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11. Recommended Next Steps

  1. Add environment dashboards for Lambda concurrency, RDS connections, and save-failure rate SLOs.
  2. Add RDS Proxy if sustained concurrency and connection churn increase.
  3. Add smoke tests for key authoring flows (save/edit/publish) post-deploy.
  4. Expand structured event logging for editorial operations to improve observability.
  5. Introduce staged rollout checks for backend alias changes before full cutover.

Appendix: Executive Summary Paragraph (For Portfolio Landing Use)

This platform was engineered as a production-grade digital operating system for a consulting business, combining Payload CMS, Next.js, and Terraform-managed AWS infrastructure into a single repeatable delivery model. The architecture separates authoring operations from public rendering, supports structured block-based publishing, secures lead workflows with anti-abuse controls, and enforces runtime guardrails through CI/CD. The result is a fast, SEO-optimized web experience backed by deterministic deployments, operationally hardened runtime settings, and a content system that scales with both editorial and engineering demands.