Engineering Insights
Real cost breakdowns, migration war stories, and technical decisions that worked (and didn't).
Migrations3 min
Kubernetes Migration Failures: Top 5 Technical Mistakes
Migrations don't fail because of K8s; they fail because of assumptions. From OOMKills to 'flat network' traps, here are the technical reasons migrations blow up.
MigrationKubernetes
May 3, 2026
Architecture3 min
Why We Don’t Use Managed PaaS (And When You Should)
PaaS feels like magic until the bill hits $10k. We analyze the 'PaaS Tax', the observability black box, and when it makes sense to migrate to your own ECS or K8s clusters.
ArchitecturePaaS
May 3, 2026
Cost Optimization4 min
The Real Cost of Running Kubernetes on AWS (2025 Edition)
EKS control plane costs are just the tip of the iceberg. A deep dive into hidden costs: cross-AZ traffic, NAT gateways, and unoptimized detailed technical breakdown.
KubernetesAWS
May 3, 2026