Cloudformation Deep Dive
There are a few key criteria I look for in CloudFormation – If I’m in a multi-account strategy then I must be able to deploy the CloudFormation in all accounts and/or regions. Additionally I must be able to stand up multiple copies of the same stack in the same VPC and account and/or regions.
System Mapping
Discover, Explore & Communicate the Real Complexity of Your Systems (presentation from LastConf 2018).
Python as a Cloud Glue Language
Let’s look at adding Python to your cloud development toolbox to increase reliability and dependability of your development and operations practices.
Scaling AWS ECS Services With Alarms, Target Tracking & Cloudformation
The topic of ECS autoscaling is a vast area of heated discussions and broken dreams.
What’s the Difference? Monitoring, Logging & Alerting
Monitoring, Logging & Alerting – they’re all the same thing, right?
Test Driven Infrastructure
My presentation and InSpec demonstration at LastConf 2018 Melbourne.
Why Agile isn’t Working
We keep hearing that Agile methodologies work… but, what if they’re not? Sometimes you need to look under the hood.
DynamodB Autoscaling with Cloudformation
Automatic scaling of the provisioned capacity in the DynamoDB can be confusing at times. Let’s examine resources needed to configure autoscaling and the limitations it brings.
Review: The good, bad and ugly of Amazon Connect
Linux and Mac users love working on Docker, why should Windows get left behind?!
You’ll Always Remember Your First Time… Open Sourcing
Have you considered opening sourcing any of your work? It might seem daunting, but in reality it’s not all that difficult. Here’s a brief introduction based on my first open source experience.