June 2, 2026 Tier 3 logging in code: OpenTelemetry to Grafana Tempo The three changes that take a serverless API from Powertools and traceparent strings to OTel SDK spans shipping to Tempo, with a runnable docker-compose stack.
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June 1, 2026 Tier 2 logging in code: Powertools, EMF, traceparent The three changes that take a serverless API from CloudWatch-only logging to Tier 2, walked through with a runnable LocalStack repo and the actual log lines it produces.
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May 31, 2026 API logging in production Three-tier guide to logging a serverless API on AWS. The CloudWatch-only baseline in detail, plus what I would reach for next when it strains.
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May 29, 2026 DynamoDB single-table design, worked through Four entities, six access patterns, one table, one GSI. The key design walked step by step with the runnable repo behind it.
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May 28, 2026 Orchestration vs choreography: which to choose Side by side comparison of the two saga implementations from the previous posts. What each one cost to build, what it gives you operationally, and which questions to ask before picking.
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