Enforcing Compliance with AWS KMS Automatic Key Rotation: A Practical Guide
Learn how to use AWS KMS customer‑managed key rotation to meet GDPR and PCI‑DSS requirements, with a step‑by‑step example, trade‑offs, and an actionable checklist.
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Reusable Static Sites with Pulumi Component Resources on AWS
Wrap an S3 bucket and CloudFront distribution into a Pulumi component resource so you can deploy static blogs repeatedly without copying infrastructure code.
pulumiEBS Snapshot Chains: Restore, Cross-Region Copy, and Deletion Boundaries
EBS snapshots are incremental, not independent copies. Learn how to design retention, verify cross-region copies, and avoid permanent data loss when deleting snapshots.
Packer HCL2 Source/Build Separation for AWS AMI Pipelines
Separate Packer builder definitions from build pipelines, handle sensitive variables safely, and clean up failed AWS AMI builds.
Java Lambda Cold Starts: Using SnapStart to Restore Pre-Initialized Environments
SnapStart snapshots a Java Lambda environment after initialization so cold starts restore instead of re-initializing. Learn when it helps and what state to rebuild after restore.
javaCombining DynamoDB On‑Demand Mode with Auto‑Scaling to Handle Spiky Workloads
Learn how to pair DynamoDB’s on‑demand mode with Application Auto Scaling policies that react to throttling metrics, giving your spiky workloads automatic capacity adjustments without over‑provisioning.
dynamodbWhen to Use DynamoDB Transactions: ACID in a NoSQL Store
Need all‑or‑nothing writes across DynamoDB tables? DynamoDB transactions let you atomically write up to 100 items, but double the WCU cost and hit limits. This guide shows how to decide, code a sample, and watch for pitfalls.
Replace Long‑Lived Secrets in GitHub Actions with Short‑Lived OIDC Tokens for AWS
Static AWS keys in GitHub secrets are hard to rotate and expose a large blast radius. This post explains how to replace them with short‑lived OIDC tokens, walks through an AWS setup, shows a real workflow, and discusses trade‑offs.
githubLock Terraform State with DynamoDB to Block Concurrent Runs
Use an S3 backend with a DynamoDB lock table so Terraform automatically serializes concurrent plan and apply operations.
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