GitOps with a comparison between Flux and ArgoCD and which one is better for use in Azure AKS

GitOps has emerged as a powerful paradigm for managing Kubernetes clusters and deploying applications. Two popular tools for implementing GitOps in Kubernetes are Flux and ArgoCD. Both tools have similar functionalities, but they differ in terms of their architecture, ease of use, and integration with cloud platforms like Azure AKS. In this blog, we will […]

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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, […]

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Introduction to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) in Azure: Achieving Higher Reliability with AKS and Essential Tools

In the fast-paced world of technology, ensuring the reliability of services is paramount for businesses to thrive. Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) has emerged as a discipline that combines software engineering and systems administration to create scalable and highly reliable software systems. In the Azure cloud environment, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) plays a pivotal role in […]

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Azure OpenAI Service with Python: Building Enterprise AI Applications

After spending two decades building enterprise applications, I’ve watched countless “revolutionary” technologies come and go. But Azure OpenAI Service represents something genuinely different—a managed platform that brings the power of GPT-4 and other foundation models into the enterprise with the security, compliance, and operational controls that production systems demand. Here’s what I’ve learned from integrating […]

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Architecting the Moment: Real-Time Data Processing in Modern Cloud Systems

After two decades of architecting data systems across financial services, healthcare, and e-commerce, I’ve witnessed the evolution from batch-only processing to today’s sophisticated real-time architectures. The shift isn’t just about speed—it’s about fundamentally changing how organizations make decisions and respond to events. This article shares battle-tested insights on building production-grade real-time data processing systems in […]

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Azure Cosmos DB – TTL (Time to Live) – Reference Usecase

TTL capability within Azure Cosmos DB is a live saver, as it would take necessary steps to purge redudent data based on the configurations you may.  Let us think in terms of an Industrial IoT scenario, devices can produce vast amounts of telemetry information, logs and user session information that is only useful until we […]

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