Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Pulumi, and CDK Compared
Mar 3 · 8 min read · Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Pulumi, and CDK Compared Managing cloud infrastructure by clicking through a web console doesn't scale. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) lets you define servers, databases, DNS records, and networking in version-control...
Join discussionIntegrating Lambda Durable Functions into a Step Functions Workflow
Feb 14 · 15 min read · At re:Invent 2025, AWS announced Lambda Durable Functions. The feature introduces a checkpoint/replay mechanism that allows Lambda executions to run for up to one year, automatically recovering from interruptions by replaying from the last checkpoint...
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AI Agent with controlled access to AWS services in Strands Agents
Jan 3 · 8 min read · Strands Agents is a framework for building AI agents that comes with a long list of predefined tools. The tool use_aws allows the Agent to interact with AWS Services. In this post, I will explain how to restrict the use of this tool with an IAM role ...
Join discussionAWS CDK vs Terraform: The Complete 2026 Comparison
Jan 2 · 29 min read · You're about to make a decision that will shape your infrastructure code for the next 3-5 years. Unlike most technology choices, picking between AWS CDK and Terraform means committing to a specific workflow, mental model, and ecosystem. Switching lat...
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Case Study: Reducing Complexity By Migrating from K8S to ECS Fargate for NetworkLessons
Jan 1 · 4 min read · Rene Molenaar built NetworkLessons.com into one of the most comprehensive learning platforms for Cisco network certifications. Thousands of members rely on his video courses, practice exams, and community forum to advance their networking careers. Wh...
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Bedrock Knowledge Base with S3 Vector Index in AWS CDK
Dec 20, 2025 · 4 min read · In this post I will explain how to create an S3 Vector Index and use it in an Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base and ultimately in your AI agent in Bedrock, all this using AWS CDK in python. Previous posts I previously described how to create a Restaurant...
Join discussionBuilding AI-Powered React Applications with AWS Amplify AI Kit in Under 1hour
Dec 16, 2025 · 6 min read · Generative AI is transforming web apps, from intelligent chat features to content generation and more. But getting started with AI can be confusing, especially if you’re worried about backend complexity. With the AWS Amplify AI Kit, you can define an...
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5 Patrones Serverless en AWS que debes conocer
Nov 25, 2025 · 8 min read · El ecosistema serverless de AWS ofrece múltiples servicios que combinados de forma correcta, permiten construir aplicaciones escalables, resilientes y totalmente administradas. A continuación te explico 5 patrones fundamentales que todo desarrollador...
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Local Testing Strategy for AWS Infrastructure
Nov 22, 2025 · 8 min read · 1) Executive Summary Goal: Establish a progressive, hybrid testing strategy that moves the majority ofinfrastructure dev/test ( slow ~10 min/run and expensive ~$1,000/month) cycles off AWS (snapshot + LocalStack), while keeping a final AWS sandbox f...
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