Tag: Amazon

If any of you have been outside recently, you might have come across streams of salt water, particularly if you live near Silicon Valley. Scientists have finally found the cause of this. Those salty streams and puddles you have been wading through are the tears of the Microservices bros...

If any of you have been outside recently, you might have come across streams of salt water, particularly if you live near Silicon Valley. Scientists have finally found the cause of this. Those salty streams and puddles you have been wading through are the tears of the Microservices bros...

Back in 2021, my cofounders and I started a business to simplify building internet booking experiences. We think that online booking for hotels and vacation rentals is broken for both consumers and producers and created LODGEA as the Shopify for hotels and vacation rentals. ...

“I’m building Amazon for the travel industry,” an entrepreneur told me as we sipped coffees. He was in his early 20s, and, technically, he didn’t say he was building Amazon for the travel industry. His vision involves a completely different industry, but he’s still work...

Just over a year ago, I transferred into a work-from-home (WFH) role at Amazon. I’ve spent my entire career there in warehouses, working in, or directly supporting, the operation. I was excited about the WFH opportunity. It was novel and I was looking forward to learning a new skillset. Mov...

Are you keen on starting Amazon KDP or struggling to find time amidst a packed schedule? Believe it or not, just an hour a day can set you on the path to KDP success. As someone who embarked on the KDP journey while juggling a full-time job, I’m here to share my time management strategy....

In a ground-breaking announcement earlier this year, Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduced “Amazon Bedrock,” a revolutionary addition to the world of generative AI. This fully managed service promises to reshape the way developers, data scientists, and businesses approach the development ...

Get free Amazon Gift cards code and buy anything for free on eBay Win a $100 Amazon Gift Card for FREE! No payments are necessary, simply enter our giveaway for a chance to win. Feeling lucky? Get instant codes for Gift cards Giveaway, prepaid cards, PayPal giftcard, Am...

Unless you've been living under a rock recently, the entire serverless world has been shaken when "even Amazon" apparently decided to move away from serverless. Let's take a deep breath and try to understand things for what they are, not what someone would like them to be. Long ...

Unblock your EBS storage. Although you access a EBS volume via its instances like a hard drive, you can use it as system drive or a primary data storage for apps. EBS volumes persist independent of your EC2 instance life. You can also dynamically increase size, modify provisioned IOPS, and change be...

Quotas and why do you need them? API quotas are restrictions placed on the maximum number of requests that can be made to an API in a specific time period, typically a day or a month. Some restrictions have been put in place to ensure that the API is used fairly by all users and to prevent ser...

We are now welcoming “Stargazer”. Process and considerations while upgrading EKS control-plane to version 1.24. Overview EKS finally announced support for Kubernetes version 1.24 . I am mega excited for everybody to experience the power of the “Stargazer” relea...

Are you eyeing a career at Amazon with a lucrative salary of $275,000 or more? The prospect of working at one of the world’s tech giants is undoubtedly enticing, but landing such a role involves navigating a rigorous interview process. Fear not; I’m here to share the secrets that can ...

Introduction In today’s fast-paced development environment, efficient communication and collaboration are key to successful projects. In this article, we’ll explore how the power of generative AI, particularly with Amazon Bedrock, can revolutionise the way cross-functional engineering...

We are now welcoming “Planternetes” release. Process and considerations while upgrading EKS control-plane to version 1.28. Overview I shall start slightly different this time. We are welcoming “Planternetes” to this world. It is a release which consists of 45 enhanc...

Amazon Aurora Amazon Aurora is a fully managed MySQL- and PostgreSQL-compatible relational database built for the cloud that combines the performance and availability of traditional enterprise databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases. Amazon Aurora...

Before we go into details on retry strategy, let’s first understand two important features Amazon SQS supports and their hard limits. Visibility Timeout: In simple terms, once the message is consumed for processing by a consumer, it will be visible to other consumers only after the configur...

Introduction: Hello! We encountered an issue while attempting to install crontab on Amazon Linux 2023 EC2 instances. Unfortunately, crontab is not available by default in these instances. This blog post will delve into the issue and provide a step-by-step workaround to successfully install crontab o...

In the world of fast-paced data-driven environments, the need for real-time data processing has become more critical than ever. One of the most powerful solutions that AWS offers for real-time data streaming is Amazon Kinesis. In this article, we’ll delve into the world of Amazon Kinesis, unde...

