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Understand infrastructure readiness for fundraising with a diligence framework for security, reliability, cost, documentation, data, and recovery.
Learn when to choose 2 vCPU or 4 vCPU cloud VMs, how CPU affects real workloads, and when memory or storage matters more.
Learn developer supply chain security risks, from dependencies and CI/CD secrets to cloud server access, with a practical protection framework.
Understand the infrastructure AI coding agents need, from clean cloud dev environments to testing VMs, secrets isolation, and workload sizing.
Learn what fits on a 2 vCPU / 2 GB cloud VM, including websites, dev servers, lightweight apps, Docker projects, and when to upgrade.
Learn when HiMem VMs make sense, why RAM can matter more than CPU, and how to choose memory-focused cloud servers for databases and apps.
Learn Raff’s new General Purpose VM sizes, from 2 vCPU entry plans to HiMem options, with a framework for choosing CPU, RAM, storage, and price.
Learn cloud server right-sizing with a practical framework for choosing VM CPU, memory, and storage without overpaying or underbuilding.
Learn cloud VM machine classes, including general purpose, CPU-optimized, and high-memory plans, with a decision framework for choosing the right server.
Learn stale infrastructure risk with a framework for old servers, forgotten keys, abandoned services, unused ports, orphaned disks, and ownership reviews.
Understand API rate limiting with a decision framework for fair usage, abuse prevention, endpoint protection, 429 responses, and real-user experience.
Prepare production infrastructure for launch with a checklist covering traffic, rollback, monitoring, backups, access, scaling, and cost readiness.