https://mohammedfirdous.fyi Articles and insights on cloud engineering, software development, and working with AWS. en-us https://dev.to/mohammedfirdouss/building-canary-baseline-traffic-routing-for-pipecds-kubernetes-multi-cluster-plugin-ddi https://mohammedfirdous.fyi/blog/pipecd-canary-baseline-traffic-routing Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT A close look at how I built canary and baseline traffic routing in PipeCD's Kubernetes multi-cluster plugin, including the design decisions and the hard parts. https://pipecd.dev/blog/2026/04/10/building-the-kubernetes-multi-cluster-plugin-for-pipecd-lfx-mentorship/ https://mohammedfirdous.fyi/blog/pipecd-kubernetes-multi-cluster-plugin-lfx Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT How I built a Kubernetes multi-cluster plugin for PipeCD during the LFX Mentorship program: the development process, key decisions, and what it was like to contribute to a CNCF project. https://medium.com/@mohammedfirdousaraoye/mcps-and-apis-6d4d3559da63 https://mohammedfirdous.fyi/blog/mcps-and-apis Mon, 12 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT A simple explanation of Model Context Protocols (MCPs) and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and why they matter in modern systems. https://medium.com/@mohammedfirdousaraoye/why-a-serverless-mindset-matters-a0103642631a https://mohammedfirdous.fyi/blog/why-a-serverless-mindset-matters Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT Why you should adopt a 'serverless mindset': spend less time managing servers and more time building event-driven apps that scale. https://dev.to/aws-builders/orchestrating-complex-serverless-workflows-on-aws-3hbo https://mohammedfirdous.fyi/blog/orchestrating-complex-serverless-workflows-on-aws Mon, 27 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT A guide to managing complex serverless applications on AWS using Step Functions and EventBridge. https://medium.com/@mohammedfirdousaraoye/understanding-docker-fdfc1edf3bbd https://mohammedfirdous.fyi/blog/understanding-docker Sat, 09 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT An introduction to Docker and containerization, covering its architecture, components, and practical use. https://medium.com/@mohammedfirdousaraoye/3-tier-architecture-using-aws-cloudformation-419044db9587 https://mohammedfirdous.fyi/blog/3-tier-architecture-using-aws-cloudformation Fri, 03 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT A guide to building a 3-tier architecture for a LAMP application on AWS using CloudFormation. https://medium.com/@mohammedfirdousaraoye/navigating-aws-with-confidence-a-beginners-guide-to-amazon-cloudwatch-and-amazon-route-53-38e1225cf0f0 https://mohammedfirdous.fyi/blog/navigating-aws-with-confidence Fri, 11 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT A beginner's guide to Amazon CloudWatch and Amazon Route 53.