I was working with an automotive client whose engineering team had an ambitious goal: build new microservices and an external partner platform — fast. But “fast” was easier said than done. While the team was excited about shipping features, it was constantly pulled into the weeds of infrastructure decisions. The developers were juggling too many […]
Simplexity in Cloud Systems – From Concept to Practice
Eat less and exercise more, and you’ll lose weight – Simple, right? This was my key takeaway from Dr. Werner Vogels’ keynote last year (AWS re:Invent 2024). Strange? Not really. Let’s break it down. What was the key point derived from the keynote? Let’s refresh: Dr. Werner Vogels emphasized that managing complexity is essential for […]