Cost optimization strategies for cloud-native application development

By Dustin Ward

Today, we’ll explore some strategies that you can leverage on Azure to optimize your cloud-native application development process using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and managed databases, such as Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Database for PostgreSQL. Optimize compute resources with Azure Kubernetes Service AKS makes it simple to deploy a managed Kubernetes cluster in Azure.…

Azure Cost Management + Billing updates – May 2020

By Dustin Ward

Whether you’re a new student, thriving startup, or the largest enterprise, you have financial constraints and you need to know what you’re spending, where, and how to plan for the future. Nobody wants a surprise when it comes to the bill, and this is where Azure Cost Management + Billing comes in. We’re always looking…

Building well-architected serverless applications: Approaching application lifecycle management – part 2

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedBuilding well-architected serverless applications: Approaching application lifecycle management – part 2 This series of blog posts uses the AWS Well-Architected Tool with the Serverless Lens to help customers build and operate applications using best practices. In each post, I address the nine serverless-specific questions identified by the Serverless Lens along with the recommended best practices. See…

Integrate Amazon Kendra and Amazon Lex using a search intent

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedIntegrate Amazon Kendra and Amazon Lex using a search intent Customer service conversations typically revolve around one or more topics and contain related questions. Answering these questions seamlessly is essential for a good conversational experience. For example, as part of a car rental reservation, you have queries such as, “What’s the charge…

How to choose the right API Gateway auth method

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedHow to choose the right API Gateway auth method Quite a few clients have asked me “Hey Yan, what API Gateway auth method should I use for this REST API?” so I thought I’d share my answer with everyone here. This is the high-level decision tree I go through when deciding if and…