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Notes from real projects: AWS cost, databases, and keeping a small team fast without letting the architecture rot.
Case Study: Saving $3,456/year by Upgrading AWS RDS PostgreSQL
How a standard feature request led to an infrastructure audit that eliminated unnecessary AWS Extended Support fees through a PostgreSQL 16 migration.
Stop managing servers. Start stacking solutions.
Most startups spend 30% of their engineering time on 'undifferentiated heavy lifting.' Here's how Architectural Stacking on AWS replaces manual infra with scalable, managed services.
Velocity vs. Architecture: Why Small Teams Need Kaizen
How implementing Technical Decision Records (TDRs) helps our small agile team balance intense development velocity with long-term architectural quality.
Why I optimized our AWS dev stack for cost and velocity
How switching to local-first development and implementing resource scheduling saved 30% on monthly AWS costs while increasing dev velocity.