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Building a Simple Service Gateway With Amazon ECS Gateway
Learn how to design a simple service gateway for Amazon ECS, including routing, service discovery, private backend services, scaling, and authentication.
Using CloudFront TLS Headers to Troubleshoot HTTPS Connections
Learn how to configure and use CloudFront viewer TLS, ISP, and TLS-details headers to diagnose HTTPS handshake, cipher, and network-specific connection issues.
Enabling TLS 1.3 for Amazon MSK Without Breaking Older Clients
Configure TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3 support for Amazon MSK Provisioned clusters, test Kafka client compatibility, and migrate safely without disrupting older clients.
Scanning EC2 Machine Images for Vulnerabilities Before Launch
Learn how to scan Amazon EC2 AMIs with Amazon Inspector before launch, review vulnerability findings, and add image security checks to deployment workflows.
Automatically Compacting Apache Iceberg Tables With AWS Glue
Learn how AWS Glue automatically compacts Apache Iceberg tables, reduces small-file overhead, configures target file sizes, and monitors table optimization in an Amazon S3 data lake.
Scaling AWS Lambda Consumers Beyond Kafka Topic Partitions
Learn how AWS Lambda scales Kafka consumers with Amazon MSK, why partitions limit event pollers, and how provisioned pollers and concurrency affect throughput.
Managing External API Secrets With AWS Secrets Manager
Learn how to store external API credentials in AWS Secrets Manager, retrieve them from Python with IAM permissions, and manage encryption, environments, and rotation.
Reviewing AWS Architecture With the AWS Well-Architected Agent
Learn how to configure and use the AWS Well-Architected Agent to assess AWS resources and IaC for cost, security, resilience, and performance improvements.
Reducing Cloud Costs by Finding Unused Resources in AWS
Learn how to use AWS Cost Explorer, CloudWatch, and the AWS CLI to identify unused EC2 instances, EBS volumes, databases, and other resources that increase cloud costs.
Testing Amazon Redshift Backups Before You Need to Restore Them
Learn how to test Amazon Redshift snapshots, validate restores, measure RPO and RTO, and build a repeatable disaster recovery process.
Enforcing Infrastructure Policies in CloudFormation With AWS CloudFormation Guard
Learn how to use AWS CloudFormation Guard to validate CloudFormation templates against security, tagging, compliance, and operational policies before deployment.
How to Sign Custom AWS HTTP Requests in .NET Using the SigV4 Signer
Learn how to use the AWS SigV4 signer in .NET to sign and send custom HTTP requests with AWS credentials, regions, and service settings.
DynamoDB TTL: Why Expired Items May Still Appear in Your Queries
Learn why DynamoDB TTL-expired items can still appear in queries and scans, how TTL cleanup works, and how to safely enforce expiration in application code.
AWS IoT MQTT 5 Migration: What Changes When You Move From MQTT 3.1.1?
Learn the key differences between MQTT 3.1.1 and MQTT 5, AWS IoT Core compatibility considerations, and a practical strategy for migrating existing IoT clients.
Amazon S3 Versioning: How to Recover a File After an Accidental Overwrite
Learn how Amazon S3 Versioning preserves object history, how to enable it, and how to identify and restore a previous file version after an accidental overwrite.
Amazon ECS Gateway: How to Connect Users to Your Container Apps
Learn how Amazon ECS Gateway provides managed HTTPS ingress for ECS services, automates Application Load Balancer configuration, and connects container apps through named ports.
AWS IAM Access Analyzer: How to Find Unused Permissions
Learn how AWS IAM Access Analyzer identifies unused permissions, validates IAM policies, and supports least-privilege access reviews without disrupting applications.
AWS Lambda Web Applications: How to Run an HTTP App Without an Adapter
Learn how to run an Express.js HTTP server directly on AWS Lambda Web Functions, test it locally, and deploy it with the AWS CLI.
AWS Lambda Reserved vs. Provisioned Concurrency: What Is the Difference?
Learn how AWS Lambda reserved and provisioned concurrency differ, how they affect scaling and cold starts, and when to use each setting.
How to Deploy to AWS from GitHub Actions Without Storing Long-Lived AWS Keys
Configure GitHub Actions to use OIDC and AWS IAM roles for temporary deployment credentials instead of storing long-lived AWS access keys.
How to Deploy to AWS from GitHub Actions Without Storing Long-Lived AWS Keys
Configure GitHub Actions to use AWS OIDC and an IAM role for temporary credentials, then deploy a Node.js website to Amazon S3 without long-lived access keys.
Deploy to AWS from GitHub Actions Using OIDC Instead of Long-Lived Keys
Learn how to use GitHub Actions OIDC with AWS IAM and STS to obtain temporary deployment credentials instead of storing long-lived access keys.
AWS CodeDeploy Adds a Restart Deployment Option for Existing Fleets
Learn how AWS CodeDeploy RESTART deployments restart applications on EC2 and on-premises fleets using the last successful revision, including requirements and CLI usage.
How to Set Up Amazon WorkSpace Personal with Simple AD
In this article, you will learn how to set up a personal Amazon WorkSpace with Simple AD to validate the Amazon WorkSpaces provisioning and sign-in experience without first implementing the intended Microsoft Entra ID-based architecture. It follows the actual console flow: create a directory, regist
AWS Infrastructure Composer Is Being Retired as a Standalone Console
Learn how the AWS Infrastructure Composer standalone console retirement affects CloudFormation and SAM workflows, and how to transition visual infrastructure design to VS Code.
