azure API Management has evolved from a simple gateway into a comprehensive platform for managing the entire API lifecycle. Whether you’re exposing internal services to partners, building a developer ecosystem, or modernizing legacy systems through API facades,… Continue reading
Designing Enterprise VPC Networks on Google Cloud: From Zero Trust to Global Scale
Introduction: Google Cloud VPC networking provides the foundation for secure, scalable, and globally distributed cloud architectures. This comprehensive guide explores VPC’s enterprise capabilities, from global VPC design and shared VPC architectures to Private Google Access, Cloud NAT, and zero-trust network security. After designing network architectures for enterprises across all major cloud providers, I’ve found GCP’s… Continue reading
Cloud VM Showdown: Choosing Between GCP Compute Engine, AWS EC2, and Azure Virtual Machines
Introduction: Choosing the right virtual machine platform is one of the most consequential decisions in cloud architecture, directly impacting performance, cost, and operational complexity for years to come. This comprehensive comparison examines GCP Compute Engine, AWS EC2, and Azure Virtual Machines through the lens of enterprise requirements—evaluating compute options, pricing models, networking capabilities, and operational… Continue reading