https://itspedrodias.com/ Recent content on Pedro Dias | Thoughts on Tech & Leadership Hugo en © Pedro Dias Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://itspedrodias.com/posts/clickpulse-cookieless-telemetry-clickhouse/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://itspedrodias.com/posts/clickpulse-cookieless-telemetry-clickhouse/ Running a secondary relational database or paying for hosted analytics just to count website hits feels redundant when ClickHouse is already in your stack. This is an architectural walkthrough of building a cookieless telemetry pipeline with Cloudflare Workers, a D1 fallback buffer, and native SigNoz dashboards. https://itspedrodias.com/posts/mcp-urn-debugging/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://itspedrodias.com/posts/mcp-urn-debugging/ In distributed architectures, the lion’s share of on-call triage time is spent opening SSH tunnels, hopping databases, and manually joining fragmented data. This post explores how URNs and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) enable a deterministic “Detective Agent”, complete with verifiable negative evidence logs, identity delegation, and object-centric safety constraints. https://itspedrodias.com/posts/data-processing/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://itspedrodias.com/posts/data-processing/ We optimize APIs. We scale databases. We architect systems for speed. But sometimes the biggest performance wins hide in plain sight, in a single function called thousands of times. https://itspedrodias.com/posts/observability-pipelines-cost-control/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://itspedrodias.com/posts/observability-pipelines-cost-control/ Stop paying to ingest useless data. An observability pipeline (using tools like OpenTelemetry Collector, Vector, or Redpanda Connect) acts as a smart router for your telemetry. We explore how this pattern lets you slash monitoring costs, enforce privacy by design, and break vendor lock-in. https://itspedrodias.com/posts/beyond-the-key-end-user-ids/ Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://itspedrodias.com/posts/beyond-the-key-end-user-ids/ Unique API keys give you application-level identity. But for SaaS platforms, the real chaos comes from users. We dive into the pros and cons of using end-user IDs for abuse monitoring, cost attribution, and the significant privacy risks you must navigate. https://itspedrodias.com/posts/one-key-to-rule-them-all/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://itspedrodias.com/posts/one-key-to-rule-them-all/ Reusing a single API key across multiple applications seems efficient, but it creates a nightmare for observability, rate limiting, and security. This post breaks down why this common anti-pattern is so dangerous and why unique keys are essential for robust systems. https://itspedrodias.com/posts/choosing-tools-not-vendors/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://itspedrodias.com/posts/choosing-tools-not-vendors/ Choosing a third-party service is an architectural decision, not just a purchase. This is a guide for engineers to navigate the procurement process, separating the technical evaluation from the sales relationship to avoid long-term traps. https://itspedrodias.com/posts/datadogapmcost/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://itspedrodias.com/posts/datadogapmcost/ Datadog is a powerful observability platform, but its true cost often lies hidden in the interconnectedness of its features. Let’s explore how one decision, like enabling APM, can lead to a cascade of unexpected expenses. https://itspedrodias.com/posts/lbmanagement/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://itspedrodias.com/posts/lbmanagement/ We optimize code. We scale databases. We architect systems for speed and resilience. But what if the real performance bottleneck in the org… is a person? https://itspedrodias.com/posts/valueinsoftware/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://itspedrodias.com/posts/valueinsoftware/ An idea to simplify your decision making with value quadrants