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title: "Allen Helton (@allenheltondev) | Hashnode"
description: "AWS Serverless Hero and Cloud Architect. Read the latest articles by Allen Helton on Hashnode."
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@allenheltondev

# Allen Helton

@allenheltondev · Texas, US · Joined April 2022

AWS Serverless Hero and Cloud Architect

[Website](https://readysetcloud.io/)

### [What the heck do I alert on anymore?](https://allenheltondev.hashnode.dev/what-the-heck-do-i-alert-on-anymore?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

My AI agents make thousands of decisions I can't supervise. Here's how I'm figuring out what suspicious behavior looks like and what to alert on.

10 min read · [allenheltondev.hashnode.dev](https://allenheltondev.hashnode.dev/what-the-heck-do-i-alert-on-anymore?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Nov 3](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-the-heck-do-i-alert-on-anymore/6aea2792db35e29a06ad833b)

### [Agent memory needs more than vector search](https://allenheltondev.hashnode.dev/agent-memory-needs-more-than-vector-search?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Vector search is great, but it only goes so far. I benchmarked several ways to improve relevance with surprising results.

12 min read · [allenheltondev.hashnode.dev](https://allenheltondev.hashnode.dev/agent-memory-needs-more-than-vector-search?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[2](https://hashnode.com/posts/agent-memory-needs-more-than-vector-search/6abbcc77cb659b470c8d2d80) [Sep 29](https://hashnode.com/posts/agent-memory-needs-more-than-vector-search/6abbcc77cb659b470c8d2d80)

### [This is the best new feature from POST/CON](https://allenheltondev.hashnode.dev/this-is-the-best-new-feature-from-postcon?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Postman made lots of announcements at their conference, but I'm especially excited for this one.

8 min read · [allenheltondev.hashnode.dev](https://allenheltondev.hashnode.dev/this-is-the-best-new-feature-from-postcon?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[May 1, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/this-is-the-best-new-feature-from-postcon/6632926d63ab543dfc682ef5)

### [Serverless Postgres with Neon - My first impression](https://allenheltondev.hashnode.dev/serverless-postgres-with-neon-my-first-impression?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I recently took Neon out for a spin. Get a look at what it's all about after my first trial run.

9 min read · [allenheltondev.hashnode.dev](https://allenheltondev.hashnode.dev/serverless-postgres-with-neon-my-first-impression?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Apr 24, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/serverless-postgres-with-neon-my-first-impression/66290368f354116bea1e6bd3)

### [How to trigger events every 30 seconds in AWS](https://allenheltondev.hashnode.dev/how-to-trigger-events-every-30-seconds-in-aws?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Cron jobs let you set recurring events down to 1-minute intervals. But what if you need more?

11 min read · [allenheltondev.hashnode.dev](https://allenheltondev.hashnode.dev/how-to-trigger-events-every-30-seconds-in-aws?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Apr 10, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-trigger-events-every-30-seconds-in-aws/66168f7ea9dd0f678087f96f)