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When Cloud Guardrails Become Walls

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Balancing Control and Innovation in Cloud Architecture Azure is a vast, complex environment, with real costs and real operational considerations. A well-defined cloud architecture must support the business, enable innovation, and balance the complexities of cost management, security, and governance. Failing to address these pillars of cloud adoption can quickly lead to chaos — and, … Read more

Is the Cloud Really Fault Proof?

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cloud reliability, resilient systems, azure reliability, aws reliability

Recent events have seen large-scale disruptions across two major cloud platforms – first AWS, then Azure. The high profile outages have sparked fresh questions about cloud reliability and design resilience. I’ve seen plenty of posts and comments on forums and LinkedIn suggesting that “the cloud is doomed” and that we should all go back to … Read more