All articles tagged with architecture
Vertical scaling has a ceiling. When your MySQL instance starts choking on write-heavy loads, it's time to talk about sharding. We explore consistent hashing, topology planning, and why network latency in Oslo matters more than you think.
Is relying solely on AWS or Azure a ticking time bomb for your CTO? We analyze how to leverage Terraform and local Norwegian infrastructure to build a resilient, compliant multi-provider architecture without breaking the bank.
Moving from monolith to microservices requires more than just Docker. We explore critical patterns like Service Discovery with Consul, API Gateways with NGINX, and why infrastructure latency defines success in the Nordic market.
When vertical scaling hits the ceiling, sharding is the only path forward. A deep dive into partitioning strategies, consistent hashing, and infrastructure considerations for 2016.
Breaking the monolith is the trend of 2016, but network latency and IOPS bottlenecks will kill your deployment. Here is a battle-tested guide to microservices architecture using Nginx, Docker, and Consul on high-performance infrastructure.
Microservices solve organizational scaling but introduce networking nightmares. We explore the emerging 'Service Mesh' pattern using Linkerd and HAProxy to handle circuit breaking, discovery, and latency without polluting your application code.
While the industry buzzes about 'Fog Computing,' the reality is simpler: physics wins. Here is how deploying decentralized VPS nodes in Norway reduces latency for IoT and high-traffic apps.
Transitioning from monolith to microservices requires more than just code splitting. We analyze Service Discovery, API Gateways with Nginx, and the critical role of low-latency infrastructure in Norway.
Is the 'Serverless' hype worth the vendor lock-in? We dissect event-driven patterns, cold start latency, and how to build a sovereign FaaS-like architecture using Docker and NVMe VPS in Norway.
Is AWS Lambda the only way to do serverless? We explore self-hosted event-driven patterns using Docker 1.12 and RabbitMQ to keep your data in Norway and your latency low.
With the EU-US Privacy Shield barely two weeks old, relying solely on US-based hyperscalers is a gamble. Here is a pragmatic, code-heavy guide to building a resilient hybrid infrastructure using KVM, Nginx, and local Norwegian NVMe storage.
Stop building distributed monoliths. A battle-hardened look at API Gateways, Service Discovery with Consul, and the infrastructure requirements to run Docker successfully in 2016.
Is the 'Serverless' hype worth the vendor lock-in? We explore how to implement event-driven architectures using Docker and Queues on high-performance Norwegian VPS infrastructure, avoiding cold starts and data sovereignty headaches.
Monoliths are safe; distributed systems are chaotic. We explore the 2016 microservices landscape, from Service Discovery with Consul to handling NIX latency, and why fast I/O is non-negotiable.
Your dashboard shows 100% uptime, but your customers are churning. We dismantle the 'check_http' mindset and explore how to build a 2016-era observability stack using ELK and Graphite on high-performance KVM architecture.
We benchmark the complexity and performance of Kubernetes 1.2 against Docker Swarm and Mesos. Discover why raw infrastructure latency matters more than your orchestration tool choice for Nordic deployments.
When your master database hits the I/O ceiling, adding RAM won't save you. We dissect practical sharding strategies for MySQL and PostgreSQL, specifically tailored for high-performance infrastructure in the Nordic region.
With the recent invalidation of Safe Harbor, relying solely on US-based giants is a liability. Here is how to architect a compliant, high-performance hybrid infrastructure using local KVM instances and open-source tools.
Public cloud isn't the answer to everything. In the wake of Safe Harbor's collapse, learn how to architect a hybrid strategy combining local Norwegian VPS performance with public cloud scalability.
Breaking the monolith is the trend of 2016, but network latency creates new points of failure. We analyze API Gateways, Service Discovery with Consul, and why infrastructure choice defines your uptime.
Latency is the silent killer of user experience. We explore how moving compute logic to the edge—specifically into Oslo-based NVMe nodes—solves performance bottlenecks and data sovereignty headaches for Norwegian businesses.
Stop managing Nginx config files by hand. Learn how to deploy Kong as an API Gateway to centralize authentication, rate limiting, and logging for your microservices architecture, specifically optimized for high-performance KVM environments.
Latency is the new downtime. As IoT and real-time apps explode, relying on a datacenter in Frankfurt or Virginia is a strategic error. Here is how to architect true edge performance using local VDS nodes, Nginx tuning, and MQTT aggregation.
Microservices solve the monolith problem but introduce network hell. Learn how to architect a battle-ready service discovery layer (the precursor to a service mesh) using Consul, HAProxy, and Docker on high-performance KVM instances.
In 2016, binary 'up/down' checks are insufficient. Learn how to move from basic monitoring to deep system introspection using ELK stack and high-IOPS infrastructure in Norway.
When your primary master hits 100% I/O wait, vertical scaling stops working. We explore practical sharding strategies using MySQL 5.7, ProxySQL, and KVM architecture to maintain sub-millisecond latency for Norwegian workloads.
A battle-hardened guide to database sharding strategies using MySQL 5.7 and MongoDB 3.2. We cover application-level partitioning, UUID vs. Ticket Servers, and why low-latency infrastructure in Norway is critical for distributed consistency.
It is 2016, and the monolith is dying. Learn how to deploy scalable microservices using Docker 1.10, Nginx, and Consul without drowning in complexity. We cover the architecture, the config, and why hardware selection is the silent killer of distributed systems.
It is February 2016. Docker is everywhere, but managing it at scale is a nightmare. We benchmark Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, and Mesos to find the best fit for Nordic infrastructure.
Moving from a monolith to microservices introduces a new enemy: network latency. We explore the Nginx gateway pattern, service discovery with Consul, and why the recent Safe Harbor ruling makes hosting data in Norway critical for DevOps teams in 2016.