Simple Notification Service The “event producer” only sends message to one SNS topic As many “event receivers” (subscription) as we want to listen to the SNS topic notification Each subscriber to the topic will get all the messages (note: new feature to filter messag...

In this project, which mirrors a real-world scenario, I assumed the role of a Cloud Specialist tasked with migrating a workload from a Corporate DataCenter to AWS. This migration involved relocating both the application and database using the Lift & Shift (rehost) model, including all associated...

This Kubernetes 1.25 release was chosen to recognize both the diverse components that the project comprises and the individuals who contributed to it. Hence, the fitting release name, “Combiner”. Combiner highlights the collaborative nature of open source and its impact, both in general ...

We are now welcoming “Stargazer”. Process and considerations while upgrading EKS control-plane to version 1.24. Overview EKS finally announced support for Kubernetes version 1.24 . I am mega excited for everybody to experience the power of the “Stargazer” relea...

VPC is a powerful feature of AWS that allows you to build secure, isolated, and customizable network environments in the cloud, giving you full control over your network architecture and enabling seamless integration with other AWS services. Introduction to Amazon VPC VPC stands for Vi...

This is the second article of the series “Building a managed streaming data pipeline”. If you haven’t read the first one, I leave the link here for you to have a look: Unleash the Spark: Create an Amazon EMR Serverless Cluster with Terraform and run PySpark jobs Ignite Your D...

Introduction: Hello! We encountered an issue while attempting to install crontab on Amazon Linux 2023 EC2 instances. Unfortunately, crontab is not available by default in these instances. This blog post will delve into the issue and provide a step-by-step workaround to successfully install crontab o...

The Amazon rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” is a captivating and breathtaking ecosystem that spans across nine South American countries, including Brazil, Peru, and Colombia. It’s renowned for its immense biodiversity and lush landscapes, but beneath its s...

“Congress could act tomorrow to shut down tax haven abuse by revoking laws that enable and encourage the practice of shifting money into offshore tax havens.” Richard Phillips, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy This is the seventh in a series on offshore tax dodging. The fi...

Gaspar de Carvajal, a Spanish missionary, joined an expedition that set out from Ecuador in 1542 in quest of the fabled cinnamon valley of La Canela. When the explorers landed in the Amazon River estuary, the Spanish came in contact with the indigenous people who lived in the rainforests. Friar C...

The vast and enigmatic Amazon rainforest has long been a treasure trove of undiscovered secrets, its verdant depths concealing the remains of ancient civilizations that once thrived within its borders. In recent years, groundbreaking technological advancements have illuminated a new chapter in our u...

Narrative A, as provided by Le Monde. This international study seems to corroborate the centuries-old descriptions of Francisco de Orellana and Gaspar de Carvajal about pre-Hispanic urban networks in the forest, which were long thought to be fabricated. It’s fantastic that the lidar remot...

As an environmental scientist working at an Australian university, I’m scarred by the thousands of cuts inflicted upon the natural world and those institutions and individuals entrusted to monitor its wellbeing. A colleague quipped that being a biologist in the 21st century was like being a cu...

t has been 2.5 years since I outsourced my 3D Print based manufacturing and there has been a huge pain-point in fulfillment ever since. Even though I have much less work not having to print the items in house, stocking third party accessories has become a chore. Ever since I launched my store,...

Do you have a knack for storytelling? Or, perhaps a trove of valuable knowledge to share? Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) is your gateway to becoming a published author without the traditional publishing gatekeepers. KDP allows you to release eBooks, paperbacks, and even audiobooks on the Amazon plat...

I wanted a certain kind of grey jeans that would remind me of heavily washed black, the kind I recall from childhood, when originally jet-black unwashed denim would gradually acquire its grey. Seeing it on the street made me long for the Levis I wore as a teen. As I’m no longer a kid, I didn&r...

Introduction In the world of beauty, organization is the key to unleashing your creativity. A well-organized makeup collection not only saves time but also elevates your beauty routine. If you’re on the lookout for the best makeup organizers, Amazon has an impressive array of options to sui...

I was surprised to learn that 49% of bilingual and 74% of Spanish-dominant Hispanics wish there was more Spanish-language content. But it made me realize that I too was looking for binge-able shows and movies to watch en español and was absolutely over the moon to find out Univision’s n...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), Amazon's GPT66X stands as a testament to innovation. This cutting-edge technology not only shatters stereotypes but also paves the way for a new era of human-machine interaction. Let's delve into the...