Aropet Joel | BlogNotes on web performance, architecture, and building resilient software.https://www.aropetjoel.com/Karuma's Failure Is Why Africa's First AI Factory Is Being Built in Ugandahttps://www.aropetjoel.com/blog/karuma-africas-first-ai-factory/https://www.aropetjoel.com/blog/karuma-africas-first-ai-factory/The Aeonian Project is being built at Karuma because Uganda's export line to South Sudan is six years late. A stranded 600 MW hydro plant just found its buyer, and it shapes the next 24 months of Uganda's digital stack.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTaiugandainfrastructuredata-centersaeoniankarumasovereigntyAropet JoelOne Data Centre Took Uganda's Mobile Money Down. Interoperability Will Make the Next Outage Worse.https://www.aropetjoel.com/blog/uganda-mobile-money-interoperability-blast-radius/https://www.aropetjoel.com/blog/uganda-mobile-money-interoperability-blast-radius/Uganda's July 5 MTN outage exposed a single point of failure. The Bank of Uganda's Digital Drive Project will make the next outage worse unless it defines an offline authorisation profile before the national switch goes live.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTfintechmobile-moneyugandapaymentsinfrastructurekirafiki-payAropet JoelOptimizing Web Performance: A Deep Dive into Core Web Vitalshttps://www.aropetjoel.com/blog/optimizing-web-performance-core-web-vitals/https://www.aropetjoel.com/blog/optimizing-web-performance-core-web-vitals/Understand and improve your website's performance with Core Web Vitals: LCP, FID, and CLS. Learn practical strategies for a better user experience and SEO.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTweb-performancecore-web-vitalsseouser-experiencefrontendoptimizationAropet JoelThe Power of Serverless: Building Scalable Applications with AWS Lambda and API Gatewayhttps://www.aropetjoel.com/blog/the-power-of-serverless-aws-lambda-api-gateway/https://www.aropetjoel.com/blog/the-power-of-serverless-aws-lambda-api-gateway/Discover how serverless architecture, powered by AWS Lambda and API Gateway, enables developers to build highly scalable, cost-effective, and maintenance-free applications.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTserverlessawslambdaapi-gatewaycloud-computingscalabilityAropet JoelMastering Microservices: A Deep Dive into API Gateway Patternshttps://www.aropetjoel.com/blog/mastering-microservices-api-gateways/https://www.aropetjoel.com/blog/mastering-microservices-api-gateways/Explore the critical role of API Gateways in microservices architecture, detailing various patterns and best practices for building scalable and resilient systems.Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTmicroservicesapi-gatewayarchitecturescalabilityweb-developmentAropet Joel