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Claude Built My Wix Website in 3 Hours - Is SaaS Dead?
Feb 22, 202610 min read

Claude Built My Wix Website in 3 Hours - Is SaaS Dead?

I replaced my Wix website using Claude in 3 hours. A real experiment on AI, buy vs build, and why SaaS isn’t dead but rapidly evolving.

AITechnology
Product Ownership in Practice: Beyond Processes and Backlogs
Feb 18, 202616 min read

Product Ownership in Practice: Beyond Processes and Backlogs

After a year as a Senior Product Owner in CyberArk’s Platform Engineering division, I reflect on the invisible work the role truly demands. Beyond backlogs and roadmaps, this article explores the soft skills that prevent future debt, scale team thinking, and shape better decisions before code is written. It dives beneath job descriptions into how Product Owners influence architecture, delivery, and people—often measured by the problems that never happen.

Platform EngineeringTechnology
AI-Driven SDLC: How to Build Secure, Governed, and Scalable Software with AI
Feb 3, 202612 min read

AI-Driven SDLC: How to Build Secure, Governed, and Scalable Software with AI

AI is transforming the Software Development Life Cycle by embedding intelligent agents into planning, design, development, testing, and operations. This guide explains how to build a secure, governed, and scalable AI-driven SDLC using spec-driven development, centralized governance, and platform engineering practices. Learn how organizations can improve velocity, quality, and security while enabling developers to deliver production-ready code from day one.

AITechnology
How to Build Open Source Software Developers Actually Want to Use
Jan 8, 20269 min read

How to Build Open Source Software Developers Actually Want to Use

Building a successful open-source project goes beyond sharing code — it requires production-grade quality, clear documentation, strong DevEx, and active community engagement. In this guide, learn how to build secure, maintainable, and high-impact open-source projects using GitHub best practices, CI/CD pipelines, contribution templates, and real-world automation. Ideal for both companies and individual developers.

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AWS re:Invent 2025: My Serverless & Agentic AI Takeaways
Dec 8, 202524 min read

AWS re:Invent 2025: My Serverless & Agentic AI Takeaways

AWS re:Invent 2025 summary - exciting new services and features launched from a Serverless and agentic AI developer perspective.

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Platform Engineering Isn’t Just for Kubernetes—Serverless Needs It Too!
Nov 6, 202510 min read

Platform Engineering Isn’t Just for Kubernetes—Serverless Needs It Too!

Platform engineering isn't just for Kubernetes—serverless teams need it too. In this post, learn how applying platform engineering principles to AWS serverless can help you scale infrastructure, enforce security, improve observability, and boost developer productivity. From reusable CDK blueprints to automated governance and cost optimization, see how platform teams empower developers and accelerate delivery in a serverless world.

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AWS re:Invent 2025 — My Selection Of Sessions - Serverless, Security, SaaS and AI
Oct 8, 202517 min read

AWS re:Invent 2025 — My Selection Of Sessions - Serverless, Security, SaaS and AI

My session guide for AWS re:Invent: 2025 breakout sessions, workshops, and talks relevant to Serverless, SaaS, platform engineering, and security.

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Guide to AWS re:Invent 2025 - Tips & Tricks
Sep 23, 20258 min read

Guide to AWS re:Invent 2025 - Tips & Tricks

AWS re:Invent 2025 is massive, intense, and full of opportunities. In my latest guide, I share practical tips from three years of experience as both speaker and attendee. From arriving early to beat jet lag, packing the right tools (shoes, layers, battery pack), and navigating sessions efficiently, to leveraging community tracks, social events, and unique Vegas experiences—this post helps you plan smart, learn deeply, and connect with the AWS community like a pro.

Technology
Secrets Manager vs. Parameter Store: Which One Should You Really Use?
Sep 8, 20255 min read

Secrets Manager vs. Parameter Store: Which One Should You Really Use?

Choosing between AWS Secrets Manager and SSM Parameter Store isn’t always straightforward. This guide breaks down the key differences in cost, secret rotation, versioning, encryption, IaC support, and more—helping you decide which service fits your use case. Whether you're managing sensitive credentials or sharing configuration across environments, you'll walk away with a clear, practical recommendation backed by real-world experience.

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Serverless MCP on AWS: Lambda vs. Fargate for Agentic AI Workloads
Jul 16, 202516 min read

Serverless MCP on AWS: Lambda vs. Fargate for Agentic AI Workloads

Building agentic AI requires more than prompts—it needs secure, structured access to your systems. This post explores three ways to deploy a production-grade MCP server on AWS: Lambda with Web Adapter, Pure Lambda, and AWS Fargate. Compare performance, cost, observability, and DevEx tradeoffs, and access ready-to-use CDK templates. Ideal for teams bringing agentic AI into real-world applications on AWS.

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14 AWS Lambda Security Best Practices to Secure Your Serverless Applications
Jul 9, 202511 min read

14 AWS Lambda Security Best Practices to Secure Your Serverless Applications

AWS Lambda makes it easy to build serverless apps—but security is often an afterthought. This post covers 14 real-world Lambda security best practices, from input validation, secret management, and least-privileged IAM to tenant isolation and safe logging. Backed by years of hands-on experience and aligned with OWASP Serverless Top 10, it includes a downloadable checklist to help you secure your functions from day one.

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Agentic AI Prompting: Best Practices for Smarter Vibe Coding
Jun 17, 202513 min read

Agentic AI Prompting: Best Practices for Smarter Vibe Coding

learn best practices for crafting effective prompts, integrating organizational context with MCP, avoiding common pitfalls, and scaling AI workflows across teams. Discover how to build faster, smarter, and safer with agentic AI—without losing your engineering edge.

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