I’ll walk through our experiences using Large Language Models (LLMs) for user intent extraction. By this, I mean taking plain English queries and interpreting their semantic meaning in terms of cloud architecture. I’ll describe what led us to explore LLMs as an interface for cloud architectures, why our approach is different from other LLM cloud architecture products, and what lessons we learned along the way.| Klotho
Several reports have painted an overwhelmingly optimistic portrait of platform engineering. They portray it as a remedy to solve all efficiency challenges. However, the on-the-ground reality often proves far more nuanced. In this post, we will closely analyze findings from the State of Platform Engineering 2023 Report to highlight inconsistencies between the surveys' rosy outlook and real-world complexity.| Klotho
As engineering leaders contemplate internal developer platforms (IDPs), many are unaware of the organizational and cultural "fine print" that comes with them.| Klotho
Modern backend systems have reached a level of complexity that organizations struggle to wield. Many find themselves in a constant cycle of hiring, reorganization and reprioritization in order to better align themselves with that complexity.Simplicity won’t be found at the end of the infrastructure-platform journey, instead it reaches an incremental yet cyclical steady-state of streamlined complexity. Breaking the cycle requires a paradigm shift in how cloud development is approached.| Klotho
Sit back, grab a cup of coffee, and join two experienced engineers going head-to-head in a discussion about batteries included vs. modular design. Which side will win?| Klotho
Infrastructure-from-Code (IfC) is a new way of thinking about cloud infrastructure, and represents the next step in a line of innovations that makes spinning up infrastructure easier and more seamless for developers. In this article, we’ll talk about where the state of the industry is today, and where we think it’s going next.| Klotho
This blog post is a high level overview on the reasons to refactor code and systems in a startup setting. We cover risks, approaches and tradeoffs to consider in 2022.| Klotho
It’s becoming more and more popular to manage and operate everything in code, whether it’s infrastructure, configuration, security, policies, pipelines, operations, compliance or even documentation. This blog post will highlight the different “As Code” trends with examples| Klotho
It’s becoming more and more popular to manage and operate everything in code, whether it’s infrastructure, configuration, security, policies, pipelines, operations, compliance or even documentation. This blog post will highlight the different “As Code” trends with examples| Klotho
Cloud computing has truly reached peak complexity, with the dominant available architectures shifting this complexity from one location to another instead of addressing it at its source. I believe the right solution requires a new architecture that follows key desirable design principles–ones that maintain benefits from previous architectures without requiring relearning tools and how to work.| Klotho