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Deep dives into software architecture, cloud infrastructure, and scalable system design. Technical perspectives on modern development and emerging technologies.
Autoscaling From the Inside: Seven Years at Turbonomic
I spent seven years at Turbonomic — back when it was still called VMTurbo, through the rebranding, through the IBM acquisition in 2021, and a few years past that. So writing about autoscaling without touching what I actually worked on every day would feel dishonest. This is the insider perspective: what Turbonomic actually does, why the economic model it's built on is genuinely clever, and where the edges of that model sit.
Why Reactive Autoscaling Isn't Enough — and How ML Changes That
Every major cloud has autoscaling. It's table stakes. But "autoscaling" usually means: observe a metric, cross a threshold, add capacity. That works — until your traffic spikes faster than your VMs boot, or you've padded your fleet so aggressively that you're paying for air. ML can do better. Here's how.