Amazon Web Services

Check out these articles on Amazon Web Services to learn about AWS Services and Architecture
Return to All Articles

AWS Well-Architected Framework Pillars
Amazon Web Services

The Main Pillars of an AWS Well-Architected Framework

Developing a cloud-native business application, most often comes with different challenges related to scaling, costing, efficiency, infrastructure, etc. To successfully overcome these challenges, Amazon has provided guidelines for all the

AWS EC2 Instance Types
Amazon Web Services

AWS EC2 Instance Types and Use Cases

EC2 are low-cost, reliable, and scalable virtual machines running on hardware provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Users only pay for how much they use an instance. On-demand Instance: No

AWS CLI
Amazon Web Services

AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI): A Complete Guide

Amazon provides a myriad of tools which help developers, architects, and administrators to develop and manage AWS cloud services. These include software development kits (SDK), console, command line tools, etc.

Security on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services

Security on Amazon Web Services (AWS)

When configuring your environment on the AWS Cloud, one of (if not the most important thing) you can do is to make it as secure as possible. This should be

Cost Cutting on AWS
Amazon Web Services

How to save money on Amazon Web Services

If your costs are not managed properly, cloud deployments can be very expensive. The Cloud has been heralded as a cheaper and more convenient alternative to on premises deployment. However,

Amazon AWS Lambda
Amazon Web Services

AWS Lambda Versions and Aliases

Serverless computing has been on the rise the last few years, and whilst there is still a large number of customers who are not cloud-ready, there is a larger contingent

AWS DynamoDB WCU and RCU
Amazon Web Services

Calculating WCU and RCU for AWS DynamoDB

DynamoDB is a pivotal part of the AWS ecosystem, and understanding how it works can be a tremendous aid to your organization’s cloud deployments.  The key to understanding billing –

Security Group in AWS
Amazon Web Services

AWS Security Group vs NACL – Key Differences

There are significant protections provided to you natively when you are building your networking stack on AWS. This wide range of services and features can become difficult to manage, and

Cloud Security
Amazon Web Services

Cloud Security Comparison – AWS vs Azure

Within any deployment and across any and all cloud providers – Security is job zero! This means that above all else security comes first. Whether it is AWS Security vs

Amazon Web Services

The 10 Best AWS Lambda Use Cases

AWS Lambda is a powerful service that has in recent years elevated AWS to be the leader in not only serverless architecture development, but within the cloud industry in general. 

Security Group in AWS
Amazon Web Services

What is a Security Group in AWS?

In the world of Cloud Computing, Security is always job zero. This means that we design everything with Security in mind – at every single layer of our application! While

Optimizing AWS Costs
Amazon Web Services

What does AWS mean by Cost Optimization?

There are many things that AWS actively try to help you with – and cost optimization is one of them. Cost optimization simply defined comes down to helping you reduce

Disaster Recovery in the AWS Cloud
Amazon Web Services

Disaster Recovery in the AWS Cloud

When you are building applications in the AWS cloud, you have to go to painstaking lengths to make your applications durable, resilient and highly available. Whilst AWS can help you

AWS Step Functions
Amazon Web Services

AWS Step Functions

There are many trends within the current cloud computing industry that have a sway on the conversations which take place throughout the market. One of these key areas of discussion

Comparing Amazon RedShift Spectrum to Amazon Athena
Amazon Web Services

Amazon RedShift Spectrum vs Amazon Athena

Today, the currency of a large number of technology companies, is data. We are producing more data than ever through our day-to-day activities, and with that comes a need to

AWS Secrets Manager vs SSM Parameter Store
Amazon Web Services

AWS Secrets Manager vs SSM Parameter Store

If you want to be an AWS cloud professional, you need to understand the differences between the myriad of services AWS offer. You also need an in-depth understanding on how