One scenario, one best-fit model.
Two backend engineers, no SRE, spiky traffic (100 rps usually,
5000 rps for 30 min after each marketing email), no data-residency rules,
small budget, no CapEx. Best FIRST architecture?
A) Buy 10 servers, run K8s in a colo
B) Public PaaS / FaaS combo (e.g. Lambda + API GW + DynamoDB,
or Cloud Run + Firestore) — pay-per-use, autoscale
C) Build a private OpenStack cloud in the office closet
D) Use a community cloud for government workloadsSign in to save your code and track progress across devices.
