EC2 instance types in AWS have fancy names like m5dn.4xlarge! Have you ever wondered what all those characters in the name stand
April 15, 2021
Understanding EC2 Pricing Models
On-demand, reserved instances, savings plans, spot instances, and dedicated hosts. With so many pricing options to choose from, how do you pick
April 2, 2021
Let Infrastructure Provisioners Create EC2 Instances Without Giving Away SSH Key Pair Access
Unless you’re a startup or a small business, it’s very likely that the people who create your AWS infrastructure are not the
March 22, 2021
A Simpler Way to Manage Lambda Layers with NPM Dependencies
Here at QloudX, we do a lot of Node.js development. And given our obsession with serverless, a lot of that Node.js code
March 11, 2021
Automate EC2 Replacement at Scale with AWS CLI
Consider a scenario: You have hundreds of EC2 instances which need to be upgraded. Although routine patches & updates can be automated
March 5, 2021
Enforce Resource Tagging in AWS Using IAM Policy Conditions
Tags are very important in a shared cloud environment. They serve many purposes. They let us attribute costs to the right departments.
February 24, 2021
Monitor & Alert for Failed Authentication Attempts to Your AWS Account
We live in the information age. In a world where knowledge is power, your data is the most precious commodity. This makes
February 18, 2021
Recognize Faces in Live Streaming Video using Amazon Kinesis & Rekognition
Amazon Rekognition is an AWS service for image & video analysis. It can identify objects, people, text, scenes, & activities. It also
February 12, 2021
How to Split TypeScript-Based Lambda Functions into Lambda Layers
Layers in Lambda are a way to share common code & dependencies across Lambda functions. Before layers were introduced you had to
February 4, 2021
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