Cloud engineering: owning the stack on AWS

I am obsessed with the cloud. I spend time every day studying how data moves, how compute scales, and how to build on AWS the right way. The goal is simple. Learn deeply, apply with care, and ship systems that hold up under real traffic.

What I am learning

• Data storage: when to use relational databases, when object storage is enough, and how to design schemas that can grow without pain.
• Computation: containers, serverless, and the tradeoffs between latency, cost, and control.
• Networking: how to keep blast radius small, route traffic cleanly, and isolate workloads.
• Security: least privilege by default, encryption everywhere, safe secrets management.
• Operations: observability, backups, recovery plans, and simple runbooks that anyone can follow.

Why I want to own the stack

• Reliability: fewer unknowns and fewer surprise limits.
• Performance: tune what matters for our workloads, not generic defaults.
• Cost clarity: understand where every dollar goes and make it work harder.
• Security: control at every layer, from identity to data at rest and in transit.

AWS as the platform

I want our core apps and databases to run on AWS, built with clear building blocks and simple automation.

• Core services: VPC for isolation, ECS or Lambda for compute, RDS Postgres for data, S3 for storage, CloudFront for delivery.
• Infrastructure as code: versioned, reviewed, and repeatable deployments.
• Resilience: multi‑AZ by default, point‑in‑time recovery, tested failover.
• Cost discipline: right sizing, lifecycle policies, and usage alerts before problems grow.

Where we are today

Xvariate still uses trusted third parties. They are good and they help us move fast. I want us to move more of our critical path to AWS as soon as it makes sense. We will keep using third parties when they clearly reduce risk or cost. Most strong teams do the same. The point is to choose with intent, not by habit.

What this means for you

• Scalable from day one: capacity when you need it, calm when you do not.
• Cost effective: no waste, clear budgets, smart defaults.
• Secure by design: access limited, data protected, audits simple.
• Operable: logs, metrics, and alerts that tell a clear story.

Building forward

This is personal for me. I like taking systems apart, learning why they fail, and putting them back together so they do not. If you want your product to run on a cloud foundation that is fast, safe, and honest about tradeoffs, I would love to help build it.