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Automating DMS Endpoint S3 Target with a CloudFormation Custom Resource

Whether you are establishing an AWS Data Lake, or migrating services to the cloud, the AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) should be a tool in your toolkit. DMS is a relatively straight forward service to configure and supported by AWS Cloudformation, however there is a specific pattern that requires a customised process. Enter CloudFormation Lambda backed Custom Resources which we can leverage to automate these processes and continue to reap the benefits of deployed resources via CloudFormation

From zero to VDI in an hour using Amazon WorkSpaces

Now more than ever, we are depending on technology and productivity tools to allow us to operate as effectively as possible under current circumstances.

For those who have already been one step ahead in their remote work environment, it’s a fairly smooth transition but for the rest it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

The good news is that today you can establish a remote work environment in the matter of hours. In this blog I will cover one of the quickest approach to setup a secure VDI solution using Amazon WorkSpaces.

Some quick and easy cost control techniques in AWS

Anything big happening in the world? The recent governmental response to COVID-19 has significantly affected the Australian to US financial exchange rate. A downside of the government stimulus and effects on the global supply chain is that your AWS bill has just increased by 15% over the past month!

Easy remote workforce hacks for maintaining engagement and velocity within Agile Delivery Teams

With the current environment world-wide requiring more and more of our workforce to work from home (remotely), businesses are increasingly worried about losing delivery velocity due to employee disengagement as a result of large periods of remote only contact.