SSai Kiran Kshatriya1h ago · 16 min readA database for every agent: provisioning Continuum virtual clusters at fleet scaleBy Sai Kiran Kshatriya, Staff Sales Engineer at Cockroach Labs Something changed about how applications get built. When an AI agent can scaffold a working app in minutes, a single team stops shipping saikirankshatriya.hashnode.dev
SSai Kiran Kshatriya1h ago · 21 min readMastering Physical Cluster Replication for Disaster Recovery with CockroachDB (Part 2): Automated Failover + Reliable FailbackThe incident is not the hard part. The decision is. Part 1 set up Physical Cluster Replication (PCR): a continuously replicated, independent standby cluster on CockroachDB Cloud (Advanced). That is thsaikirankshatriya.hashnode.dev
GGonzalo Gjuka7h ago · 6 min readAzure unattached disks: the az query, what "Reserved" means, and what a P10 costs while nobody uses itDeleting a VM in Azure does not delete its managed disks unless you asked for that at creation time. Microsoft's own page says it in one sentence: "After a VM is deleted, you will continue to pay for controlcloud.hashnode.dev
AAmaresh Pelleti8h ago · 9 min readAzure Managed Identity vs Service Principal: Which to UseOriginally published on DevToolHub. Most Azure managed identity vs service principal debates start from a false split. A managed identity is a service principal. Microsoft's docs say Azure creates a devtoolhub.hashnode.dev
SSherdil Cloud12h ago · 5 min readCutting Your Cloud Bill Doesn't Make IT a Profit Center, Reinvesting It DoesTL;DR: A team that runs FinOps and right-sizing well can genuinely cut 20-30% off its cloud bill, and plenty of teams stop there and call it a profit-center win. It isn't, cutting cost and getting cutsherdil-cloud.hashnode.dev
RRaftLabs Team15h ago · 5 min readIoT Projects Aren't Expensive Because of Devices. They're Expensive Because Every Device Becomes a Distributed System.People often think IoT projects begin with hardware. Choosing sensors. Buying gateways. Finding the right connectivity. Those decisions matter. But they're rarely what determines whether an IoT platforaftlabs-the-current.hashnode.dev
SShubham Chaudhary1d ago · 6 min readI Built a Free AWS Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) Exam Simulator: 2,000 Questions, Timed Mocks and an AI ProctorTL;DR: CloudPrep is a free practice simulator for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) exam. It has 2,000 original questions, an explanation for every option, real-format 65-question / 90-mishubham-works.hashnode.dev
Ooctave Nkurunziza1d ago · 13 min readIs Heroku shutting down? What sustaining engineering meansTL;DR What you get: a plain answer to "is Heroku going away?", what changed on 6 February 2026, a 10-question checklist to decide whether to stay or move, and a dated price table for the same app on 2RAoctave.hashnode.dev
Ooctave Nkurunziza1d ago · 14 min readCoolify vs Railway and Render: what self-hosting really costsTL;DR What you get: a side-by-side monthly bill for one small web app plus Postgres on Coolify (self-hosted and Cloud), Railway, Render and Hubfly space, plus a worksheet for the hours self-hosting toctave.hashnode.dev
Ooctave Nkurunziza1d ago · 12 min readManaged MySQL hosting compared: prices and backups in 2026TL;DR What you get: one table with the smallest useful managed MySQL plan on five platforms, what it costs per month, and what happens to your data if something breaks. Who it's for: anyone running Loctave.hashnode.dev
