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Cloud insights and tech deep dives prepared and curated by cloud experts.
Running GPU jobs on AWS Batch
Explore how to best run periodic GPU-intensive machine learning inference on cloud GPUs with AWS Batch.
Time travel with Apache Iceberg tables on AWS
Exploring Apache Iceberg in AWS data lakehouses by implementing time travel for Iceberg tables in Amazon Athena.
Benefit from generative AI and large language models
Large language models such as ChatGPT are disrupting most markets. What do they offer and how can you benefit from it?
Simplify AWS ECS Task definition versioning
Practical tips for semantic versioning, IaC and other DevOps best practices based on Apache Airflow (AWS MWAA) containers on ECS.
Scaling Amazon SageMaker for multiple teams
A guide on how to organize and secure SageMaker for use by many teams — from AWS Organizations to Amazon SageMaker Projects.
How New Relic supports cloud migration, operations, and maintenance
Read about our client's real-world migration case supported by this full-stack observability platform. Find out all the key benefits we have identified.
Reuse dashboards with Amazon QuickSight templates
A guide on how to reuse business intelligence dashboards for multiple customers using Amazon QuickSight templates.
Machine learning pipelines at AWS — which service should I use?
A comparison between three AWS technologies used to automate workflows in machine learning projects.
Attribute-based access control with Amazon Cognito
Using Amazon Cognito identity pools and user pools to implement ABAC while tackling Cognito and IAM hard limits.
Deploying machine learning models in SaaS applications on AWS
A showcase of various methods and features of SageMaker Inference in the context of deploying machine learning models for Software as a Service applications.
Understanding the zero trust concept in the cloud
Leverage your cybersecurity strategy by implementing the zero trust model.
AWS CodePipeline — the “original” machine learning orchestrator
Time to characterize the oldest tool in Amazon’s orchestration toolbelt — AWS CodePipeline.
How to leverage Prisma Cloud to protect your serverless apps
Prisma Cloud is one of the cutting-edge tools that can help protect all aspects of a cloud operation.
AWS Step Functions in service of MLOps, and more
Learn how AWS Step Functions can help you orchestrate machine learning operations and how it stacks up against SageMaker Pipelines.
Security of serverless apps — what does it mean on AWS?
How do we ensure the security of serverless applications in AWS?
How we built a multi-regional first-line of support for one of our clients
How we put together a serverless application running AWS Lambda under the baton of AWS Step Functions.
Fargate and your first copy tool
Let's look deeper into AWS serverless services and try to make our S3 copy tool.
Amazon SageMaker Pipelines — MLOps on AWS
Learn when to use Amazon SageMaker Pipelines, and when to avoid them. Part of a series exploring MLOps services on AWS.
Challenges with S3 migrator
Have you ever thought about moving buckets between accounts/regions?
Disaster recovery — still not a universal vaccine in XXI century
Disasters usually happen at an inconvenient time, with no warning. Invest your time!
Don’t believe in what you see, unless you’ve tested it already
AWS RDS integrity testing tool based on a serverless approach.
Web application firewall (WAF)
Security, as one of the top priorities, cannot rely on merely a single service.
Connecting Amazon VPCs via AWS Transit Gateway
A practical example of pinging Amazon VPCs connected via AWS Transit Gateway, built and deployed using the AWS Cloud Development Kit.
Connecting Amazon VPCs via AWS Site-to-Site VPN
A practical example of pinging Amazon VPCs connected via AWS Site-to-Site VPN, built and deployed using the AWS Cloud Development Kit.
Connecting Amazon VPCs via VPC peering
A practical example of pinging Amazon VPCs connected via VPC peering, built and deployed using the AWS Cloud Development Kit.
Connecting VPCs using the AWS Cloud Development Kit
An introduction to a series of articles on Amazon VPCs connected via various AWS services, built and deployed using the AWS CDK.
Permissions in AWS Organizations with organizational units and SCPs
Handling permissions in AWS Organizations managed with Terraform with proper multi-environment OUs and service control policies.
Last stop on our serverless project journey
We’re going to walk through the automated flow using DynamoDB streams, AWS CI/CD services and Lambda.
