Introduction
Mike Tuszynski is a Principal Architect at Presidio with 25 years of experience in large-scale systems. His background includes roles as a coder at investment firms, an engineering leader at a streaming platform, and a six-year tenure as Solutions Architect at AWS. The Cloud Codex shares his authentic insights from practical experience — "not the sanitized conference-talk version — the real version."
What I Write About
The site covers four primary areas:
- Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure: Production implementations, migration experiences, and Kubernetes realities across AWS, containers, and CI/CD.
- AI & Machine Learning: Honest analysis distinguishing hype from practical application, including enterprise-scale ML infrastructure, GPU clusters, and RAG pipeline economics.
- Engineering Leadership: Human dimensions of technical leadership, team building, and operational excellence as a business priority.
- DevSecOps: Built-in security approaches, automated compliance, and infrastructure patterns preventing production incidents.
Why This Exists
The author created this platform to provide trustworthy technical content from someone accountable for production systems — "people who've been paged at 3 AM and had to explain outages to executives."
Disclaimer
All expressed views are the author's personal perspectives and don't represent current or former employers. Content is for general informational purposes only and shouldn't be considered professional advice. Users rely on this information at their own risk.