Author
Michael Wittig
Michael is a cloud specialist focusing on AWS and DevOps. Author of Amazon Web Services in Action (Manning) and cloudonaut.io.
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Thoughts and knowledge
Application Authentication and Authorization on AWS
Learn to implement Authentication and Authorization for your own HTTP(S)-based applications on AWS.
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Thoughts and knowledge
AWS Architect Mindset
Architecting applications on AWS is challenging. On the one hand, you need a broad understanding of AWS services. On the other hand, you have to know the details as well. In this blog post, I outline the mindset you need to build on AWS successfully.
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Thoughts and knowledge
Containers on AWS: ECS, EKS, and Fargate
Running containers on AWS comes down to two choices: ECS or EKS for orchestration, and EC2 or Fargate for compute. Here’s how the four combinations compare on cost, control, and day-to-day operations.
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Tutorials and how-tos
How to Replicate Your Data with DynamoDB Global Tables
In this post, we’ll focus on one data store that shines in multi-region architectures: Amazon DynamoDB.
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Thoughts and knowledge
Multi-Region AWS Architectures
Running an application in multiple availability zones (data centers) in a single region is a best practice when architecting in multiple regions on AWS.
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Tutorials and how-tos
How to Choose the Best Way to Scale EC2 Instances
Migrating workloads into the cloud — and specifically to AWS — comes with many advantages. You can operate workloads in new ways. When you only pay for what you use and add capacity within minutes, the world of auto-scaling opens up.
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Thoughts and knowledge
AWS Architecture Pattern for Scheduled & Serverless Batch Processing
Scheduled batch jobs are the heart of many business processes implemented by enterprise applications. Reports are generated daily, databases are optimized over the weekend, and business logic is executed nightly. The importance of batch jobs satisfies an investment into a reliable architecture to execute the jobs.
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News and updates
What Architects Should Know About re:Invent 2020
During re:Invent - the annual AWS conference - a flood of news is poured out on us. Some news will change the way we architect cloud-native applications today or in the coming months. While other news is irrelevant to us. In this blog post, we'll highlight announcements from re:Invent 2020 with a high impact on cloud architects' works.
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Thoughts and knowledge
Unusual AWS Architectures
AWS provides many building blocks and thorough guidance when it comes to constructing your architecture. Take a look at this blog post, that lays out four unusual AWS architectures and deals with AWS limitations in creative ways.
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Thoughts and knowledge
NoSQL on AWS: Document-Oriented Databases
In this article, we'll compare the database options offered by AWS and then explore all of the the document-oriented database offerings.
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Thoughts and knowledge
Messaging on AWS
Decoupling services makes your architecture easier to scale and safer to deploy. Compare SQS, SNS, Kinesis, EventBridge, and Amazon MQ side by side to find the right fit for your workload.
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Thoughts and knowledge
Databases on AWS
From RDS and Aurora to DynamoDB, ElastiCache, and Redshift, AWS has a database for almost every workload. Here’s how to weigh your options and pick the right data store for the job.
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Thoughts and knowledge
Building with EC2: 10 Tips for the Successful Cloud Architect
Containers and serverless get the headlines, but virtual machines still do most of the heavy lifting in the cloud. Here are ten practical tips for building resilient, modern architectures on Amazon EC2.
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