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# Cloud native

[![Migrating a Monolith to Kubernetes Without a Big-Bang Cutover](/_astro/hero.CAKh7bXG_Z1PnEBt.webp)](/case-studies/post/monolith-to-kubernetes-strangler-migration)

## [Migrating a Monolith to Kubernetes Without a Big-Bang Cutover](/case-studies/post/monolith-to-kubernetes-strangler-migration)

-   [Mohammad Abu Mattar](/authors/mohammad-abu-mattar)
-   [DevOps](/case-studies/categories/devops)
-   [Cloud Native](/case-studies/categories/cloud-native)
-   [Architecture](/case-studies/categories/architecture)
-   Published: 20 Jul, 2026
-   Updated: 20 Jul, 2026

Almost every failed "let's move off the monolith" project shares one detail: the plan was a big-bang cutover. Rewrite in parallel, pick a weekend, flip the switch, and pray. This is the opposite of th

[#Kubernetes](/case-studies/tags/kubernetes)[#EKS](/case-studies/tags/eks)[#Migration](/case-studies/tags/migration)+4 tags

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[![Cutting a SaaS AWS Bill 41% Without Slowing Delivery](/_astro/hero.DJTB593d_Z1iASgs.webp)](/case-studies/post/aws-cost-optimization-saas-case-study)

## [Cutting a SaaS AWS Bill 41% Without Slowing Delivery](/case-studies/post/aws-cost-optimization-saas-case-study)

-   [Mohammad Abu Mattar](/authors/mohammad-abu-mattar)
-   [Cloud Computing](/case-studies/categories/cloud-computing)
-   [DevOps](/case-studies/categories/devops)
-   [Cloud Native](/case-studies/categories/cloud-native)
-   Published: 19 Jul, 2026

A growing SaaS ran on EKS with a full GitOps pipeline, and it was over its AWS budget nearly every month. The reflex from leadership was the usual one: freeze features until the bill comes down. That

[#AWS](/case-studies/tags/aws)[#EKS](/case-studies/tags/eks)[#Kubernetes](/case-studies/tags/kubernetes)+7 tags

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[![QuenchWorks: Building a 0-CVE Container Image and Helm Chart Catalog](/_astro/hero.BfjMKoMg_ZI2zvl.webp)](/case-studies/post/quenchworks-zero-cve-catalog)

## [QuenchWorks: Building a 0-CVE Container Image and Helm Chart Catalog](/case-studies/post/quenchworks-zero-cve-catalog)

-   [Mohammad Abu Mattar](/authors/mohammad-abu-mattar)
-   [Security](/case-studies/categories/security)
-   [DevOps](/case-studies/categories/devops)
-   [Cloud Native](/case-studies/categories/cloud-native)
-   Published: 15 Jul, 2026

When Bitnami moved its long-trusted catalog behind a paid tier, thousands of teams woke up to a supply-chain problem they didn't choose. The free images they had pinned in production would stop gettin

[#Containers](/case-studies/tags/containers)[#Wolfi](/case-studies/tags/wolfi)[#Helm](/case-studies/tags/helm)+5 tags

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