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Cloud computing

Foundations, tradeoffs, and experiments in the systems that run beyond a single machine.

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Entries filed under Cloud computing

API Gateway as the front door to a service

Cloud / APIs

A managed entry point can handle routing, identity, throttling, and traffic shaping before a request reaches application code.

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A first table in DynamoDB

Cloud / data

Creating a table, adding records with different fields, and deleting the experiment before it becomes a bill.

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Choosing a key value store on AWS

Cloud / databases

What DynamoDB is good at, why access patterns come before table design, and where a cache fits.

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Spinning up a relational database on RDS

Cloud / databases

A first RDS instance, the settings that matter for a small experiment, and the cleanup step that keeps the lesson affordable.

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