Unmasking Hidden Costs: Your Guide to AWS Cost Optimization Cleanup Strategies
- AWS
- Cost Optimization
- 07 Feb, 2026
- 17 Mins read
The cloud offers amazing flexibility and scalability, letting businesses innovate and grow super fast. But if you're not careful, those benefits can quickly lead to surprisingly high bills. Lots of co
Karpenter vs. Cluster Autoscaler on AWS: Picking the Right Tool for Your Kubernetes Scaling
- DevOps
- Kubernetes
- 31 May, 2025
- 12 Mins read
You know how it is with modern apps. They can be super busy one minute and then quiet the next. If you're using Kubernetes on Amazon Web Services (AWS), making sure your setup can handle these ups and
Navigating Growth: Building a Secure and Scalable AWS Environment with a Multi-Account Architecture and Control Tower
- Cloud Computing
- AWS
- 13 Apr, 2025
- 13 Mins read
The cloud journey often kicks off with a single AWS account. It feels simple and straightforward, especially when you're just starting out or have smaller teams. But as your cloud usage grows, that in
When to Use Serverless?
- Serverless
- Cloud Computing
- 26 May, 2024
- 05 Mins read
As a DevOps engineer working with AWS, knowing when to use serverless architecture matters for your projects. Serverless computing offers real benefits, but it's important to know when it's the right
Phases of the Modernization Process
- IT Modernization
- Cloud Migration
- 18 May, 2024
- 06 Mins read
Modernizing IT infrastructure helps organizations stay competitive, secure, and efficient. The process involves several strategic phases, and getting each one right matters for a smooth transition and
Becoming an AWS Pro: A Deep Dive into Amazon Elastic Container Service
- AWS
- Cloud Computing
- 13 Oct, 2023
- 05 Mins read
Introduction If you're working on container orchestration on AWS, Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) is worth understanding well. This guide covers ECS in depth and answers the most common que
Scaling Up, Staying Strong: Hands-On AWS CloudFormation Techniques for Building Resilient and Scalable Systems
- AWS
- Cloud Computing
- 02 Jun, 2023
- 05 Mins read
Introduction: Building resilient and scalable systems matters for businesses that need to meet growing demand and maintain high availability. Cloud native architecture, combined with the capabilit
Best Practices for Infrastructure Automation in a Cloud Native AWS Environment
- AWS
- Cloud Native
- 22 May, 2023
- 02 Mins read
Introduction Infrastructure automation is core to running a cloud native AWS environment well. This post covers the best practices for security and compliance, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring and scal
Orchestrating Infrastructure with Terraform
- Terraform
- Infrastructure as Code
- 22 May, 2023
- 03 Mins read
Introduction: Terraform is a tool for infrastructure orchestration that lets you create and manage infrastructure across multiple cloud providers. With Terraform, you provision resources on AWS by
Deploying Serverless Applications with AWS SAM
- AWS
- Serverless
- 22 May, 2023
- 03 Mins read
Introduction: AWS SAM (Serverless Application Model) extends AWS CloudFormation with a simpler syntax for defining and deploying serverless applications. SAM templates let you define and deploy yo
AWS CloudFormation for Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- AWS
- CloudFormation
- 22 May, 2023
- 03 Mins read
Introduction AWS CloudFormation is one of the core Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools on AWS. It lets you declare your infrastructure using JSON or YAML templates, which simplifies creation and ma
Cloud Native Infrastructure on AWS
- AWS
- Cloud Native
- 22 May, 2023
- 02 Mins read
Introduction Cloud native infrastructure lets developers design and deploy applications built specifically for the cloud, rather than adapted to it. Using AWS services well, it enables application
Infrastructure Automation on AWS: CloudFormation, SAM, and Terraform for IaC
- AWS
- Infrastructure as Code
- 21 May, 2023
- 02 Mins read
Introduction This post covers Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and how it fits into a Cloud Native AWS environment: what IaC gives you, and how CloudFormation, AWS SAM, and Terraform each handle a dif
The AWS Well-Architected Framework Explained
- AWS
- Cloud Architecture
- 09 Mar, 2023
- 13 Mins read
TL;DR AWS Well-Architected Framework is a collection of best practices for creating and running systems on AWS that are dependable, secure, effective, economical, and long-lasting. The framework i
How to Avoid Common Cloud Services Mistakes
- Cloud Strategy
- AWS
- 20 Jan, 2023
- 13 Mins read
Introduction By offering scalable, on-demand resources and services, cloud services have completely changed the way organizations operate. Implementing cloud services, however, can provide its own
How to Deploy a Spring Boot Application to AWS CloudFormation
- AWS
- Spring Boot
- 17 Jan, 2023
- 09 Mins read
