Category: AWS

What is SQS and when we use it? Amazon SQS is a web service that gives you access to message queues that store messages waiting to be processed. You can use it to: Build a microservice architecture and use message queues to connect your microservices. Keep notifications, that need to be send Make applications more …

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What is AWS EFS? EFS stands for ElasticFileSystem and it is the AWS implementation of a network drive. The drive can be almost one click created in the AWS Console and it takes several minutes to boot up and generate the URL. For more details please refer to AWS ElasticFileSystem page.   EFS burstable performance …

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When using the cloud there are things you always have to think about. Infrastructure, cost and security are always on the forefront of every AWS user. This is where AWS Trusted Advisor comes in. An online resource to help you reduce cost, increase performance, and improve security by optimizing your AWS environment, Trusted Advisor provides …

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IAM role which allows specific user to view EC2 instance without the permission to launch You already know how to create a policy from IAM Policies Part 2 of our tutorials.Keep in mind to use naming convention which can help you in the feature use. You can follow the steps below to create a custom …

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In our second part of IAM tutorials you will learn how to delegate access across AWS account using IAM roles. In the end of this part you will know how to switch between accounts without logout. Prerequisites Before starting the following steps below you should have : two separate AWS accounts – Production (ID number 555555555555) and …

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IAM definition AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a web service that helps you securely control access to AWS resources for your users. You use IAM to control who can use your AWS resources (authentication) and what resources they can use and in what ways (authorization). This Amazon service is available in Free Tier …

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The AWS Solutions Architect Associate is one of the three Associate levels in AWS certification. The other two being AWS Developer and AWS SysOps. In this post I’d like to give a simple overview of the process I underwent during my preparation for the Architect exam.   AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate So what …

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AWS SysOps Certificate is one of the Associate AWS certificates which can be taken. Our company follows the plan outlined below when it comes to the certification of our DevOps Engineers. There are many ways to learn about this exam but here we can follow our vision.   AWS Certification Pyramid You can find more information …

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