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AWS Architecture1 min read6d ago

The Hidden Price Tag: Uncovering Hidden Costs in Cloud Architectures with the AWS Well-Architected Framework

In this post, we discuss how following the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF) and AWS Well-Architected Framework can help reduce these risks through proper...

Cloud

AWS Architecture1 min read11d ago

Digital Transformation at Santander: How Platform Engineering is Revolutionizing Cloud Infrastructure

Santander faced a significant technical challenge in managing an infrastructure that processes billions of daily transactions across more than 200 critical...

CloudPaymentsDatabases

AWS Architecture1 min read12d ago

6,000 AWS accounts, three people, one platform: Lessons learned

This post describes why ProGlove chose a account-per-tenant approach for our serverless SaaS architecture and how it changes the operational model. It covers...

CloudBackend

AWS Architecture1 min readFeb 5, 2026

How Convera built fine-grained API authorization with Amazon Verified Permissions

In this post, we share how Convera used Amazon Verified Permissions to build a fine-grained authorization model for their API platform.

SecurityBackendCloud

AWS Architecture1 min readFeb 4, 2026

Mastering millisecond latency and millions of events: The event-driven architecture behind the Amazon Key Suite

In this post, we explore how the Amazon Key team used Amazon EventBridge to modernize their architecture, transforming a tightly coupled monolithic system into...

PerformanceCloud

AWS Architecture1 min readJan 30, 2026

Sovereign failover – Design for digital sovereignty using the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

This post explores the architectural patterns, challenges, and best practices for building cross-partition failover, covering network connectivity,...

Distributed SystemsCloudSecurity

AWS Architecture1 min readJan 29, 2026

How Artera enhances prostate cancer diagnostics using AWS

In this post, we explore how Artera used Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop and scale their AI-powered prostate cancer test, accelerating time to results and...

Cloud

AWS Architecture1 min readJan 12, 2026

How Salesforce migrated from Cluster Autoscaler to Karpenter across their fleet of 1,000 EKS clusters

This blog post examines how Salesforce, operating one of the world's largest Kubernetes deployments, successfully migrated from Cluster Autoscaler to Karpenter...

Cloud

AWS Architecture1 min readDec 11, 2025

Architecting conversational observability for cloud applications

In this post, we walk through building a generative AI–powered troubleshooting assistant for Kubernetes. The goal is to give engineers a faster, self-service...

Cloud

AWS Architecture1 min readDec 10, 2025

How BASF’s Agriculture Solutions drives traceability and climate action by tokenizing cotton value chains using Amazon Managed Blockchain

BASF Agricultural Solutions combines innovative products and digital tools with practical farmer knowledge. This post explores how Amazon Managed Blockchain...

Cloud

AWS Architecture1 min readDec 8, 2025

She architects: Bringing unique perspectives to innovative solutions at AWS

Have you ever wondered what it is really like to be a woman in tech at one of the world's leading cloud companies? Or maybe you are curious about how diverse...

Cloud

AWS Architecture1 min readNov 26, 2025

Secure Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) with AWS Network Firewall

In this post, we demonstrate how to utilize AWS Network Firewall to secure an Amazon EVS environment, using a centralized inspection architecture across an EVS...

Cloud

AWS Architecture1 min readNov 19, 2025

Building an AI gateway to Amazon Bedrock with Amazon API Gateway

In this post, we'll explore a reference architecture that helps enterprises govern their Amazon Bedrock implementations using Amazon API Gateway. This pattern...

BackendCloud

AWS Architecture1 min readNov 19, 2025

Architecting for AI excellence: AWS launches three Well-Architected Lenses at re:Invent 2025

At re:Invent 2025, we introduce one new lens and two significant updates to the AWS Well-Architected Lenses specifically focused on AI workloads: the...

Cloud

AWS Architecture1 min readNov 19, 2025

Announcing the updated AWS Well-Architected Generative AI Lens

We are delighted to announce an update to the AWS Well-Architected Generative AI Lens. This update features several new sections of the Well-Architected...

Cloud

AWS Architecture1 min readNov 19, 2025

Announcing the updated AWS Well-Architected Machine Learning Lens

We are excited to announce the updated AWS Well-Architected Machine Learning Lens, now enhanced with the latest capabilities and best practices for building...

Cloud

AWS Architecture1 min readNov 18, 2025

Build priority-based message processing with Amazon MQ and AWS App Runner

In this post, we show you how to build a priority-based message processing system using Amazon MQ for priority queuing, Amazon DynamoDB for data persistence,...

CloudDatabasesBackend

AWS Architecture1 min readNov 14, 2025

Know before you go – AWS re:Invent 2025 guide to Well-Architected and Cloud Optimization sessions

Are you ready to maximize your Well-Architected and Cloud Optimization learning and networking time at re:Invent 2025? We have put together this comprehensive...

CloudPerformance

AWS Architecture1 min readOct 22, 2025

BASF Digital Farming builds a STAC-based solution on Amazon EKS

This post was co-written with Frederic Haase and Julian Blau with BASF Digital Farming GmbH. At xarvio – BASF Digital Farming, our mission is to empower...

Cloud

AWS Architecture1 min readOct 1, 2025

Modernization of real-time payment orchestration on AWS

The global real-time payments market is experiencing significant growth. According to Fortune Business Insights, the market was valued at USD 24.91 billion in...

CloudPayments