Back in 2020 at the AWS annual learning conference, re:Invent, one of the big announcements concerned AWS Lambda container...
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Store secrets in AWS Secrets Manager

AWS Secrets Manager enables you to safely store secrets, such as passwords or access keys. This way, you don't...
Install the unified CloudWatch agent on Windows EC2 instances

This step-by-step guide explains how to install the unified CloudWatch agent on Windows on EC2 Windows instances. This allows...
A Go AWS SDK example

Amazon provides three ways you can access and manage Amazon Web Services: AWS Management Console, AWS Command Line Interface...
What is IAM in AWS?

What is IAM in AWS? AWS IAM, on a broad level, refers to who can access what with a...
Getting started with the AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM)

The AWS Serverless Application Model, also referred to as AWS SAM, is an open-source framework that allows you to...
Writing an AWS Lambda function using Go (Golang)

In my last article, titled "What is serverless computing? An introduction to AWS Lambda," we took a detailed look...
Pip install Boto3

In my previous post, I explained how to install Boto3 with VS Code on Windows. Even though all components...
What is serverless computing? An introduction to AWS Lambda

The term serverless computing sounds very cool, but what does it actually mean? In this post, I will introduce...
Install Boto3 (AWS SDK for Python) in Visual Studio Code (VS Code) on Windows

In this guide, I show you how to install Boto3, the AWS SDK for Python, in Microsoft's free Visual...
Automatically mount an NVMe EBS volume in an EC2 Linux instance using fstab

If you attach an EBS volume to an Amazon EC2 instance, you can configure its device name. However, the...
If an EC2 Reserved Instance is not applied or used

If an EC2 Reserved Instance is not used on your running instance, significant additional costs can pile up in...
EC2 Image Builder: Build your golden VM images on AWS

Golden VM images are template server images that are hardened to meet IT standards and come with preinstalled and...
Root login via SSH and SFTP on EC2 instances running Linux

If you try to connect to an EC2 instance with the user root, you will receive this error message: Please...
Configuring DFS Namespaces for Amazon FSx for Windows file servers

This step-by-step guide explains how to configure DFS Namespaces for Amazon FSx for Windows file servers.
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager: Securely connect EC2 instances

This step-by-step guide explains how to securely connect to your Amazon EC2 instances using AWS Systems Manager Session Manager....
Install Amazon WorkSpaces: Virtual Linux or Windows desktop in AWS

Amazon WorkSpaces provides hosted virtual desktops in the AWS cloud that enable users to be more productive by combining...
3CX communications system: Phone system for Windows, Linux, and the cloud

The 3CX communications system is an open-platform phone system that runs on-premises with Windows or Linux and in the...
Reserved EC2 Instances vs. AWS Savings Plans

Reserved EC2 instances allow you save costs in Amazon's cloud if you commit for one or three years. AWS...
Amazon EC2 on-demand Capacity Reservations: A step-by-step guide

This step-by-step guide explains how to configure Amazon EC2 on-demand Capacity Reservations.