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Mail in the Cloud: How Modern Startups Manage Physical Mail
For all the talk of paperless offices and digital-first businesses, physical mail hasn't disappeared. In fact, for modern startups, especially remote and distributed ones, it remains a quiet but critical operational challenge. Legal notices still arrive by post. Banks still send original documents. Government agencies still rely on envelopes and stamps. And vendors, surprisingly often, still mail checks.
Kubernetes 1.35 "Timbernetes" is here. You shouldn't have to fight to use it.
Kubernetes 1.35 introduces in-place vertical scaling—but adopting it safely is harder than it looks.
Xiaomi Cloud Pricing Guide: Mi Cloud Plans, Security & Alternatives
You bought a Xiaomi device because you're smart with your money. Why overpay for Samsung or Apple when you can get flagship specs at half the price? Now you're facing the same question with cloud storage: stick with Mi Cloud at $0.99/month, or is there something better? Here's the thing nobody tells you. Mi Cloud's pricing looks competitive, but the real question isn't "how much does it cost?", it's "who can access my files, and do I care?".
Django deployments without downtime: static files and migrations
This blog post is based on a product presentation by Antonis Kalipetis, Staff Engineer at SymfonyCon 2023, about Upsun's experience with Nix. We utilized ChatGPT for transcription and to enhance the grammar and syntax. Django deployments have evolved since the framework's early days.
Real-Time Anomaly Detection For Cloud Cost Monitoring: Why It's The Future (And How It Works)
“Every engineering decision is a cost decision,” notes Ben Johnson, co-founder and CTO of Obsidian Security. That’s the reality of building modern SaaS products in the cloud. But as Ben points out, the answer isn’t to make engineers think long and hard about every dollar they spend. “You don’t want your team hesitating to solve risky technical problems because a choice might add $100 to the bill.
How to Migrate from Heroku to AWS: A Strategic Blueprint for Mid-Market Teams
Outgrowing Heroku? Stop the manual DevOps grind. Migrate to AWS in <7 days using AI to generate Terraform, EKS configs, and a seamless developer experience.
What Is DevSecOps? A Guide To Secure DevOps Workflows
Security used to be something teams added at the end of a release cycle. Engineering pushed code fast. Security teams reviewed it later. But this flow only worked when the software moved slowly. Modern cloud environments broke the old security model. Containers, microservices, APIs, and infrastructure as code now change too fast for security to sit outside delivery workflows.
Lessons From The FinOps In Full Bloom Podcast: 6 Cloud Insights I Didn't Expect
Every time I step on set with a guest for FinOps In Full Bloom, I’m anticipating the lightbulb moments I know will pop up during the podcast. These are the conversations that reveal how curiosity and collaboration can spark real transformation in the cloud.
Transforming Symfony monolith to multi-apps: a step-by-step guide
This blog post is based on Florent Huck, Developer Advocate at Upsun, at SymfonyCon 2023. We utilized AI tools for transcription and to enhance the structure and clarity of the content. The journey from a single monolithic application to a multi-application architecture doesn't have to be daunting. At a recent developer conference, Florent from Upsun's Developer Relations team shared a practical step-by-step guide on how to refactor a monolith into multiple applications using Upsun.