Introduction Deploying a Spring Boot application to the cloud can provide many benefits such as scalability and easy management. AWS CloudFormation is a service that allows for the creation and ma
How To Setup Bastion Host on AWS using CloudFormation Template
- AWS
- CloudFormation
- 10 Jan, 2023
- 09 Mins read
Introduction In previous post How To Setup Bastion Host on AWS using CloudFormation Template, we will learn how to setup a Bastion host
How To Setup Bastion Host on AWS using AWS CLI
Introduction In today's world, security is the top priority for any infrastructure and applications, that's why a Bastion host is a must-have in your infrastructure if you want to secure your remo
How to Setup Jenkins on AWS Using CloudFormation
Introduction In a previous blog post, we setup Jenkins on AWS using the AWS CLI (How to Install Jenkins on AWS EC2 Instance). In this blog
How to CI/CD AWS With Github using Jenkins
Introduction In previous posts, I have shown you how to setup Jenkins on AWS EC2 instance. You can check the post here. In this post, I will show
How to Install Jenkins on AWS EC2 Instance
Introduction In this post, I will show you how to Create an EC2 Instance on AWS and install Jenkins on it. PrerequisitesAWS CLI installed and configured IAM user with the following permi
How To Connect A EBS Volume To An Windows EC2 Instance Using Powershell/GUI
- AWS
- Windows Server
- 15 Nov, 2022
- 11 Mins read
Introduction In this post, we will learn how to connect a EBS volume to an Windows EC2 instance using Powershell/GUI and also how to mount the EBS volume to the EC2 instance. Prerequisites
How To Connect A Two EC2 Instances Database and Files Transfer Using AWS CLI
Introduction In this post, I will show you how to connect a two EC2 instances database and files transfer using AWS CLI. I will use AWS CLI to create a VPC, EC2 instances, EBS, EFS, and security g
How To Connect A Two EC2 Instances Data Transfer Using AWS CLI Without AWS EFS
Introduction In this post, I will show you how to connect a two EC2 instances data transfer using AWS CLI without AWS EFS. We will use AWS S3 bucket to transfer data between two EC2 instances. We
How To Create a AWS S3 Bucket Using AWS CLI
Introduction In this post, I will show you how to create a AWS S3 bucket using AWS CLI. Prerequisites You need to have:AWS CLI installed and configured AWS S3 bucket nameAWS S3 Buc
How To Create a DynamoDB Table Using AWS CLI
Introduction In this article, we will learn how to create a DynamoDB table using AWS CLI. We will also learn how to add items to the table and how to query the table. Prerequisites To follow
How to Connect to AWS RDS MySQL Database to EC2 Instance With PHP By Using PDO
Introduction In this post, we will learn how to connect to AWS RDS MySQL Database to EC2 Instance With PHP By Using PDO. PrerequisitesAWS Account EC2 Instance Amazon Linux 2 RDS MySQL
How to Install and Configure Node.js on EC2 Instance Amazon Linux 2
Introduction Node.js does not exist in the default Amazon Linux 2 repository. So, we need to add the Node.js repository to the system. In this post, we will learn how to install and configure Node
How to Create a AWS RDS MySQL Database and Connect to it using MySQL Workbench
Introduction RDS is a managed service that makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. It provides cost-efficient and resizable capacity while automating time-c
How to Run an Apache Web Server Using Docker on an AWS EC2 Instance
Introduction In this post, we will learn how to run an Apache web server using Docker on an AWS EC2 instance. We will use the following tools:AWS EC2 [Docker](
How To Create An AWS EC2 Instance Using AWS CLI
Introduction We will learn how to create an AWS EC2 instance using AWS CLI in this tutorial. We will also discover how to set up an AWS EC2 instance so that it functions with the Apache web server
How to Install WordPress on Amazon Linux 2
Introduction This tutorial installs WordPress on Amazon Linux 2 and configures it to run with Apache, PHP, and MariaDB. Prerequisites To follow along with this tutorial, you will need:An
How to Install PHP and MariaDB on Amazon Linux 2
Introduction We will learn how to set up PHP and MariaDB on Amazon Linux 2 in this tutorial. We will also discover how to set up PHP so that it functions with the Apache web server. We will also d
How to Install Apache Web Server on Amazon Linux 2
Introduction In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Apache web server on Amazon Linux 2. We will also learn how to configure Apache web server to run simple HTML web page. Prerequisite
How to Install and Setup FireWall on Amazon Linux 2
Introduction This tutorial covers installing and configuring firewalld on Amazon Linux 2, including setting the default zone and managing services and ports. Prerequisites To follow along wit
How To Create A Custom VPC Using AWS CLI
Introduction In the sample that follows, an IPv4 CIDR block, a public subnet, and a private subnet are all created using AWS CLI instructions. You can run an instance in the public subnet and conn