How to Deploy CDK Using Lambda
I really like the declarative nature of CloudFormation - you describe an end-state, and it computes the diffs. CDK gives me even more flexibility in creating complex apps. Recently I built a CDK web a
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AWS Certified AI Practitioner Certification
I am now a certified AWS AI Practitioner! This is a fairly new certification from AWS focusing on MLOps and GenAI workloads on AWS. I highly recommend these practice exams on Udemy.
CDK Construct for Athena DynamoDB Connector
The AWS Athena connector for DynamoDB enables you to query data stored in Amazon DynamoDB using Amazon Athena, which is typically used to query structured data in S3 using standard SQL. Since DynamoDB
Initialize Terraform AWS State Resources
So, I have a funny story. I was testing a new app in Terraform, and thought it would be a good idea to define my Terraform State bucket and lock table in the Terraform code. Everything went well, all my infrastructure was defined as code, and for a while everything was perfect…
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
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
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Achieved: 250lb Bench Press Goal
For my 2022 New Year’s resolution, I decided on: 250 lb for 1 rep on the bench press. Almost 2 years later, I finally got it.
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!