As I work with more and more clients the use cases for DynamoDB continue to rise. I wanted to put together a quick how to article. Why DynamoDB? Solid performance Can scale It is not a relational database It is a fully managed DB that is replicated across 3 x AZs providing HA Low cost … Read more
If you are like me then you are always working in environments where everything wants to increase speed & efficiency while lowering cost. Serverless compute functions or functions as a service unlock this ability for end users like developers. No longer do developers have to manage servers but they just manage code. Benefits of functions: … Read more
We’ve all been there where we need to setup an auto scaling policy for our auto scaling groups. I find policies a great way to control the spin up and spin down of new resources based on workload requirements. I high recommend you go skim over the dynamic scaling documentation on AWS for all your … Read more
This is the first load balancer that AWS introduced which has it is missing some features like the latest load balancers provide. A Classic Load Balancer still has a purpose for EC2 Classic instances. Per AWS, “Elastic Load Balancing automatically distributes your incoming traffic across multiple targets, such as EC2 instances, containers, and IP addresses, … Read more
Sometimes you may find yourself in a situation where you need to share an image between accounts. Below you will find a quick walk through of how to share an AMI image you’ve already created. Right click on the Image > Modify image permissions Add AWS account number here ****If you don’t check the box … Read more
In my next AWS article I wanted to cover creating custom AMI Images. Creating images in AWS can be time saving by having all of your base requirements completed and ready to go for faster deployments. Think of them like VMware templates in vCenter for my VMware people out there. Previous article on creating an … Read more
As I am creating some vanilla how to articles, I thought it was time to perform a quick how to create a new instance. Please find the walkthrough below. EC2 > Dashboard > Launch Instance Now we must choose an AMI – this is the software that will be launched on the server Now we … Read more
Have you ever had someone from the security team send you an email indicating that the password policies in AWS does not match the corporate policies? Well below is a quick way to make your security team happier. Go to IAM > Access management > account settings > set password policy Feel free to apply … Read more
As part of my back to basics on AWS, it is now time to discuss creating a ElastiCache cluster. My primary example is creating a ElastiCache cluster to support Redis. Walkthrough Select get started now I like this new feature in case you are an early adopter of outpost Provide a name I’ve selected the … Read more
Whether you are setting up your first AWS environment or you are onboarding a new employee, sometimes you have to perform a quick user add to your organization. Below you will find the quick and easy walkthrough of creating a new user. Go to IAM > Access management > Users add user Provide a username … Read more
If you are just learning AWS or have been an active user for a while, there comes a time when one must group users together for ease of management. Below you will find the quick steps to create a new user group and assign permissions. Navigate to IAM > Access management > groups > create … Read more
