WABI Engineering Blog

Articles on Serverless, AWS, and Cloud Engineering. Here I share my experiences, patterns, and lessons learned from my daily work with the AWS Cloud.

Die AWS European Sovereign Cloud - eine echte europäische Alternative zur AWS Cloud?
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Die AWS European Sovereign Cloud - eine echte europäische Alternative zur AWS Cloud?

Am 15. Januar 2026 hat AWS die European Sovereign Cloud gelauncht - eine eigene, vollständig in der EU betriebene Partition für Workloads mit erhöhten Souveränitätsanforderungen. Was steckt dahinter, was kann sie heute schon, und wann lohnt sich der Einsatz wirklich? Eine ehrliche Einordnung aus der Praxis.

#aws#eusc#sovereignty#compliance
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AWS CDK vs. Terraform - An Honest Take from Real-World Experience
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AWS CDK vs. Terraform - An Honest Take from Real-World Experience

AWS CDK or Terraform? We've used both in production - and ultimately chose CDK. This article compares the two from hands-on experience, with honest trade-offs in both directions.

#cdk#terraform#infrastructure-as-code#devops
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Infrastructure as Code with AWS CDK
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Infrastructure as Code with AWS CDK

Building AWS infrastructure by hand works - until it doesn't. In this article we look at why traditional IaC tools only shift the problem and how AWS CDK turns infrastructure into a real software project.

#infrastructure-as-code#cdk#best-practices
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AWS Multi-Account Strategy - why a single account won't cut it
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AWS Multi-Account Strategy - why a single account won't cut it

An AWS multi-account strategy brings structure to security, cost management and compliance. This article explains what a clean org structure looks like, which AWS services help you get there and how to make the transition step by step.

#architecture#security#cost-control#best-practices
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Why Serverless Is the Only Architecture That Makes Sense
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Why Serverless Is the Only Architecture That Makes Sense

A serverless-first architecture gives you maximum flexibility at every stage of your project. But does that come with high costs and complexity? This article takes an honest look at the strengths and weaknesses - and explains why serverless is the best foundation and what the serverless paradox is all about.

#serverless#architecture#cloud-native
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