Balasubramanian S
| Senior Software Engineer | Progress Chef |
Sharing practical insights on AWS, containers, DevOps, and infrastructure engineering from real-world experience.
About Me
I’m a cloud infrastructure engineer specializing in AWS, kubernetes, and building scalable systems. I write about practical solutions to real problems I encounter in production environments.
Connect with me:
- 🐙 GitHub Profile
- 📫 More about me: github.com/balasubramanian-s
Recent Posts
Rethinking Container Persistence: Why I Ditched EBS Volumes for ECR
July 15, 2025 • 8 min read
Sometimes the simplest solution is already in your AWS account — you just need to look at it differently. A deep dive into using Amazon ECR for container state management instead of EBS volumes for specific use cases.
Topics: AWS ECS ECR Docker Containers DevOps
AWS Systems Manager for Running Progress Chef InSpec Profiles
February 29, 2024 . 5 min read
Learn how to leverage AWS Systems Manager to run Chef InSpec compliance and security profiles across your infrastructure at scale.
Topics: AWS Systems Manager Chef InSpec Compliance DevOps Security
Topics I Write About
- ☁️ AWS Architecture & Best Practices
- 🐳 Kubernetes (ECS, EKS, Docker)
- 🚀 DevOps & Infrastructure as Code
- 🔧 Production Engineering & Operations
- 💡 Practical Solutions to Real Problems
More articles coming soon…