AWS Cloud Development Kit: Simple Approach to Infrastructure-as-Code
Learn about AWS Cloud Development Kit and a new breed of tools that allow you deploy architecture with familiar, object-oriented programming languages.
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Disaster Recovery
What is Disaster Recovery? Disaster Recovery (DR) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a component that spans a few of the six pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework. The AWS Well-Architected Framework provides guidance to organizations to build the most secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient infrastructure possible for their applications. DR and resiliency align, primarily, …
Building SaaS Products Efficiently on AWS
Learn some important technical and financial infrastructure considerations to maximize efficiency when building SaaS applications
Screaming in the Cloud
Caylent: From Etymology to Engineering with Randall Hunt Screaming in the Cloud is a popular weekly show hosted by Corey Quinn, Chief Cloud Economist at The Duckbill Group, that features commentary on the state of the cloud with influential people across the tech landscape. Our own Caylien, Randall Hunt recently chatted with Corey and we …
93 Best AWS re:Invent Sessions from 2021
AWS publishes many of the best sessions on YouTube so we can learn at our leisure. In 2021 AWS released, by our count, 479 recorded sessions from re:Invent, or put another way, about 400 cumulative hours of video. That’s almost 17 days of continuous viewing (we may or may not have watched a few of these on 1.5x speed).
re:Invent 2021 Recap – Global Partner Summit Keynote
At re:Invent 2021, the Global Partner Summit Keynote was all about AWS Partners and the key role they play in enabling companies across the globe transform their businesses by leveraging the cloud. In 2021, AWS and AWS partners worked on hundreds of thousands of opportunities, doubling the figures year over year. Doug Yeum, Head of …
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re:Invent 2021 Recap – Werner Vogels Keynote
AWS’ CTO Werner Vogels has been a highly anticipated keynote fixture throughout re:Invent’s history. He appeared on stage this year in a Hawaiin shirt following a surreal road trip down AWS memory lane, but the premise didn’t last long, quickly revealing his t-shirt of the year as “The Stranglers”. With 10 years of re:Invent, there …
re:Invent 2021 Recap – Peter DeSantis Keynote
A keynote from Peter DeSantis always promises an expert guided tour of some of the inner technical workings of the AWS platform. In the past this has included in-depth explorations of the AWS Nitro System, the AWS Graviton2 processors, and AWS’ global fiber infrastructure. This year, Peter dove into the recently announced Amazon S3 Glacier …
re:Invent 2021 Recap – Adam Selipsky Keynote
AWS re:Invent is back, in-person, and with the new CEO of AWS, Adam Selipsky to kick off its 10th year anniversary! While it does feel a little strange to start the conference without Andy Jassy after all these years, Adam got things off to a big start, stepping deftly into the role. Adam led us …
AWS re:Invent 2021 | What to Expect
Who doesn’t enjoy the opportunity to socialize with like-minded experts and technology partners? AWS re:Invent is the premier event where you can be the first to hear about product announcements, get in-depth training, take certification tests, grow your network and meet AWS experts from all across the globe. Given its absence from being an in-person …
A Deep Dive into AWS Control Tower—An Innovative Multi-Account Management Solution
As the complexity of a growing cloud infrastructure expands, so does the complicated challenge of setting up and governing a secure multi-account environment. As a result, Amazon Web Services developed its AWS Control Tower solution to simplify the management of multiple teams and accounts in the cloud. Unlike the challenge it solves, AWS Control Tower …
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How to Implement Cloud Migration Automation
Cloud adoption is now increasing day by day. 30% of all IT budgets are allocated to adopting cloud computing services. To ensure the cost-effectiveness of such budget allocation, maximize your cloud migration processes through automation. Automating cloud migrations creates reliable, repeatable results across multiple environments to accelerate and simplify the entire migration process. Achieve cloud …
Leveraging AWS for Backup and Disaster Recovery — 8 Best DR Practices
In today’s market, all companies are technology companies. Yet, Invenio IT reports that every 1 in 5 organizations does not have a disaster recovery plan. A company without a disaster recovery is prone to the type of IT disaster (from server corruptions, data center failures and cyberattacks) that can disrupt the entire functioning of day-to-day …
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AWS Cloud Migration: Migration Assessment, Strategizing & Best Practices
According to TechJury, a ratio of 16 out of 20 businesses shifted to a cloud-based infrastructure in 2020. This ratio is only going to continue to increase exponentially as more and more companies take advantage of cloud migration rather than remaining with traditional on-premises infrastructures. AWS offers a huge upside with negligible disadvantages to all …
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AWS Cloud Migration: How To Determine First-Mover Workloads
Cloud Migration takes a lot of planning and assessments to shift workloads safely without interrupting your business. The cloud infrastructure is limitless with a range of benefits. Still, it also poses some complications along the process, especially for those companies who want to move their critical workload without disturbing their running operations. So how exactly …
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Optimizing AWS Architecture for Cost Management
Using AWS services for your projects is a great option, but getting unexpected huge AWS bills can be a nightmare. You must know the cost factors of AWS services before you start using them. This article will discuss how you can optimize AWS architecture for better cost management using AWS cost management tools, following best …
Github Actions on Self-Hosted Runners for Kubernetes
Currently, 56 million developers are using GitHub to develop their applications today, and that statistic is predicted to grow to 100 million by 2025. Developers optimize GitHub for multiple tasks, from writing a piece of code for their application to deploying it in an environment. This requires a solution that can automate all the mundane tasks …
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Optimizing Prometheus and Grafana with the Prometheus Operator
Taking a proactive and efficient approach to Kubernetes cluster monitoring can help engineering teams identify and predict many critical problems like CPU outage, memory outage, storage issues well in advance of these issues taking a toll on a business. Companies of all sizes such as enterprises like CERN monitor petabytes of their Kubernetes cluster data …
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AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) for Terraform: Enabling TypeScript & Python Support
It’s not a leap to propose that Terraform is the DevOps cornerstone for Infrastructure as Code (IAC). Terraform’s adoption since its mid-2014 release to the software development landscape has been meteoric. More than 8000 organizations are using Terraform for infrastructure automation. To successfully use the IAC tool, it’s important to optimize HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). …
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Improve Your Cost Management with AWS Saving Plans
The adaptability and flexibility of today’s cloud services present a lot of opportunities to cut infrastructure costs. Amazon Web Services and its plethora of services let you set up any kind of cloud environment for any type of application, without forcing you to make long-term commitments. At the very least, you don’t have to make …
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