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How to measure Well-Architected maturity?
Being Well-Architected means that your foundation is solid, so that you can move fast and focus on business requirements, with decreased risk of surprises. But how can we measure Well-Architected maturity? In this article I share an approach with AWS Config Conformance packs, deployed with Terraform.
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AWS re:Invent re:Cap talk – Simplifying developer experience with new features in AWS Step Functions
Monday January 13th I was invited by AWS User Group Oslo to participate in the traditional AWS re:Invent re:Cap meetup. My re:Cap contribution was a reflection on recent and valuable features in AWS Step Functions which can make the developer experience simpler and more efficient, reducing the time from idea to business value. Main topics…
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Increase system reliability with Immutable Infrastructure – Move fast and avoid surprises
Experience increased reliability and predictability by never performing software or operating system updates, security patches, application releases or configuration changes live in production gain! With Immutable Infrastructure, compute resources are fully replaced to a known state, without configuration drift, for every mandated change.
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Bye bye Bastion!
The traditional Bastion Host accessed by SSH/RDP is a relic of the past. For increased security posture, pivot to more modern alternatives. Read more to explore compelling alternatives such as AWS Systems Manager – Session Manager, AWS CloudShell and AWS Cloud9.
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Never miss an alert with AWS Chatbot and AWS SSM – Incident Manager
In this blog post we explore how to leverage AWS Systems Manager – Incident Manager to efficiently manage situations where a workload has become unavailable or is severely impacted. We also look at how AWS Chatbot can increase insight and visibility into operational metrics and events by getting data out of the AWS Console and…
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Protect your webapps from malicious traffic with AWS Web Application Firewall
According to DataDogs State of Cloud Security Report, a substantial portion of cloud workloads are excessively privileged and many virtual machines remain publicly exposed to the internet. In this post I will explain how AWS Web Application Firewall can protect your webapps.
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Develop lightweight and secure REST APIs with AWS Lambda Function URL and Terraform
This post demonstrates how to leverage AWS Lambda Function URL for lightweight REST APIS, and how to configure Cloudfront and WAF for protection, all done with Terraform.
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Move fast and avoid surprises – Shift-left on cloud security with Policy-as-Code
Security issues can be fatal. Compromises can lead to sensitive information getting into the hands of malicious actors. For companies, it could lead to substantial damage to trust and reputation. In the series “Move fast and avoid surprises” I’m elaborating on topics and concepts I’ve learned that have had major impact in real-life situations. In the…
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Move fast and avoid surprises – Be Well-Architected
In the series “Move fast and avoid surprises” I’m elaborating on topics and concepts I’ve learned that have had major impact in real-life situations. In the modern software industry, being fast is not sufficient on it’s own, if you get caught up in problems by breaking things along the way. I rather prefer to avoid surprises. To be able to make…
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AWS re:Invent guide – My approach for a successful experience
The AWS re:Invent learning conference is the highlight of the year for many cloud professionals. But how can you make sure to avoid disappointments and get the most of out the experience? Read on to find out.