Tag: AWS
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When Automation Becomes the Enemy: Lessons from AWS’s October 2025 DynamoDB Outage
The AWS post-mortem reveals a significant service disruption from October 19-20, caused by a race condition within their DNS management. This incident underscores the complexity of automation and the necessity of manual override procedures. It highlights the cascading failures from a single issue and the importance of mapping service dependencies and preparing for unexpected incidents.
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Cloud vs Open-Source: Comparing AWS, Azure, GCP Services
Modern enterprises must choose between cloud-native services from providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, and open-source tools that offer more control. This guide discusses key domains including Machine Learning, Data Engineering, DevOps, and Business Intelligence, comparing strengths, weaknesses, and use cases for each solution to help inform decisions.
Johngai’s Tech Forge 