Tag: AWS

2023
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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!

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

2022
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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

2021
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AWS Athena SAM Policies

AWS Athena provides SQL queries over S3 data. The service depends on S3, Glue, and Athena itself so getting permissions set up can be tricky. Here is what worked for me.