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🏗️ AWS Well-Architected Framework

5 Articles ~45 min read Intermediate Architecture

Complete guide to AWS Well-Architected Framework covering all six pillars: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, and Sustainability.

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1 Why the AWS Well-Architected Framework really matters Oct 13, 2024 2 How to apply the Well-Architected Framework depending on your cloud role Oct 13, 2024 3 The Six Pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework, Explained Oct 14, 2024 4 Immediate Impact: Quick Wins for Each Pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework Oct 15, 2024 5 How to Use the AWS Well-Architected Tool Oct 20, 2024

🤖 Amazon Bedrock

3 Articles ~30 min read Beginner Generative AI

Using Amazon Bedrock for generative AI: foundation models, prompt engineering, and practical patterns for AWS solutions.

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1 Amazon Bedrock 101: Understanding Its Foundational Models Mar 26, 2025 2 Prompts I: How to Design Effective Prompts in Amazon Bedrock Mar 29, 2025 3 Prompts II - Effective Prompt Management in Amazon Bedrock: Versioning, Optimization, and Best Practices Mar 31, 2025

⚡ AWS Step Functions

2 Articles ~25 min read Intermediate Serverless

AWS Step Functions for serverless workflow orchestration, from basic state machines to advanced patterns and error handling.

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1 Getting Started with AWS Step Functions: The Serverless Workflow You Need Jul 14, 2025 2 AWS Step Functions in Action: Build, Migrate, and Simplify Your Serverless Architecture Jul 21, 2025

🔧 Open-Source tools and AWS

3 Articles ~35 min read Advanced DevOps

Explore how to integrate popular open-source tools with AWS services for enhanced development workflows and infrastructure management.

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1 Getting started with AWS open-source tools Jan 24, 2023 2 Open-source tools to analyze your AWS environment Jan 30, 2023 3 How open-source tools help you with your code Feb 11, 2023

🌐 Amazon API Gateway

2 Articles ~30 min read Intermediate Serverless

Amazon API Gateway from the ground up: REST APIs, WebSocket APIs, authentication, throttling, and monitoring.

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1 Amazon API Gateway Exposed: Choosing the Right Endpoint Strategy for Your API Feb 4, 2024 2 Amazon API Gateway Integrations: Lambda, HTTP, Mock, AWS Services, and VPC Links Feb 10, 2024

🌐 AWS AppSync

2 Articles ~25 min read Intermediate Serverless

Learn AWS AppSync for GraphQL APIs with real-time subscriptions, data sources integration, and offline capabilities.

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1 Getting Started with AWS AppSync: A Practical Approach to GraphQL Jun 2, 2024 2 Building real-time applications with AWS AppSync and Subscriptions Jul 10, 2024

🏢 AWS Multi-Account

2 Articles ~40 min read Advanced Multi-account

AWS multi-account strategies using AWS Organizations and Control Tower, and what to watch for at enterprise scale.

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1 Getting started with AWS Multi-account approach Sep 17, 2022 2 AWS Control Tower Deep Dive Oct 9, 2022

🚀 AWS SAM

3 Articles ~35 min read Intermediate Serverless

Comprehensive guide to AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) for building, testing, and deploying serverless applications.

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1 How to create serverless applications with AWS SAM (Serverless Application Model) Apr 9, 2022 2 How to add CI/CD to my SAM project Apr 10, 2022 3 How to create serverless applications with CDK and SAM Apr 25, 2022

🏗️ Terraform & AWS

3 Articles ~30 min read Intermediate DevOps

Learn Infrastructure as Code with Terraform on AWS, from basic deployments to advanced CI/CD pipelines.

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1 How to deploy a serverless website with Terraform May 5, 2023 2 Automating AWS Resource Deployment with GitHub Actions and Terraform Oct 2, 2024 3 Migrating from GitHub Secrets (legacy) to OIDC for Terraform deployments on AWS Sep 5, 2025

🔒 AWS Security

5 Articles ~60 min read Beginner Security

AWS security from the basics to advanced threat detection with Security Hub, GuardDuty, and WAF.

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1 Getting Started with AWS Security May 31, 2022 2 How to improve your account security Jun 3, 2022 3 AWS Security Hub: Deep dive Jun 17, 2022 4 Amazon GuardDuty: Deep dive Jun 19, 2022 5 AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall): Deep Dive May 19, 2023

🎓 AWS Certifications

3 Articles ~25 min read Beginner Certifications

Practical guides for passing AWS certifications: how to prepare, study strategies, real challenges, and lessons from renewing a specialty cert.

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1 10 steps to prepare any AWS certification Oct 20, 2023 2 Challenge: 'AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty' in 30 days Oct 25, 2023 3 How I renewed the AWS Certified Security Specialty (SCS-C03) Feb 2, 2026

🤖 AI-Assisted Development

5 Articles ~30 min read Beginner AI Tools

Using AI coding tools day to day: Amazon Q Developer, what I learned after 6 months, and a look at Kiro.

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1 Amazon Q Developer: My Experience Using It in the IDE Dec 11, 2024 2 AI-assisted coding: what worked for me and what didn’t (after 6 months) Jan 15, 2026 3 Kiro: A 101 Guide to Developing with Agents Without Losing Control Mar 25, 2026 4 Claude: How It Works and When to Use Chat, Cowork, and Code Jul 8, 2026 5 Automate Tasks with Claude: Cowork Scheduled Tasks and Routines Jul 9, 2026

👻 Kiro

2 Articles ~20 min read Intermediate AI Tools

Deep dives into Kiro-specific features as they ship: Automations, Skills, and other advanced capabilities beyond the 101 basics.

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1 How to Set Up Kiro Users in AWS IAM Identity Center Jul 22, 2026 2 Kiro Crew after one week (and more than 5,000 credits) Aug 8, 2026