Navigating the Jungle of AWS Savings Plans for Compute and Databases
•12 min read
Lost in the complexity of AWS costs? Let's cut through the noise of Compute Savings Plans and the latest Database options to help you minimize your cloud costs.
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AWS Cost Optimization - Key Principles for Beginners
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Generate AWS Architecture Diagrams with Amazon Q
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Render - Modern Cloud without the Ops and Complexity
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Amazon S3 Intelligent Tiering
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Amazon DynamoDB CLI - The Complete Guide
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AWS IAM Users: Understanding Identity Center, Organizations, and Federation
•12 min read
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How to Keep Your Costs Minimal When Using SQS: A Guide to Understanding Pricing
•11 min read
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Step-By-Step: Emptying S3 Buckets and Directories Using the AWS CLI with S3 RM
•8 min read
Master the AWS CLI to safely delete S3 buckets and folders with S3 RM, avoiding data loss and accidental file deletion.
Creating IAM Policies with Ease: ChatGPT vs. GitHub Copilot vs. AWS Policy Generator
•14 min read
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•25 min read
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Best Practices to Avoid and Troubleshoot Timeouts in AWS Lambda
•8 min read
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Supported Languages at AWS Lambda
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What Is Terraform? A Beginner's Guide to the Most Famous Infrastructure-as-Code Tool
•27 min read
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•8 min read
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•6 min read
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•12 min read
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Almost everything you need to know to pass one of the most fundamental AWS certifications out there.
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Build your own minimalistic Social Media Dashboard on AWS that runs at $0 per month.
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•16 min read
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