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Article: Replacing Database Sequences at Scale Without Breaking 100+ Services

Saumya Tyagi — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT

The article discusses the challenges faced during a migration from a relational database to NoSQL, focusing on the importance of database sequences for unique identifiers. It outlines the development of a new sequence service using DynamoDB and a two-tier caching architecture.

By Saumya Tyagi

Article: Event-Driven Patterns for Cloud-Native Banking: Lessons from What Works and What Hurts

Chris Tacey-Green — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT

Event-driven architecture helps banks decouple systems, scale services, and create clear activity trails. But it also introduces complexity, new failure modes, and operational challenges. Chris Tacey-Green explains where it adds value in banking systems and the practical patterns, such as inbox/outbox and stable event contracts, needed to make it reliable.

By Chris Tacey-Green

AWS S3 Introduces Account-Regional Namespaces, Ending 18 Years of Global Bucket Name Collisions

Steef-Jan Wiggers — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:04:00 GMT

AWS introduced account-regional namespaces for S3, fixing global bucket name collisions that broke IaC automation for 18 years. The new format is {prefix}-{account-id}-{region}-an. CloudFormation gets the BucketNamePrefix property, and IAM gets the s3:x-amz-bucket-namespace condition key. This prevents confused-deputy attacks by making names unpredictable when there is no account ID.

By Steef-Jan Wiggers

AWS Load Balancer Controller Reaches GA with Kubernetes Gateway API Support

Steef-Jan Wiggers — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:36:00 GMT

AWS shipped GA support for Kubernetes Gateway API in its Load Balancer Controller, dumping annotation-based configuration for type-safe CRDs with proper validation. The release handles both L4 (TCP/UDP via NLB) and L7 (HTTP/gRPC via ALB) routing through the Gateway API spec. Teams get cross-namespace routing, automatic certificate discovery, and role separation without cluster-admin permissions.

By Steef-Jan Wiggers