Domain Name System (DNS) remains one of the most critical yet often overlooked components of any cloud architecture. After two decades of designing enterprise systems, I’ve seen countless production incidents traced back to DNS misconfigurations, inadequate planning, or a fundamental misunderstanding of how name resolution works in hybrid environments. Azure DNS provides a comprehensive suite […]
Read more →Author: Nithin Mohan TK
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Azure Virtual Network: A Solutions Architect’s Guide to Enterprise Cloud Networking
In the landscape of cloud computing, networking remains the foundational layer upon which all other services depend. Azure Virtual Network (VNet) serves as the cornerstone of network architecture in Microsoft Azure, providing the isolation, segmentation, and connectivity that enterprise applications require. Having designed and implemented VNet architectures across numerous enterprise deployments, I’ve come to appreciate […]
Read more →Securing Cloud Applications with Google Cloud Armor: Enterprise WAF and DDoS Protection
Introduction: Google Cloud Armor provides enterprise-grade DDoS protection and web application firewall (WAF) capabilities that integrate seamlessly with Cloud Load Balancing. This comprehensive guide explores Cloud Armor’s security capabilities, from preconfigured WAF rules and custom security policies to adaptive protection and bot management. After implementing security architectures for enterprises handling millions of requests daily, I’ve […]
Read more →Cloud Spanner Deep Dive: Building Globally Distributed Databases That Never Go Down
Introduction: Cloud Spanner represents a breakthrough in database technology—the world’s first horizontally scalable, strongly consistent relational database that spans continents while maintaining ACID transactions. This comprehensive guide explores Spanner’s enterprise capabilities, from its TrueTime-based consistency model to multi-region configurations and automatic sharding. After architecting globally distributed systems across multiple database technologies, I’ve found Spanner uniquely […]
Read more →Azure Key Vault: A Solutions Architect’s Guide to Enterprise Secrets Management
In the world of cloud-native applications, secrets management has evolved from a necessary evil to a critical architectural concern. Azure Key Vault stands as Microsoft’s answer to centralized secrets, keys, and certificate management, providing a secure foundation for enterprise applications. Having implemented Key Vault across dozens of production environments, I’ve come to appreciate its role […]
Read more →LlamaIndex: The Data Framework for Building Production RAG Applications
Introduction: LlamaIndex (formerly GPT Index) is the leading data framework for building LLM applications over your private data. While LangChain focuses on chains and agents, LlamaIndex specializes in data ingestion, indexing, and retrieval—the core components of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG). With over 160 data connectors through LlamaHub, sophisticated indexing strategies, and production-ready query engines, LlamaIndex […]
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