Natarajan VenkataramanLadakh: A Journey through the High Himalayan PlateauFor long we desired to visit Ladakh and which we finally fulfilled during the last days of August and starting days of September 2024. This…Sep 22Sep 22
Natarajan VenkataramanMusings about YAGNI, KISS and all that philosophyFor those who aren’t aware of these acronyms, YAGNI is You Ain’t Gonna Need It and KISS is Keep It Simple, Stupid! (or Silly! as some like…Jul 30, 20231Jul 30, 20231
Natarajan VenkataramanFour Parables on Work CultureThis post narrates 4 parables regarding team work, work mindset, etc. which can be an effective way to improve team culture and attitudes.Apr 8, 2023Apr 8, 2023
Natarajan VenkataramanA Road-Trip to the Past — Part-3: Aihole & PattadakalThis last part of my 3 part series, covers the historical places of Aihole and Pattadakal and their architectureFeb 26, 2023Feb 26, 2023
Natarajan VenkataramaninBits and PiecesImplications of Microservices Deployment patternsIn an earlier post I talked about when it makes sense to use which deployment strategy — Blue-Green, Canary and AB-Testing. In that post…Feb 26, 2023Feb 26, 2023
Natarajan VenkataramanA Road-Trip to the Past — Part-2: BadamiIn this post we go further into the past as we go from Hampi to Badami and explore the cave temples for which Badami is famous for.Jan 22, 2023Jan 22, 2023
Natarajan VenkataramanA Road-Trip to the Past — Part-1: HampiAs the year 2022 came to an end, my family and I went on a road-trip to visit the heritage sites of Hampi, Badami, Pattadakal and Aihole…Jan 7, 2023Jan 7, 2023
Natarajan VenkataramaninBits and PiecesUnderstanding When to Use Blue-Green, Canary, and AB-Testing StrategiesWhen it comes to SaaS deployment strategies, you may have heard of blue-green, canary and AB-testing. There are many articles that cover…Dec 24, 2022Dec 24, 2022
Natarajan VenkataramanManaging sensitive passwords in the era of Supply Chain AttacksPassword managers are ok. But in this era of supply chain attacks and zero-trust security principles, can you place full trust on any 1…Nov 14, 20223Nov 14, 20223
Natarajan VenkataramanTight Coupling between Microservices —Are there situations where it is ok?Can multiple microservices access the same database? Or is that strictly not allowed and should only APIs must be used between…Nov 6, 20221Nov 6, 20221
