What do architects know that you don't? What are the questions we should ask before we start? Which are the first principles we should focus on most?

Navigating the cloud is like swallowing an elephant. But we aren't the first. Many companies, architects, and engineers have paid the tax for us. We have guiding tenets along the five architectural pillars: Reliability, Security, Optimizations, Operations, and Performance. These aren't random; they're the first principles behind some of the largest software platforms ever written.

Distilled by senior engineers & architects into usable guidance, they apply to any cloud solution—even yours. Come pocket these tested strategies & principles; tailor & use them to nudge & align your own projects with the engineering rigor & increased application shelf-life that comes from thoughtful experience.

Decisions never stop, but principles are a lighthouse that can drive consistency & quality for years. These high-altitude strategies become ground-level code when you equip your teams with the blueprints and questions complex solutions require. Principles and patterns become keyboard strokes; teams work more independently with better results.