--- title: "Dixon Gunasekara (@dixononline) | Hashnode" description: "Associate Tech Lead at Random Software Ltd | AWS Certified Solution Architect - Associate | AWS Community Builder" url: "https://hashnode.com/@dixononline" --- @dixononline # Dixon Gunasekara @dixononline · Kandy, Sri Lanka · Joined March 2022 Associate Tech Lead at Random Software Ltd | AWS Certified Solution Architect - Associate | AWS Community Builder ### [How to Set AWS Cloud Watch Alarm for a Specific Text on AWS Cloud Logs](https://dixon.hashnode.dev/how-to-set-aws-cloud-watch-alarm-for-a-specific-text-on-aws-cloud-logs?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) First, let's create a lambda function that log specific text randomly Go to lambda Functions hit Create lambda Let's take the function name randomText as an example Hit Create function keeping the default values for other fields Now we have a lambda... 2 min read · [dixon.hashnode.dev](https://dixon.hashnode.dev/how-to-set-aws-cloud-watch-alarm-for-a-specific-text-on-aws-cloud-logs?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Sep 29, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-set-aws-cloud-watch-alarm-for-a-specific-text-on-aws-cloud-logs/66f8ab3b078b2b45e7154736) ### [Set Up Inbound Emails With AWS SES](https://dixon.hashnode.dev/set-up-inbound-emails-with-aws-ses?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) First you have to add the domain or subdomain to SES Identity Configuration. Therefore, go to SES -> Configuration -> Identities Create Identity -> Select identity type as domain and type your domain or sub domain. You can keep default values for ... 2 min read · [dixon.hashnode.dev](https://dixon.hashnode.dev/set-up-inbound-emails-with-aws-ses?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 20, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/set-up-inbound-emails-with-aws-ses/669bd46ab31bb1755efe466b) ### [Should I use Amazon Aurora or RDS?](https://dixon.hashnode.dev/should-i-use-amazon-aurora-or-rds?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) If we are looking for a native HA solution, then we should use Aurora. For a read-intensive workload within an HA environment, Aurora is a perfect match. Combined with ProxySQL for RDS, we can get high flexibility. Aurora performance is great but ... 2 min read · [dixon.hashnode.dev](https://dixon.hashnode.dev/should-i-use-amazon-aurora-or-rds?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Dec 29, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/should-i-use-amazon-aurora-or-rds/658ece3a0fd145a6af3c1042) ### [Ways to Detect Application Security Vulnerabilities](https://dixon.hashnode.dev/ways-to-detect-application-security-vulnerabilities?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) The security testing has been a very important thing in the application development because security vulnerabilities may damage an entire application and the entire reputation of an organization, putting organizations at risk for potential security b... 4 min read · [dixon.hashnode.dev](https://dixon.hashnode.dev/ways-to-detect-application-security-vulnerabilities?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Dec 29, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/ways-to-detect-application-security-vulnerabilities/658e48e1df706acd0eb9a013) ### [AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C02)](https://dixon.hashnode.dev/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate-saa-c02?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Practice Test 01 6 min read · [dixon.hashnode.dev](https://dixon.hashnode.dev/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate-saa-c02?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 26, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate-saa-c02/62df8907790e138f3d39861d)