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An Introduction to Palo Alto VM-Series Next-Generation Firewall in the AWS Cloud

Introduction As more organizations move their workloads to the cloud, traditional security models are no longer enough. Modern cloud environments need security that can keep up with changing infrastructure and workloads. The Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) stands out by bringing enterprise-level security...

15-Jan-2026

DevOps

EC2 Image Builder in Action: From AMI Creation to Cross-Account Sharing

Introduction EC2 Image Builder is an AWS service that automates creating, updating, and deploying your Amazon Machine Images (AMIs). EC2 Image Builder creates a pipeline for Linux or Windows Server images for use with Amazon EC2. The pipeline manages all stages, including image creation, maintenance, validation, sharing, and...

05-Sep-2025

DevOps

Packer Alternative: Migrating to AWS EC2 Image Builder for Automated AMI Pipelines

Introduction HashiCorp Packer is one of the most popular open-source machine image builders. It helps engineers define infrastructure as code, installing software and layering security updates into AWS Machine Images, or AMIs. Packer is focused on image building. It has no capabilities around testing, scheduling, AWS notifications, or...

02-Sep-2025