Strategy
Plan for the Model Being Down
Claude, ChatGPT and Grok all went offline at roughly the same time. If AI sits at the core of your product, availability is a design problem, not a vendor problem.
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Cloud Architecture
16 articles tagged “Cloud Architecture”.
Cloud Architecture
Orbital Data Centres: SpaceX's Big Bet Still Has an Economics Problem
This week's AI Briefing: an Altman, Musk exchange about SpaceX being worth more than the planet turned into the more interesting question underneath it, can you actually run AI inference in orbit, and does the maths close? Not yet, and here's why.
Engineering
How Do I Get Better LLM Uptime? A Reliability Playbook for AI in Production
Most LLM outages are not caused by the model. They are caused by the pipeline around the model. The retries, the routing, the fallbacks, the rate limits, the observability. A concrete playbook for hitting three-nines on an LLM-powered product.
Cloud Architecture
Multi-Cloud Is Usually Overkill
Multi-cloud promises resilience but usually delivers doubled cost and complexity for an outage that may never come. A look at the DNS trap, AWS's 300+ SLAs, the October 2025 US-EAST-1 outage, and why multi-region discipline beats a second provider.
Strategy
Cloud Stack Decisions for Early-Stage Startups: What Actually Matters
Most early-stage cloud stack debates are arguments about the wrong question. The tool doesn't matter nearly as much as the cost of switching, who fixes it at 3am, and whether your second engineer can read it.
Strategy
What Actually Kills Cloud Migrations (And What People Blame Instead)
Most failed cloud migrations are blamed on the cloud bill, the vendor, or the consultancy. The real cause is almost always the same thing, and it's not technical.
Cloud Architecture
SpaceX Acquires xAI: What Orbital Data Centers Mean for Cloud Architecture
Musk's $1.25 trillion merger isn't just corporate consolidation, it's a fundamental bet that terrestrial infrastructure can't scale to meet AI demand. For systems architects, the implications are significant.
Cloud Architecture
SpaceX Orbital Data Centers with Starlink V3: 2026 Status & Outlook
SpaceX is turning Starlink V3 satellites into the backbone of orbital data centers, terabit-class capacity per satellite, an FCC filing for one million units, and a $1.25 trillion SpaceX-xAI merger funding the buildout.
Strategy
The Essential Guide to Cloud Migration: Navigating Your Digital Transformation
A comprehensive cloud migration roadmap for 2025, covering foundational assessment through legacy system decommissioning, migration strategies, planning, execution, and long-term success factors.
Research
From Quantum to AI: The Future of Cloud Computing
Explore transformative trends reshaping cloud computing, from serverless evolution and AI integration to quantum computing and generative AI.
Strategy
Beyond ChatGPT: Why Great Documentation Still Rules Developer Success
Despite the rise of AI assistants like ChatGPT, well-crafted technical documentation remains essential for developer success. Compare AWS and Azure documentation approaches.
Research
Ultimate Guide to Cloud Based Research
Explore how cloud computing transforms collaborative research by enabling seamless data sharing and real-time teamwork across distributed global teams.
Engineering
Cloud First Concepts
Explore cloud-first architectural principles for startups and small teams. Learn why building applications with cloud-native services reduces operational overhead and total cost of ownership.
Engineering
How long does it take?
Explore the complexities of determining project timelines, specifically examining deployment and prototype development phases in cloud environments.
Engineering
Should I be using Kubernetes?
Examine whether Kubernetes is the right choice for your infrastructure needs. Learn when Kubernetes excels and when simpler alternatives like Docker Compose, AWS ECS, or Google Cloud Run make more sense.
Engineering
Taking a Concept and Running with It
Explore the process of transforming business ideas into deployable prototypes and MVPs. Learn the critical questions founders and project managers should ask when bringing concepts to market.