alvinslee.hashnode.devThe Messaging Challenges No One Talks About in Regulated, Air-Gapped, and Hybrid EnvironmentsThe modern platform engineering mandate is clear: adopt Kubernetes, embrace microservices, and accelerate velocity. In theory, this leads to efficiency; in practice, if you operate within highly regulated sectors — Finance, Utilities, Defense, Health...Jan 8·6 min read
alvinslee.hashnode.devWhy Your UEBA Isn't WorkingUEBA (User Entity Behavior Analysis) is a security layer that uses machine learning and analytics to detect threats by analyzing patterns in user and entity behavior. Here’s an oversimplified example of UEBA: suppose you live in Chicago. You’ve lived...Dec 13, 2025·9 min read
alvinslee.hashnode.devLog Spikes? No SweatTaylor Swift ticket sales brought the entire platform to its knees… a crypto exchange saw 10x its regular traffic during a price swing… holiday deals dropped at midnight, and retail sites scrambled to keep up. These weren’t just high-traffic moments....Jul 11, 2025·7 min read
alvinslee.hashnode.devThe Human Side of LogsIt’s Friday afternoon, and your dashboards look great. Charts are green. CPU usage is stable. Database query times are within your SLA. You’re feeling great and ready for the weekend. But little do you know, there’s a significant issue being overlook...May 12, 2025·6 min read
alvinslee.hashnode.devFrom Concept to Cloud: Building with Cursor and the Heroku MCP ServerI’ve been experimenting with Cursor as a development tool, and it’s been surprisingly helpful in my day-to-day workflow. It’s not just that it writes code — it understands context, offers suggestions in the right moments, and even anticipates what I’...Apr 22, 2025·7 min read
