These are the key things I learned about the new releases, the experiences from other companies and words of wisdom about company culture.
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10 Takeaways from AWS re:Invent 2019
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Posts on how and why I’m using AWS to build data platforms, pipelines, this very website and studying toward the AWS certifications.
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My re:Invent: From A to Z
My first AWS re:invent was exciting, busy and I learned a whole lot.
I sat my AWS Cloud Practitioner exam using the new online option at work on my own laptop. Here’s what happened.
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AWS Cost Optimisation
Cost optimisation can be made easier by tracking usage through tags and using AWS tools to review what can be switched off or scaled down.
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AWS Security
This post will take you through the security services AWS offers and best practices they recommend to keep what’s in the Cloud safe.
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Free AWS Services
Getting your head around costs is part of studying for AWS Certifications. But did you know there are services which have no cost at all?
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CloudWatch or CloudTrail?
CloudTrail and CloudWatch sound similar, but there are some key differences to what they do, how they monitor services, and when you might need them in isolation or in combination.
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Why a VPC is like the London Underground
Networking and AWS VPC can be tricky. But it doesn’t have to be. Just like learning to use the The Tube, you’ll be a natural in no time.
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Gently Down the Stream with AWS Kinesis
Gone are the days of batch processing, AWS Kinesis allows you to run analytics on the fly and shard streams for scalability
