Infrastructure as Code for Beginners is out now
My new book, Infrastructure as Code for Beginners, has been released and is available to buy now.
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AWS
All my posts about Amazon Web Services
9 posts
AWS posts collected over years of running workloads on Amazon Web Services - EC2, ECS, EKS, IAM, S3, Lambda, networking, and the bits of CDK and CloudFormation that show up alongside them. Expect a mix of hands-on tutorials, deeper architecture notes, and post-mortems where things did not go to plan.
Thoughts on Amazon Lightsail
Amazon Lightsail offers an easy entry to AWS with instance hosting akin to Digital Ocean. A look at its features, costs, and potential limitations.
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Annoying Ansible Quirk
Discover a workaround for an annoying quirk in Ansible playbook execution. Learn why pre-tasks were ignored and how to ensure their execution.
5 min read
Amazon Web Services with Ansible
Explore how Russ Mckendrick utilizes Ansible to manage Amazon Web Services infrastructure, from VPC creation to EC2 instance deployment and AMI management.
9 min read
Docker for Amazon Web Services Beta
Explore Docker for Amazon Web Services beta, effortlessly launch Docker Swarm clusters on AWS with CloudFormation templates. Easy scaling and management.
7 min read
Puppet Enterprise & AWS Security Groups
Russ Mckendrick tackles AWS security group hurdles installing Puppet Enterprise, resolves by temporarily allowing all traffic.
3 min read
AWS London Summit 2015
Discover the 2015 AWS Summit in London: insights into Amazon EFS, hybrid architectures, and the challenges of navigating the bustling crowd.
2 min read
Production Ready Images with Packer
Automate AWS instance setup with Packer. Ensure rapid scalability with pre-configured images. Explore Packer's versatility across platforms.
2 min read
High Availability Central Logging in AWS
Set up high availability central logging in AWS with Amazon CloudWatch Logs. This guide covers installation, IAM permissions, and CloudWatch Logs agent setup.
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