Cloud, systems, and the plumbing in between
A field guide to the seams between cloud providers, networks, Linux hosts, and internal tooling — where operational reliability is actually built.
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Long-form write-ups and field notes. 5 posts total.
Architecture 2 DevOps 2 Networking 2 Observability 1 Linux 1 AI 1 LLMs 1 Generative AI 1 India 1 AWS 1 IAM 1 Security 1 DNS 1
How India is using AI in 2026: from awareness to daily application
Indians have stopped asking what AI is and started asking how to use it. Here is what people across India are actually searching, and what answer engines reward.
Welcome to the new Star Computers
Why we rebuilt the site on Astro, how the new blog works, and what to expect from upcoming posts on cloud and systems engineering.
A pragmatic approach to AWS IAM policies
Four rules we use to keep AWS IAM policies least-privilege without drowning in policy sprawl — conditions, boundaries, and versioning.
The DNS 'propagation' myth and what actually happens
DNS records don't 'propagate' — they expire from caches. Here's what's really going on when you wait for a record to update, and how to make changes faster.