Microservices Design Patterns on AWS: 10 Patterns That Actually Matter in 2026
A guide to microservices patterns on AWS: what to use, what to skip, and what changed in 2026 (App Mesh EOL, VPC Lattice, Powertools idempotency, Step Functions sagas).
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A guide to microservices patterns on AWS: what to use, what to skip, and what changed in 2026 (App Mesh EOL, VPC Lattice, Powertools idempotency, Step Functions sagas).
RDS performance: gp3 IOPS, Performance Insights / Database Insights, Proxy, replicas, ElastiCache. July 2026 tuning checklist.
12 business triggers for hiring AWS help, and when not to. July 2026 scorecard: FinOps, GenAI, compliance, multi-account.
Build a data-driven business case for application modernization. ROI calculations, cost-benefit analysis, risk frameworks, and board-ready presentations.
AWS Graviton processors deliver 20-40% cost savings and better performance-per-watt. Covers the migration path, performance benchmarks, and production deployment patterns.
Terraform to OpenTofu migration: compatibility, risks, tools, and production deployment patterns for AWS infrastructure.
The business case for hiring a certified AWS consultant: 12 specific, measurable benefits, from MAP credits and FinOps savings to faster AI deployment and compliance. Written by an AWS Select Tier Services Partner.
Greengrass v2 for factory floors. July 2026 refresh: Nucleus 2.18.x line, non-root install (2.17), TPM (2.16), SiteWise collector names, SageMaker Edge Manager EOL.
SiteWise multivariate anomaly detection (GA July 2025) is the Lookout for Equipment exit ramp before the 2026-10-07 sunset. July 2026 refresh: when native ML fits, when SageMaker still wins.
July 2026: AWS Support is Business Support+ (from $29/mo), Enterprise (from $5k/mo), and Unified Operations. Legacy Developer/Business/On-Ramp sunset 2027-01-01. What 24/7 third-party managed monitoring still adds, with an SLA scorecard.
AWS IoT architecture patterns for manufacturing, smart buildings, and connected devices, from device connectivity to data ingestion, edge processing with Greengrass, and real-time analytics.
OPC-UA to SiteWise Edge on Greengrass v2. July 2026 refresh: MQTT V3 gateways, correct collector component name, DPP closed to new customers, production hardening checklist.