Tag: Cloud Infrastructure
Why Data Teams Struggle Without Separate Dev and Prod Environments
When development and production share the same data environment, even small changes can trigger costly outages. This article explains why separating dev and prod is foundational for reliable analytics, and how teams can do it without overengineering or blowing the budget.
Data Platform Cost Optimization: Practical Strategies for Query Performance, Storage, and Cloud Resource Management
Explore how you can dramatically reduce data platform costs without sacrificing performance. This guide breaks down actionable techniques across query tuning, incremental data loading, cloud resource management, and storage lifecycle design.
How to Setup Data Platform Infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform with Terraform
Learn how to set up a secure, scalable data platform infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Terraform. This step-by-step guide covers VPC configuration, Compute Engine setup, firewall rules, Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP), Cloud NAT, and more, ensuring a cost-effective, flexible, and secure foundation for your data platform.
Organizing Networking for Data Platforms: Key Connectivity Options
Optimize your data platform by making informed networking decisions. This article explores how networking impacts ELT workflows, covering key connectivity options, security considerations, and best practices. Learn how to design a secure, scalable, and high-performing data platform architecture with the right networking.
Deploying Prefect on any Cloud Using a Single Virtual Machine
A pattern to improve observability, monitoring and, ultimately, data operations with Prefect. We show how to find the right trade off between number of deployments and improved operations.