Without great players, you won’t win the “playoffs”
Treat others in the way you want to be treated — or, in other words, a bit more about our values.
How to test your Python-based AWS Lambda in production
Step into the world of testing Step Functions, Python wrappers and Lambda function aliases and versions.
Sharing API Gateway endpoints to bypass CloudFormation limits
Exploring how to get around hard resource limits in AWS CloudFormation templates managed by Serverless Framework.
Chaos engineering, the way to decrease revenue loss in your firm
Why is chaos engineering important? Here's why - along with the steps necessary to perform it in your company, and a useful tool set.
Before any trip, better check your equipment
Tools, AWS services and third-party frameworks that speed up different parts of the process.
Decisions in a world where computing is commoditized
Why have we picked particular solutions? Which points were crucial for a newly launched startup?
Organizing AWS Organizations with Terraform
Centralizing the management of IAM groups and users with AWS Organizations defined with Terraform to keep everything well-organized.
CI/CD on AWS: Architecture of serverless pipelines on AWS
Finishing touches to our implementation, with all of its configuration steps, in the last chapter of the series.
CI/CD on AWS: Client requirements and how we resolved all challenges
More about client requirements, current situation and limitations
DynamoDB Streams — streaming to SQS with Lambda
Exploring the usefulness and rough edges of Amazon DynamoDB Streams, using AWS Lambda to stream table changes to Amazon SQS in near real-time.
How to create your own Dropbox alternative in AWS
Exploring what's needed to build your personal Dropbox clone using Lambda and Amazon S3 for storage while keeping costs in check.
Using the saga pattern with AWS Step Functions
Let's explore how we can use AWS Step Functions with the saga pattern to simplify failure handling across distributed transactions.
Why is our workflow so slow?! — organizational reasons
Continuing an exploration of which issues are the most prevalent in DevOps transformations — this time focus on organizational aspects.
Why is our workflow so slow?! — technological reasons
Why does our workflow work the same way or even slower, despite all the changes we made — and despite migrating to the cloud?
CI/CD on AWS: What does AWS have to offer and how can I extend it
Native AWS services in context of CI/CD and other tools for managing resource configuration
Hello, AWS Lambda — an introduction
Let's have a practical introduction to the most fundamental service in AWS' serverless catalogue.
Amazon Cognito — user authentication on AWS
Using Amazon Cognito to authenticate and authorize users to secure applications, APIs and other resources — without any coding.
Building a serverless app — key technical and business decisions
After 9-months of development, it's time to to re-evaluate some technical and organizational decisions about our serverless application.
Meet Charlize, our Slack bot intern
How to get started with SlackOps to improve DevOps flows in a small team working within many AWS environments.
Cloud is more efficient than your own DC
Some key takeaways from the "Cloud is more efficient than your own DC" debate.
Chaos as an explanation for unknown doubts
Are you afraid of Chaos in your environment? “Taming chaos” is much more than just a fancy expression.
How to automate Docker image creation on AWS
A practical introduction to CI/CD tools in AWS' roster, focused on creating an automated pipeline for building Docker images.
21 thoughts after the re:Invent week
A recap of thoughts after spending one week on one of the most influential conferences in the world.
Migrating security groups and network access control lists across Amazon VPCs
A brief look into our approach to keeping VPC environments in sync and secure.
Building a snapshot retention mechanism for Amazon EBS volumes
A practical guide to dealing with backups of EBS volumes, including an introduction to the Serverless Framework.
Say "hello" to a CloudFormation stack via API Gateway
Sometimes you need to postpone your custom, long-term ideas for short-term, already running ones.
Cleaning up AWS services with automated workflows
Examining a feasible approach to cloud waste by getting rid of stale & empty S3 buckets created en masse during tests.
EC2 in AWS' technological ocean
Let's take a look at the architectural changes which have made EC2 the fundamental part of most environments launched in AWS.
Creating an AMI bakery to make time for actual baking
Time is more valuable than money, but cake trumps both. With automated (pre)baking of your AMIs you can have your cake — and eat it too.