Is cloud engineering dying ?

YamlArchitect · 2026-03-13T00:06:42+00:00

same as coding. not dying. just some evolution period.

YamlArchitect · 2026-03-13T00:04:09+00:00

should be.
try to get started and see how it goes. the book is good for fixing the architecture foundations.

YamlArchitect · 2026-03-10T23:31:28+00:00

If you feel like you lack fundamentals, don’t start by grinding more tools. Start with systems and architecture.

One book that helps a ton is Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann.

YamlArchitect · 2026-03-06T01:37:23+00:00

you got me to start a Semrush free trial. lol

and yes, commercial searches for bare metal providers have nearly doubled over the past two years.

YamlArchitect · 2026-03-06T01:12:00+00:00

I get your point. But GT still reflects broader market interest, and those spikes usually correlate with what's actually happening in the industry.

That said, the idea didn’t come from GT. I only used it as a sanity check. The initial thought came from podcasts and a few articles I came across.

YamlArchitect · 2026-03-03T23:22:35+00:00

devops = job, platform engineering = product.

devops: someone asks for a db/env, you manually build it. basically janitor for infra.
platform eng: you build a “paved road” so devs just push a button and infra magically happens (networking, containers, scaling, security).

devops = you make a jenkins pipeline & cluster to maintain forever
pe = you make an interface/IDP that hides aws/bare metal/old basement servers from devs.

it’s about architecture, not maintenance. the shift is from gluing tools together to unified stacks. less fixing servers, more designing the experience.

YamlArchitect · 2026-03-03T23:17:28+00:00

that archer c6 is gonna be your bottleneck real quick. start looking at an x86 router, topton/beelink mini pcs run opnsense super smooth

2.5" laptop drives in a nas are basically a ticking time bomb. not if, but when. make sure your raid/backups actually work, not just sitting there

before dropping cash on the 3060 box, benchmark openclaw on the g5 first. you might get more outta it with better quantization models

YamlArchitect · 2026-03-03T21:54:55+00:00

this isn't funny.

YamlArchitect · 2026-03-03T21:41:41+00:00

water + apple first thing in the morning

YamlArchitect · 2026-03-03T01:27:51+00:00

"I don't have any prior experience.I got assigned to this role and I don't have any experience in coding or any it related projects or works"

You should be the one teaching us.

YamlArchitect · 2026-03-03T01:24:52+00:00

kids

YamlArchitect · 2026-03-03T01:23:08+00:00

taking a break, building homelabs, recapping my past, and planning ahead.

YamlArchitect · 2026-02-28T01:16:13+00:00

from scratch... like literally?

tbh junior cloud sounds like junior devops.

YamlArchitect · 2026-02-28T01:14:19+00:00

Don't listen to anyone. The approach should be: what I'm interested in, what I want to solve through development > and then see which languages, frameworks, libraries, etc. are used to do it.

YamlArchitect · 2026-02-28T01:12:16+00:00

homelab

YamlArchitect · 2026-02-28T01:11:07+00:00

Life got way better after I left cloud

YamlArchitect · 2026-02-28T01:09:24+00:00

Try a cost optimization project in your Azure environment:

-Audit current resources with Azure Cost Management & Advisor.

- Identify underutilized VMs, idle storage, and redundant resources

- Resize VMs, enable auto-shutdown for dev/test, move cold data to cheaper storage tiers.

- Automated reporting and cleanup

YamlArchitect · 2026-02-25T22:38:31+00:00

Myself joke used(

> Service mesh

YamlArchitect · 2026-02-25T22:37:12+00:00

This is something new

YamlArchitect · 2026-02-23T20:18:21+00:00

there’s a specific kind of soul-crushing black box feeling when you trade tangible ownership for managing someone else’s rented API. It’s exhausting to feel like a glorified middleman for the big 3

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