Chris Pflum

Growing Pains – Enterprise Networking in the Cloud

As enterprises scale their operations across multiple regions and countries, leveraging the global infrastructure of…

How to Successfully Run an AI Project: Start with the Right Foundations

Running an AI project is exciting, but success depends less on the model you choose,…

What IT Operations Can Learn from the Toyota Production System (TPS)

Earlier in my career, I was part of an internal consulting organization in JP Morgan…

DynamoDB vs DocumentDB vs MongoDB: Which should you use for your AWS hosted application?

DynamoDB vs DocumentDB vs MongoDB NoSQL databases, short for “Non-SQL” or "Not Only SQL," emerged…

Caching Strategies in AWS: From the Edge to the Core

As applications demand faster response times and better scalability, caching becomes one of the most…

Observability Tools for Amazon EKS: A Guide to Monitoring Your Kubernetes Cluster on AWS

Over the past year or so we’ve accelerated the use of containers in our environment,…

The Impact of Compute and Storage Advances on Generative AI

Recently, I watched a movie on one of my frequent flights.  The choice was Ex…

Reducing Latency in a Hybrid Cloud Environment

In today's fast-paced digital world, latency is a critical factor in ensuring the smooth functioning…

Managing AWS Account Access in an Enterprise’s Cloud Platform: Challenges and Best Practices

As enterprises increasingly migrate their infrastructure to the cloud, particularly on platforms like Amazon Web…

Buy versus Build

Earlier in my career, I was part of an IT organization that owned a legacy…