In modern software development, code quality assurance is no longer optional — it’s a foundational requirement. Delivery teams usually want three things when it comes to code quality: Consistency – rules should apply equally across all services. Governance – changes to quality standards must be visible and auditable. Zero manual toil – automation should handle checks, […]
Multi-Account Governance in AWS: Beyond Organizations and SCPs Introduction If you’ve worked with AWS for a while, you already know this story: things usually start with one account. Life is simple. Then teams grow, projects multiply, compliance knocks at the door—and suddenly you’re staring at dozens (or even hundreds) of AWS accounts. That’s when governance […]
Introduction Look, if you’re running stuff across multiple AWS accounts – dev, staging, prod, maybe even separate accounts because your security team said so – you already know this pain. Something breaks, alarms start screaming, and suddenly you’re bouncing between six different accounts trying to figure out what the hell happened. What I’m going to […]
Artificial Intelligence has managed to move from research labs to boardroom conversations. Today, every technology leader is under pressure to “do AI.” Customers want personalized experiences, competitors are embedding AI into their offerings, and investors expect a clear AI strategy in every roadmap. But here’s the hard truth: the majority of AI projects fail to […]
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 deployment. Image Builder is free to use, […]
Introduction In today’s DevSecOps pipelines, security can no longer be an afterthought and given short shrift; it must be baked in upfront. Container images, on which today’s apps are built, include frequently the operating system packages, the third-party libraries, and the app requirements that may come pre-packaged with known vulnerabilities if not properly controlled. These […]
Every modern application today has one thing in common: it relies on speed. Users don’t wait around, systems can’t tolerate bottlenecks, and a couple hundred milliseconds can make the difference between a smooth experience and an abandoned page. And at the center of that performance equation, more often than not, is an in-memory data store. […]
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 distribution. On the other hand, AWS EC2 […]
Introduction A pretty common AWS setup is CloudFront in front of an Application Load Balancer (ALB). CloudFront improves performance and gives you some security features “for free.” But if you leave the ALB wide open, anyone can bypass CloudFront and hit it directly – not ideal. This documentation outlines two effective methods for restricting direct […]
