darryl-ruggles.cloudA Serverless Recipe Assistant with Bedrock AgentCore, Knowledge Bases, and S3 VectorsDuring the last couple of years I have changed my life by adopting a low-carb/keto diet and lots of regular cardio and weight training. As part of this I have accumulated many recipes using alternativ5d ago·33 min read
darryl-ruggles.cloudAWS Lambda Durable Functions - Build a Loan Approval Workflow with Checkpoints, Callbacks, and a React FrontendI have been using AWS Step Functions for workflow orchestration for a long time now. I used it in my Serverless Data Processor project to coordinate batch data processing and in the Serverless Cloud Pizzeria to manage pizza order progress with task t...Feb 14·14 min read
darryl-ruggles.cloudBuilding a Serverless Sales Analytics Platform with AI Insights for Under $10/MonthI have a number of projects I’ve been working on that are not finished yet but this is one I wanted to complete before I finished packing and got on the plane to attend AWS Re:Invent in Las Vegas this year. I'm hoping to pick up new techniques and me...Nov 29, 2025·12 min read
darryl-ruggles.cloudAurora DSQL - Build A Serverless Multi-Region E-Commerce PlatformIntroduction I’ve always been a big fan of managed and truly serverless services offered by public cloud providers like AWS. I want to be able to prototype and build applications with as little infrastructure handling and management as possible. My t...Nov 18, 2025·13 min read
darryl-ruggles.cloudMy AWS Summit Toronto experience and GenAII have been experimenting and working with AWS for many years now. Way back when, I started out by purchasing a training course put out by Yan Cui (featuring his cat) and have learned so much since then. I was fascinated with the idea of the scale an...Sep 5, 2025·13 min read
