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Cloud Journal

Cloud Journal

Practical, provider-accurate writing on cloud infrastructure, developer workflows, security fundamentals and the decisions behind choosing a cloud.

A cloud server with an attached block volume alongside a bucket holding user uploads and archives
Storage & Data

Block Storage vs Object Storage: Which Does Your App Need?

Block volumes look like disks and object stores look like APIs, and most applications need both. This guide compares the…

5 min read
Layered cloud backup strategy with snapshots, machine images and an encrypted off-site repository
Storage & Data

Cloud Backup Strategies: Snapshots, Images and Off-Site Copies

Snapshots protect against the failure your provider already handles. This guide sorts cloud backup layers by the disaster each one…

6 min read
Buckets and database contents being copied from one cloud provider to another with verification
Storage & Data

Moving Data Between Cloud Providers

Copying data between providers is mostly a planning problem. This guide covers the four questions to answer first, taking a…

6 min read
Diagram of a minimal SaaS stack with app instances, managed database, object storage and workers
Startups & Business

Hosting a SaaS MVP: Infrastructure That Scales Later

An MVP is constrained by engineering hours, not compute. This guide lays out a seven component stack a two person…

5 min read