Dynamic AWS IAM Policies
We maintain a CloudFormation custom resource provider for Amazon Connect. The provider has grown organically, and as new features were added, the default role policy has become large. The provider can
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My Blogging Tools
If you are looking for a low-cost blogging platform on AWS, look no further! I wanted something very easy to use, which has a lot of features and uses my core tools (AWS, Node, CDK, Markdown). For thi
CDK Resolution error: PolicySynthesizer should be created in the scope of a Stack, but no Stack found
We occasionally have a client who does not allow us to create IAM roles in their AWS account. In this scenario we must define the roles in CloudFormation, they create them, and we inject the role ARNs
TechHub Hackathon 2023
We pulled together a team on Friday night, built an app on Saturday, and presented on Sunday. Not a win, but what a great experience!
10x API Start-up Boost
I while ago I optimized my Screen Saver Gallery API by loading a flat data file into lambda memory. A nightly job selects a random subset of the database and stores it in S3, and the API uses that fil
FloridaJS: Amazon Connect and Lex
I will be presenting at FloridaJS on Amazon Connect and Lex. Sign up here DetailsThis is an IN-PERSON event AI from the big three providers can make it a snap to quickly create what you need before tr
AWS Certified SysOps Associate
I am now an AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate! 5 years of AWS experience adds up. I only studied about 5 hours for the test using these Udemy practice exams.
AWS SAM Multi-Region Packaging Script
I use this bash loop to package an AWS SAM template to multiple regions. This script stages the CloudFormation template and assets in a regional bucket. You can share the bucket with other accounts vi
AWS Certified - Database Specialty
I got my AWS Database Specialty Certification! I already have 5 years of experience, my Solution Architect Pro, and Data Analytics certificates so this one wasn’t very difficult.
AWS Certified - Data Analytics Specialty
I got my AWS Data Analytics Specialty! I already had a lot of experience with Kinesis, Athena, and RedShift but there is A LOT of material in this exam. I highly recommend practice exams by Stephane M