Essays

Building Event Driven Applications With Amazon EventBridge

Amazon EventBridge helps build loosely coupled applications that scale independently and makes it easier to integrate cloud-based applications and services.

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Monitoring Production Services at Amazon

To operate services, Amazon relies on having high-fidelity visibility into how its systems behave and the user experience, whether that’s using AWS services or shopping on Amazon.com. In this session, learn about Amazon’s never-ending journey for the perfect granularity of monitoring. This session

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Security Best Practices the AWS Well-Architected Way

As you continually evolve your use of AWS products and services, it’s important to consider ways to improve your security posture and take advantage of new security services and features. This session shares architectural patterns for meeting common challenges, service quotas, and tips and tricks

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Politicians Playing Among Us

On my tech column with CBC Ottawa Morning, I explain how politicians are using the online game, Among Us, as a platform to reach younger audiences.

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Andy Jassy Keynote, AWS Re:Invent 2020

Coverage of the keynote of AWS re:Invent 2020 where Andy Jassy delivers new services, features, and more.

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AWS re:Invent 2020, Week One

Week one of three for AWS re:Invent 2020 kicks off and this post will be my "live blog" for the week. Check back often for reactions, news, and tips on how to get the most out of the week.

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AWS re:Invent 2020

AWS re:Invent is always jam packed with new content. This post is a road map for my content during this three week virtual event.

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Mistakes were made, lessons were learned

There’s always more than one way to solve a problem. That’s a big advantage of AWS, but it can also be overwhelming to deal with. You will make mistakes. That's ok.

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