AWS CDK Deployed to the Wrong Region: The Agnostic Stack Trap
A misleading SSM parameter error was really a CDK region trap. How environment-agnostic stacks sent our deploy to us-east-1, and the one-line fix.
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AWS Live Streaming Explained: MediaConnect, MediaLive, MediaPackage & CloudFront
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How Amazon Q Developer CLI Manages Context Files
Ever wondered how Amazon Q CLI seamlessly incorporates your project files into AI conversations? Let us decode what's happening behind the scenes of the /context command.
Quo vadis Spec-Driven-Development
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Specification-Driven Development with Amazon Q Developer
Move beyond throwing random prompts at AI assistants. Discover specification-driven development as a structured methodology of modern software engineering.
Supercharging the Amazon Q Developer Dev Agent
Explore an innovative technique for Amazon Q Developer that combines chat and dev agent to produce better code implementations.
Video Processing on AWS
Discover AWS Media Services for video processing. A practical guide covering ingest, processing, storage, and delivery stages for streaming solutions
How Amazon Q Developer helped me to save days of work
Discover how Amazon Q Developer helped automate crawling the Bundesliga Sportsdata in just 15 minutes, saving days of manual work.
Don't let Technical Debt sabotage your product roadmap - Part 2
Learn how to quantify the cost of technical debt, translate it into business terms, and build a compelling case for refactoring to gain management buy-in.
Don't let Technical Debt sabotage your product roadmap - Part 1
Address technical debt to maintain a sustainable product roadmap and leverage AI coding assistants wisely for improved code quality
My "Aha!" Moment with Amazon Q
Amazon Q: Why it acts differently and how security and safety shape its behaviour.
Following the path of Architecture as Code
Dive into the power of Architecture as Code for designing scalable cloud solutions. Learn how to implement Enterprise Integration Patterns with AWS CDK.
Building with purpose
Discover the role of a frugal architect in aligning tech with business goals. Learn the importance of KPIs and business outcomes. Build with purpose!
Scaling content delivery while saving costs?
Explore cost-saving strategies with Amazon CloudFront, tailored for media pros. Dive into Free Tier, Price Classes, Bundles, and Custom Pricing.
AWS re:Invent uncovered
Dive into AWS re:Invent with confidence! Discover top tips tailored for first-time attendees and make the most of the world's biggest tech conference.
The generative AI adoption spectrum
Discover why Generative AI demands architects' & engineers' expertise. Embrace the future of technology with vital insights & bridge the gap.
From Strategy to Execution
Discover how impact mapping empowers cloud architects in bridging the gap between strategy and execution. Align development teams with business goals effect
Handling Retries in Messaging Systems
Explore best practices for handling retries in messaging systems. Learn strategies, considerations, and tips to improve reliability in cloud architectures.
Real-Time client updates without the overhead
This article describes the advantages and disadvantages of both short- and long-polling, as well as provide tips setting up polling integrations on AWS.
Create meaningful architecture diagrams using the C4 model
In this article, I will describe how C4 context diagrams help me to improve architecture diagrams and helps our teams to build better solutions.
Why you should use Amazon Pinpoint for solving your engagement challenges
In this article, I describe why I prefer to use Amazon Pinpoint to solve marketing and engagement challenges and how this service compares to Amazon SNS.
AWS Step Function vs. AWS Lambda benchmark - Part 2
🥊 It is time for a battle again. After I published the first part of my comparison, I was overwhelmed by the amount of feedback I received. May it be comments on my post, or discussions on Twitter or LinkedIn.
AWS Step function vs. AWS Lambda benchmark
This benchmark investigates performance and latencies of using AWS SDK Integrations within AWS Step Functions compared to using AWS Lambda functions.