https://orelbello.com Technical articles on AWS, serverless architectures, platform engineering, FinOps, and DevOps by Orel Bello — Senior DevOps & Platform Engineer at Melio and AWS Community Builder. en Mon, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT orelbello1@gmail.com (Orel Bello) orelbello1@gmail.com (Orel Bello) https://orelbello.com/og-image.png https://orelbello.com https://dev.to/aws-builders/the-hard-truth-about-platform-engineering-adoption-3p47 Why platform engineering adoption is harder than you think — and what to do about it. Orel Bello Platform Engineering Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://dev.to/aws-builders/the-hard-truth-about-platform-engineering-adoption-3p47 https://medium.com/@orel.bello/the-problem-with-cross-account-db-access-and-how-data-api-solved-it-0120275817ba How Data API solved the cross-account database access challenge. Orel Bello Serverless Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://medium.com/@orel.bello/the-problem-with-cross-account-db-access-and-how-data-api-solved-it-0120275817ba https://medium.com/melio-rd/the-10-commandments-of-working-in-production-7833630f5509 Essential rules every engineer should follow when working in production environments. Orel Bello Platform Engineering Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://medium.com/melio-rd/the-10-commandments-of-working-in-production-7833630f5509 https://medium.com/melio-rd/from-bare-metal-to-serverless-how-to-evolve-your-disaster-recovery-strategy-58897594539d How to evolve your disaster recovery strategy from traditional infrastructure to serverless on AWS. Orel Bello Serverless Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://medium.com/melio-rd/from-bare-metal-to-serverless-how-to-evolve-your-disaster-recovery-strategy-58897594539d https://medium.com/@orel.bello/building-self-service-using-self-service-7688753239a0 Build tools that help developers move fast and independently. Orel Bello Platform Engineering Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://medium.com/@orel.bello/building-self-service-using-self-service-7688753239a0 https://medium.com/melio-rd/unlocking-efficiency-through-lambda-powered-workflows-87431e77983d Automating operational workflows using AWS Lambda to improve engineering efficiency. Orel Bello Serverless Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://medium.com/melio-rd/unlocking-efficiency-through-lambda-powered-workflows-87431e77983d https://medium.com/meliopayments/pay-less-for-serverless-practical-tips-bbae3faa75ad Practical strategies to optimize serverless costs on AWS without sacrificing performance. Orel Bello FinOps Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://medium.com/meliopayments/pay-less-for-serverless-practical-tips-bbae3faa75ad https://medium.com/melio-rd/how-did-we-reduce-our-monthly-aws-bills-by-20-without-breaking-a-sweat-c439160d5b1c FinOps methodology for reducing AWS cloud spend by 20% or more without sacrificing performance. Orel Bello FinOps Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://medium.com/melio-rd/how-did-we-reduce-our-monthly-aws-bills-by-20-without-breaking-a-sweat-c439160d5b1c https://medium.com/melio-rd/the-journey-to-your-first-tech-role-9694e8033621 Career guidance for recent graduates and junior engineers entering the tech industry. Orel Bello Career Sun, 01 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://medium.com/melio-rd/the-journey-to-your-first-tech-role-9694e8033621