mTLS and CDN: Ideal use case, missed opportunity.
Exploring a killer, yet unrealised, use case for mTLS in content delivery networks.
Topic: Cloud Architecture
Fun with cloudfront fail overs
Some interesting use cases for Cloudfront's origin group failover feature.
AWS ElastiCache: So much more than just a cache
Whether Redis or Memcached, AWS Elasticache is an essential component in a scalable architecture.
I'm a MACH0 fan. You should be too
An important extension of MACH principles and a fun play on words - why we should strive for MACH0
Opinion: AWS Outposts is missing a killer feature.
Adding CloudFront to AWS Outposts would broaden its appeal, make on-premises cloud solutions accessible to a wider audience and improve user experience.
Three reasons to use a www subdomain for your primary domain.
Why you should still be using www. in your web address.
DNS Troubleshooting
A few simple steps to take, if you're having unexpected issues with your DNS changes.
Decentralize trust with Json Web Tokens
Exploring JWTs. What they are, where they're used, and what needs to be considered in their implementation.
Tame your Cloud with AWS Organizations
Absolutely essential for businesses of any size, AWS Organizations enhances and simplifies security, controls and observabilty for All AWS Users
Document Indexes: Solr, Elasticsearch, and OpenSearch
Getting visitors to the right content and products for their needs is a key concern for any platform and search plays a crucial, but complicated role.
Cost-Control "Kill Switch" for AWS CloudFront?
Trying to use AWS Cloudwatch to implement a "kill switch" that automatically disables CloudFront distribution if the bandwidth cost exceeds a specified threshold.
ECS: Accessing Containers with Session Manager
Access the command line of ECS containers hosted on EC2 or Fargate using Session Manager.
ECS: Simplified Communication Between Containers with Service Discovery
Enable secure and scalable communication between containers in ECS using Service Discovery.
Transactional mail with AWS Simple Email Service
Send transactional mail securely and at scale, directly from your AWS account—without the need for third-party services.
Setting up AWS EventBridge Notifications in Slack
Get a notification in your Slack channel whenever something occurs in AWS.
Authenticating with AWS IAM using a third-party Identity Provider (IDP)
Setting up an Identity Provider for AWS IAM to ensure secure authentication using GitLab as an example.
Uptime Monitoring with AWS Route53 Health Checks
Stay a step ahead of outages - implement robust, serverless uptime monitoring using AWS's Route 53, CloudWatch, and SNS.
Eventbridge rules - what they are and debugging them.
Automate responses to specific events happening within your AWS services using AWS Eventbridge rules.
Using Eventbridge Scheduler
EventBridge Scheduler offers one-off events, flexible scheduling, and direct integration capabilities that will simplify and even replace existing time-delayed solutions and Lambda functions.
Gitlab parallel matrix pipelines
Excuting a job with multiple configurations in parallel using Gitlab.