Tech Insights

After migrating to AWS or refactoring your current cloud architecture, you may be surprised by the size of your monthly AWS bill. Even with the breakdown of what you’re being charged, if your bill is higher than you estimated, it’s not always obvious what’s causing it. Every scenario is uniquely different, but here are some ways to troubleshoot your AWS budget and decrease costs.

You might have heard about Terraform and wondered what it has to do with the cloud. The first thing you may think of is terraforming (deliberately shaping) planets to be habitable by humans. However, I’m not a planetary expert, so this article is not about that! Today, I’d like to share exciting information about a product from HashiCorp called Terraform, which enables Infrastructure as Code (or IaC).

Utilizing Terraform allows you to modernize your infrastructure, improve your productivity, increase release velocity, and foster collaboration within your teams. Here is a rundown on the basics of Terraform and how it can benefit your team.

Automating cloud security is like flying on autopilot. It can handle day-to-day cloud building, maintenance, and security tasks that you don’t have the time to complete, allowing you to focus on other work instead. Scheduled maintenance periods or wait states can be a thing of the past. That also means your team can get back to doing what they do best: creating innovative digital products.

Cloud security automation can sound like a scary prospect, especially when so many components are involved — servers, data storage, networking equipment, you name it. However, implementing these practices can provide your team with abundant benefits. We use the following four-step approach, complete with tool recommendations and best practices.

The modern, modularized approach of Cloud-native software development is replacing old, monolithic ways of programming. This toolset and philosophy enables development teams to create efficient, reliable, and scalable software applications. This methodology allows teams to push features out faster, innovate efficiently, identify bottlenecks, and improve delivery processes - all while decreasing risk in an ever-changing environment. Here’s a look at the Cloud-native methodology and how it unlocks the full potential of your software development team.

Transitioning from Monoliths and Mainframes to Microservices in the Cloud

The Client

KeHE Distributors is one of the nation’s top wholesale food distributors, with 16 distribution centers across North America. KeHE helps natural, organic, and specialty products get onto retail shelves and online stores. They partner with supermarkets, grocery stores, natural retailers, and online eCommerce dropshippers to access a curated assortment of innovative products via a one-truck delivery.

To support continued growth and enhance national operations, KeHE has undertaken a comprehensive digital transformation initiative. A key focus area of this transformation was to build a distributed, scalable architecture. In this article, we share how DragonSpears helped KeHE move from a monolithic legacy system to a serverless microservices system.