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Articles, architectural playbooks and technical perspectives across AI engineering, application performance, platform engineering, cloud economics, observability, security and modernization.

Recommendation System: Azure OpenAI & Google Search
AzureOpenAI
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Abhay Bhan
Engineering Brief

Recommendation System: Azure OpenAI & Google Search

A practical generative AI implementation pattern for supplier recommendation workflows using Azure OpenAI and search.

How retrieval and search augmentation improve recommendation quality
Why workflow orchestration matters as much as model selection
How to connect experimentation with practical business use cases
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Best Practices to optimise cloud cost
Cloud
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Narsing Chinte
Engineering Brief

Best Practices to optimise cloud cost

A practical guide to reducing cloud waste while keeping delivery and platform needs aligned.

Common sources of cloud spend leakage
Ways to tie optimisation decisions to engineering ownership
How to maintain savings with regular governance loops
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What is Performance Engineering
Performance Engineering
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Narsing Chinte
Engineering Brief

What is Performance Engineering

A grounded overview of performance engineering as a discipline for reliability, scalability, and customer experience.

Performance engineering as a lifecycle discipline
The role of workload modelling and realistic test conditions
Why performance should be tied to business impact metrics
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Basics Of Product Management
Product Management
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Abhish Gautam
Engineering Brief

Basics Of Product Management

A practical primer on product development fundamentals, stakeholder alignment, and iterative delivery decision-making.

Core product management loops from discovery to delivery
Balancing roadmap ambition with execution constraints
How product management aligns cross-functional teams
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RunTime Threat Mapping for AWS EKS using Deepfence ThreatMapper
Deepfence
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R Manigandan
Engineering Brief

RunTime Threat Mapping for AWS EKS using Deepfence ThreatMapper

An operational security walkthrough for runtime threat visibility across Kubernetes workloads in AWS EKS environments.

Runtime threat visibility principles for EKS
How to connect DevOps and SecOps perspectives
Practical mapping approaches for cloud-native workloads
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AWS Security Assessments: Unlocking Secrets for Your Account
AWS
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R Manigandan
Engineering Brief

AWS Security Assessments: Unlocking Secrets for Your Account

Why continuous security assessment matters for AWS environments, and what teams should expect from the exercise.

Assessment scope that matters in AWS environments
Risk prioritisation principles for remediation planning
How ongoing assessment differs from one-time audits
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A Comprehensive Guide to Upgrading Your AWS EKS Cluster
AWS
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Narsing Chinte
Engineering Brief

A Comprehensive Guide to Upgrading Your AWS EKS Cluster

Upgrade planning guidance for EKS clusters covering feature adoption, stability, and risk-aware rollout sequencing.

Upgrade sequencing and compatibility considerations
Operational safeguards during Kubernetes upgrades
How to reduce runtime disruption in managed cluster upgrades
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Setup Jenkins Job to Execute Automation Tests
Automation Testing
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Krishna Pukale
Engineering Brief

Setup Jenkins Job to Execute Automation Tests

A practical walkthrough for building Jenkins jobs that run automation suites reliably within CI workflows.

CI pipeline setup basics for automated testing
Execution reliability practices for repeatable runs
Improving release feedback loops with automation in CI
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Quality delivered with modern insight and speed
Quality Engineering
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Amruta Deshpande
Engineering Brief

Quality delivered with modern insight and speed

A quality engineering perspective on shipping faster without accepting lower release confidence.

How modern quality practices support delivery speed
Balancing test depth with release cadence
Using insight-driven quality signals for decisions
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Playwright & Robot Framework: Top-Notch Automation Testing
Automation Testing
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Amruta Deshpande
Engineering Brief

Playwright & Robot Framework: Top-Notch Automation Testing

An overview of combining modern automation tooling approaches for broader test coverage and stronger reliability.

Tooling trade-offs between frameworks
How to structure maintainable automation suites
Ways to improve quality signal depth through better automation design
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Comprehensive Engineering Solutions to Cut Your IT Costs!
Comprehensive Engineering
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Ram Shelge
Engineering Brief

Comprehensive Engineering Solutions to Cut Your IT Costs!

A perspective on reducing IT cost through disciplined engineering practices rather than isolated tactical cost-cutting.

Cost reduction levers across quality, cloud, and security
How architecture and delivery habits shape long-term spend
Why operational discipline matters more than one-off optimisation
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From alert to action: AI-powered remediation with Cloud Guardian
Intelligent Cloud Security
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Anushka Mane
Engineering Brief

From alert to action: AI-powered remediation with Cloud Guardian

How CloudGuardian uses AI-assisted recommendations to move teams from security alerts to practical next steps.

How AI recommendations can reduce remediation lag
Why context-driven remediation guidance improves execution
Where Cloud Guardian fits into continuous security posture workflows
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Digital Transformation Isn't About Technology. It's About Building a Better Business
Digital Transformation
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Pradeep Singh
Engineering Brief

Digital Transformation Isn't About Technology. It's About Building a Better Business

A practical view on transformation focused on business improvement, operations, and team alignment rather than technology-only thinking.

Transformation framing around business outcomes
Operational alignment as a success factor
The role of engineering execution in sustaining change
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