Reading Time: 8 minutes We found out that ‘how to start cloud computing’ is a burning issue! We started a meetup in Belfast with our friends Matt Coulter, Gillian Armstrong, Gillian McCann, and Gareth Gilmore. It is called BelfAWSt. And it is a community Meetup in Belfast, to talk about all things AWS! Open
Reading Time: 11 minutes To help you become an awesome software architect, we have picked out our top four books to make 12 in total. We are looking at engineering books have influenced both us at The Serverless Edge and our new ‘The Flywheel Effect’ book. We were having a chat over the past
Reading Time: 7 minutes Serverless is coming to a close. It was a useful vehicle to describe what emerged but it needs to retire to an IT glossary. A modern cloud evolutionary journey has overtaken it. And the term modern cloud theory supplants it. Modern cloud captures the need to balance tech capabilities with
Reading Time: 6 minutes The team have previously looked at Modern Cloud from the CEO and Digital Product Leader perspectives. This week they look at Modern Cloud Architecture for Developers starting with the need to map out your tech stack to find the inertia holding your org and customers back. Dave Anderson We’re continuing
Reading Time: 4 minutes This week the team look at the Modern Cloud from the Digital Product Leader perspective. They zone in on the concept of operational overhead. If engineering teams are free, they have time to experiment and iterate. Dave Anderson First of all, the good news is that our book has been
Reading Time: 7 minutes This week the Serverless Craic team tackle how to meet a Modern CEOs expectations for Modern Cloud. They look at three aspects: Capability, Speed and Flexibility and how each of those apply to your Engineering and Product Teams. Dave Anderson We’re continuing our series on Modern Cloud. Last time, we
Reading Time: 8 minutes This week the team introduce the Modern Cloud. Modern Cloud is a phrase that we use a lot. It’s hard to explain what it means without thinking about legacy cloud. Gregor Hohpe has a great description. He says; ‘If you lift and shift to AWS (or any of the cloud
Reading Time: 6 minutes The AWS Well Architected Series is over and this week Mark, Mike and Dave pick their favourite well architected pillars. Designing and developing systems is similar to constructing a physical building. If the foundation is not solid, it may cause structural problems that undermine the integrity and function of the
Reading Time: 8 minutes Mark, Mike and Dave share their thoughts on the AWS Sustainability Pillar that forms part of the Well Architected Framework. This is the sixth and final part of a series of talks. The AWS Sustainability Pillar a new pillar that was added at AWS re:Invent at the end of 2021.
Reading Time: 7 minutes We continue our overview of the Well Architected Framework with our take on the AWS Cost Optimization Pillar. Serverless has changed how IT is funded from large enterprise investments written off over several years to pay as you go incremental payments on a weekly or monthly basis. In other words
