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We rebuilt our approach to cloud asset inventory after watching traditional CMDB implementations fail repeatedly. The core issue: architecture designed for static infrastructure. Four architectural decisions made the difference: → Event-driven streams (<5 sec latency) instead of 24-hour scheduled scans → Native cloud schemas (all 50+ EC2 attributes) instead of ITIL CIs that capture 10 fields → SQL queries (engineers already know it) instead of proprietary languages with learning curves → API-based continuous sync (sub-second) instead of agent-based discovery Implementation: CloudWatch Events flow through EventBridge into PostgreSQL. No agents to install. No reconciliation needed. Results: Security queries answered in seconds instead of hours. Real-time compliance. Zero maintenance on discovery agents. The lesson: Stop forcing cloud resources into datacenter models. Full architecture: https://lnkd.in/gTYfse2g What architecture choices did your team make?

We'll see you at AWS re:Invent next week! Come see us at Booth 1837 to commiserate over your latest cloud resource pain (or gain!).

🚨 Cloud data is exploding — and so are the hidden risks. AI workloads, stricter privacy rules, more platforms… Cloud data management isn’t just technical anymore — it’s a business + security challenge. In this new piece, Twain Taylor sits down with 👋 Joe Karlsson (CloudQuery) to break down the 7 hidden complexities slowing teams down — and how CloudQuery brings order to the chaos. Highlights: 🔍 Privacy exposure you don’t control 🐌 API rate limits choking data flow ⚙️ Ops complexity at scale 🔒 Vendor lock-in ⏱ Latency + availability gaps 🔄 Cross-format transformation pain 🤖 Getting AI-ready and compliant 👉 Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eCuJ_HQX #CloudData #DataEngineering #CloudSecurity #AIReady #Compliance #CloudQuery #DataManagement #PlatformEngineering #APIs #PrivacyEngineering

Total observability across multiple clouds, with self-service for engineering, product, and GRC teams? See how Reddit does just that with CloudQuery --> https://lnkd.in/gayePZZm

Take our 5 minute survey for the Cloud Governance & Data Visibility 2026 Pulse! If you're a platform engineer, governance leader, or just help manage your company's cloud platform: we want your perspective. We'll be publishing results early next year: - Top trends and titles - Tools being used - How challenges are being addressed Take it here --> https://dub.sh/85jHPWq

Live today: how Reddit secures its cloud at scale with CloudQuery. Reddit's story is a perfect example of what happens when you start thinking of your cloud asset inventory as a foundational capability instead of a security checkbox. They've created a shared system of record for their cloud infrastructure that is a cross-company accelerant: queryable with SQL, extensible, and scalable. With the platform they've built, Reddit frees up engineering time, decreases operational friction, and reduces risk. No more waiting for outdated snapshots, battling undocumented APIs, or stitching together disparate data sources. Read our full interview with Reddit about how they use CloudQuery 👉 https://lnkd.in/gayePZZm

Fresh baked case study coming out of the oven! 🍞 Reddit uses CloudQuery to get complete visibility across their entire cloud, and makes that data accessible for self-service. We'll post the full interview next week, stay tuned!

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We spent 20 years deploying agents on servers. Then cloud providers gave us APIs. Why are we still installing agents? Your Lambda function executes for 200ms. Agent initialization takes 2-5 seconds. The function finishes before the agent even starts. Here's what breaks: → Can't install agents on RDS, S3, Lambda (70-80% of AWS services) → Kubernetes pod lives 45 seconds, agent takes 30-60s to register → 10,000 instances = $40K/year in overhead → Agents miss short-lived resources Every cloud service has an API: → EC2's DescribeInstances returns metadata → S3's GetBucketPolicy returns config → RDS's DescribeDBInstances returns parameters Zero installation. Zero compute overhead. Read-only IAM instead of elevated privileges on every host. Agents made sense for physical data centers. They make zero sense when 70-80% of your infrastructure are managed services with no OS. Guide on API-driven discovery: https://lnkd.in/gsuru7Xj