SteefJan Wiggers (aka Lian’s Husband)
@SteefJan
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Cloud Editor @InfoQ, Microsoft Azure MVP, Crew Member @AzureLowLands, Traveller, Runner, #Seahawks, #SeaUsRise, #SeaKraken, Metal Music, Opinions are my own!
Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands
Joined May 2008
My latest blog post is around using the Walking Skeleton to prove core architecture works end-to-end, preventing costly, late-stage refactoring disasters. #patterns #azure #azureintegrationservices #ais #walkingskeleton #pipesandfilters
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This post discusses using the Walking Skeleton to prove core architecture works end-to-end, preventing costly, late-stage refactoring disasters. This initial validation should leverage the Pipes an…
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When Unchecked Autoscaling Generates a $120K Cloud Spend https://t.co/7b2CkNLsG6 by @SteefJan
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In the wake of a staggering $120K bill due to unchecked autoscaling during a DDoS attack, industry experts stress the necessity of robust FinOps strategies. Key recommendations include capping...
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Figma’s recent IPO filing revealed a daily #AWS expenditure of roughly $300,000, translating to approximately $109 million annually... I wrote a news item on it for InfoQ and thought: "Let’s put things into perspective and add my own experience."
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Figma’s recent IPO filing revealed a daily AWS expenditure of roughly $300,000, translating to approximately $109 million annually, or 12% of its reported revenue of $821 million. The company…
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Azure AI Foundry Agent Service Gains Model Context Protocol Support In Preview https://t.co/4G1R0SPHBT by @SteefJan
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Microsoft's Azure AI Foundry Service now supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP), revolutionizing AI agent integration. This streamlined approach eliminates cumbersome custom coding, allowing...
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Beyond Code: Building a Personal Brand to Boost Your Career https://t.co/0R6fsbVhj0 by @rolandmeertens, @SteefJan
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Roland Meertens and Steef-Jan Wiggers discuss actionable strategies for senior software developers and architects to build a powerful online presence. Learn how to effectively use LinkedIn, personal...
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Neon Serverless Postgres Now Generally Available as an Azure Native Integration https://t.co/m4BgZ4Vogh by @SteefJan
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Microsoft and Neon launch Neon Serverless Postgres, now generally available as a native Azure integration, offering developers an innovative, scalable, and cost-effective database solution. With...
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Resilient by Design — Timeouts, Retries, and Idempotency
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Recently, I attended various sessions at QCon London 2025, and one that I liked in particular was Sam Newman´s session on Timeouts, Retries, and Idempotency in Distributed Systems. My InfoQ colleag…
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An article about #DiRMA [DiRT Maturity Assessment] a Maturity Model to measure the adoption level of #DiRT in an organization ... Thank you so much! @SteefJan and @InfoQ! https://t.co/ku8bJHKufl
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Elevate your disaster recovery strategy with DiRMA—an innovative framework for assessing and enhancing Disaster Recovery Testing (DiRT) maturity across people, processes, and tools. As chaos engine...
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Microsoft Officially Supports Rust on Azure with First SDK Beta https://t.co/CtIgjdm6UI by @SteefJan
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Microsoft's beta release of the Azure SDK for Rust empowers developers to seamlessly connect with Azure services. Featuring libraries for Identity, Key Vault, Event Hubs, and Cosmos DB, this initia...
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Explore how to build resilient systems! In this #InfoQ #podcast, Michael Stiefel & @randyshoup discuss why ignoring software’s inherent fragility is a critical mistake - and how to build systems to be resilient to that fragility. 🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/Whi5jfHGLy
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Microsoft Unveils the First Topological Quantum Chip Majorana 1 https://t.co/vN8cOA72tX by @SteefJan
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Microsoft's Majorana 1 is the world's first Quantum Processing Unit (QPU), utilizing innovative Topological Core architecture. By harnessing topoconductors and Majorana particles, it promises...
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AWS Introduces a New Quantum Computing Chip with Ocelot https://t.co/t66OOJDFOS by @SteefJan
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AWS announced Ocelot, an innovative quantum computing chip designed to revolutionize error correction, reducing it by up to 90%. This cutting-edge architecture integrates 'cat qubit' technology,...
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Google Enhances AlloyDB Vector Search with Inline Filtering and Enterprise Observability https://t.co/XCB8U63RQW by @SteefJan
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Google enhanced its AlloyDB service with inline filtering and enterprise observability for vector search. This fully-managed PostgreSQL-compatible database now allows direct filtering during queries,...
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New Programming Language Vine Based on Interaction Nets https://t.co/WqKZR9N41j by @SteefJan
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Introducing Vine, an innovative programming language built on interaction nets that seamlessly integrates functional and imperative paradigms. Statically typed and compiled, Vine's intuitive syntax...
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Local Development with Workflow Studio for Step Functions https://t.co/1yrFMpZK7n by @SteefJan
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AWS has enhanced its Workflow Studio for Step Functions, now integrated into Visual Studio Code via the AWS Toolkit. This allows developers to create and edit state machines locally with intuitive...
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Azure AI Agent Service Now in Public Preview for Developers in AI Foundry SDK and Portal https://t.co/nMEW3TWqM4 by @SteefJan
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Introducing the Azure AI Agent Service: a groundbreaking platform that empowers developers to design, deploy, and manage intelligent AI agents seamlessly integrated within the Microsoft ecosystem....
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