Naren Cloud Architecture Lab

Practical AWS, Kubernetes, platform engineering, GitOps, observability, DevSecOps, and AI automation guides based on real implementation experience.

I am Narendranath Panda, a Cloud and Platform Architect with 19+ years of experience designing, modernizing, and operating enterprise infrastructure. This site turns that experience into reproducible labs, architecture patterns, and implementation notes.

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Featured Architecture Guides

Platform Engineering & GitOps

• Orchestrating Thousands of Kubernetes Clusters through Argo CD
• Argo CD Multi-Source Applications
• Building IaC Pipelines with Terraform, OpenTofu, and Terragrunt
• Terragrunt Essentials: Scaling DRY Infrastructure

Kubernetes & Security

• Securing Kubernetes Traffic with mTLS
• Software Supply-Chain Security with Syft and Grype
• Harbor Registry on Kubernetes
• Kubernetes Secrets with Argo CD Vault Plugin

Observability & Reliability

• Exploring VictoriaLogs
• Long-Term Prometheus Storage with Thanos
• Kubernetes Monitoring and Automation with Robusta
• RPO, RTO, and MTD in Business Continuity

AI & Automation

• Naren GPT: A Personal Local AI Assistant
• Harbor MCP: Talk to Your Container Registry
• YouTube-to-Google-Sheets Summarizer
• Chroma Vector Store

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