Hello Reader, Let’s face it—times are tough. The job market isn’t looking great, and uncertainty is in the air. But here’s the silver lining: this isn’t the first time we’ve faced challenges like this. I’ve been through the 2008 recession, and while it wasn’t easy, I came out stronger on the other side. Today, I want to share with you four strategies that worked for me back then and can help you navigate this downturn with confidence. 🚀Go the Extra Mile It’s an employer’s world. If you’re in...
8 days ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, I just returned from Kubecon London, where I presented to a packed audience on Amazon EKS Auto Mode, Karpenter, and newly launched community add-on support. This talk was not recorded, but don't fret! I recorded the talk with some extra pointers, and as a thank you for being a valued subscriber of this newsletter, I am sharing that video with you. Please enjoy, and let me know of any questions: Slides from the talk: London EKS Auto Mode_RajdeepSaha.pdf Here are a few major...
15 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, In this edition, we will go over three important architectural patterns for interviews, as well as production projects. I bet "pen and paper" architects and influencers don't talk about the third pattern coz that one you only know if you implemented actual projects ;) Microservice This is the most common architectural pattern. You use microservices every day without knowing. Checking bank balances, reserving dinner at a restaurant, posting a movie review, buying something from...
22 days ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, In the previous newsletter edition, we took a look at top Gen AI tools, and how can you benefit from the trend. The matter of the fast is, even in general SA interviews, you have to expect Gen AI questions. This is similar to how you expect fundamental containerization and DevOps questions. Gen AI is becoming quite popular, and this is no exception. In today's edition, let's go over AWS Gen AI landsacape, that I am following: The image illustrates the AWS Generative AI (Gen AI)...
29 days ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, Agentic AI is the new buzzword. Every YouTube video, LinkedIn article, and blog is about Agentic AI. In today's edition, we will go over what is Agentic AI, and why is it becoming so popular. To understand this, we have to see the evolution of LLMs, let's find out: In the beginning, there was a single LLM, and we were doing prompting. This was significant first step, but it had the following challenges: Static, pre-trained information Not able to integrate project-specific data...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, The landscape of generative AI (Gen AI) consumer applications is evolving rapidly, with new players emerging and established ones innovating at an unprecedented pace. In today's newsletter, we will take a look at the top Gen AI apps and, more importantly, how YOU can use this for your career growth and get more money. Generative AI Consumer Apps: The Top Performers ChatGPT's Resurgence: After an initial plateau, ChatGPT has surged to 400 million weekly active users, driven by...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, MLOps is gaining quite the buzz these days, given the rise of Gen AI. In today's newsletter, let's find out what MLOps is and why it is becoming so popular. This edition of the newsletter is written by Vijay Kodam, Principal Engineer at Nokia, and AWS Community Builder. MLOps is set of practices that streamline and automate machine learning workflows. It integrates DevOps practices into machine learning workflows to streamline machine learning operations. Why do we need MLOps?...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, I have interviewed hundreds of candidates as Principal Solution Architect at AWS. I see some common mistakes candidates make that cost them the offer. But I wanted to validate my findings. So I asked some of my peers at Amazon, who have collectively taken thousands of interviews! In today's newsletter, I will share all of our top findings: 1/ Don't commit to an interview yetYou never thought you'd get that interview call in your dream company. But getting an interview call...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, I have been a Cloud Solutions Architect for 10 years now - 4 years at Verizon, 6+ years at AWS. I was an Application Cloud Architect at Verizon, and then I joined AWS, where I have had two different SA roles - first a General SA (Enterprise Architect) and then a Specialist SA, which is my current role. In this post, I will review my responsibilities as an SA in all these companies, including the hardest parts of the job (in my humble opinion). Let's get started: Solutions...
2 months ago • 5 min read
