Pillar two · Operations

Infrastructure & Reliability

Deployment, observability, cost control, self-hosting, and the unglamorous systems that keep products alive.

What belongs here

See the architecture and operational trade-offs behind reliable AI and data products.

7 published essays in this collection.

Infrastructure23 August 2025 · 5 min read

Architecting an Analytics Backend

This blog post details the architectural decisions and philosophies behind building a robust backend system for a startup, focusing on FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and advanced SQL techniques.