Amazon SQS is essential for message queuing but poses a risk of data loss if messages fail and remain in a Dead Letter Queue (DLQ) past the 14-day retention. Here's a serverless solution that automatically redrives aging messages from DLQs …
Implementing AWS CodePipeline Automatic Rollback with SAM & CloudFormation
Tired of stressful deployment failures? Learn how to implement AWS CodePipeline's automatic rollback feature. Using CloudFormation with PipelineType: V2 and OnFailure: ROLLBACK, plus a buildspec.yml for your SAM app, you can create a safety net that automatically reverts failed deployments, …
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Hands-On: Implementing CloudWatch Log Insights Filter Index for Cost Optimization
Boost your Amazon CloudWatch Logs Insights performance and significantly cut costs by leveraging filter indexes. This practical guide walks you through enabling field indexes, optimizing selected fields, and comparing query results with and without indexing. Demonstrated clearly with visual aids …
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The Confused Deputy Problem: A Critical AWS Security Challenge (and How to Fix It)
The Confused Deputy problem is a key security risk in AWS. This post dives deep into how it manifests at service and role levels, and how to mitigate it using AWS's built-in mechanisms, including STS External IDs, for robust cross-account …
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Understanding Push vs. Pull in AWS Event-Driven Architecture
Curious about push and pull in AWS’s Event-Driven Architecture? This post unravels how SNS, SQS, and Event Source Mapping power decoupled serverless solutions, while bridging push- and pull-based models. Learn how to fine-tune concurrency, handle scaling, and profit from EDA …
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Create your own Video Knowledgebase with AWS
Build a self-updating Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base! This proof-of-concept utilizes event-driven architecture to automate data ingestion from transcriptions, making your GenAI smarter. Learn how to connect S3, Lambda, EventBridge, and Aurora Serverless for a seamless pipeline.
Building a Scalable Video Transcription Architecture on AWS
Learn how to automate video transcription using AWS services like S3, EventBridge, SQS, Lambda, and Amazon Transcribe. This step-by-step guide helps you create an end-to-end scalable solution for seamless video-to-text conversion, leveraging AWS best practices for efficient architecture and automation.
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Deploy Your First AWS Batch Using CodePipeline and CloudFormation
Deploying an automated workload on AWS can be both rewarding and empowering, especially when using AWS CodePipeline and AWS Batch. In this blog post, you’ll learn how to create a scalable deployment pipeline from scratch using AWS CloudFormation templates. We’ll …
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Solving AWS Config Conformance Pack Remediation Challenges: A Journey from Frustration to Success
Overcoming challenges in deploying AWS Config Conformance Packs with custom remediation, we share our journey from initial failures to a seamless solution. Discover key learnings, troubleshooting steps, and the final template that made automated remediation work flawlessly.
Translate SAM to CloudFormation: Verify and Understand Infrastructure Changes
Ever wondered what AWS resources SAM will create before hitting deploy? Get a sneak peek by translating your SAM template into CloudFormation script right within your IntelliJ IDE. This pre-deployment safety check empowers you to verify and understand the exact …
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