Introduction This article describes how to build a custom URL shortener service using Azure’s serverless platform with Azure Functions and Cosmos DB. I had this idea after I recently read Jussi Roine’s article, where he built a URL shortener service (such as bit.ly) using a serverless Azure approach, an approach he…

Comparing the strengths and weaknesses of each — Introduction As a software architect dealing with a lot of microservice-based systems, I often encounter the ever-repeating question: “Should I use RabbitMQ or Kafka?” For some reason, many developers view these technologies as interchangeable. While this is true for some cases, there are various underlying differences between these platforms. As a…

An architect’s dilemma — Introduction As a software architect dealing with a lot of microservice-based systems, I often encounter the ever-repeating question , “Should I use RabbitMQ or Kafka?” For some reason, many developers view these technologies as interchangeable. While this is true for some cases, there are various underlying differences between these platforms. As…

Can You Talk About Yourself? A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege to speak in a setting which was unfamiliar to me. Usually, I speak about professional topics — Software Architecture, Cloud Computing, etc., but this time it was different. This time I was asked to speak about myself. A good friend of…