Introduction AWS CodeCommit is a secure, highly scalable, managed source control service that hosts private Git repositories. CodeCommit eliminates the need for you to manage your own source control system or worry about scaling its infrastructure. You can use CodeCommit to store anything from code to binaries. It supports the standard functionality of Git, so …
Introduction In today’s rapidly evolving technological world, ensuring that your computer’s operating system (OS) is up-to-date is more critical than ever. Whether you’re using a personal computer, managing a server, or overseeing an entire fleet of enterprise devices, regular OS upgrades are a cornerstone of digital health. If you are running unsuppoted Operating Systems or …
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Introduction AWS DynamoDB is a managed NoSQL database service provided by Amazon Web Services, designed to offer seamless scalability, high performance, and availability. Unlike traditional relational databases, which use structured schema with tables, rows, and columns, NoSQL databases like DynamoDB are schema-less. This makes them exceptionally flexible and adaptable to varying data requirements, especially for …
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Introduction Managing access keys for IAM users in AWS is a critical task to ensure the security and compliance of your cloud infrastructure. Access keys provide programmatic access to AWS services and resources, and it’s essential to regularly review and deactivate unused or unnecessary keys. However, manually performing this task can be time-consuming and error-prone, …
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Introduction In the dynamic world of cloud computing, efficient resource management is essential for businesses to optimize their infrastructure and control costs. Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers Elastic IP addresses, a valuable tool for providing static, publicly accessible IPs to your instances. However, it’s not uncommon for organizations to accumulate unused Elastic IP addresses over …
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Introduction In the world of cloud computing, the importance of proper housekeeping cannot be overstated. With the dynamic and rapidly evolving digital landscape, it’s easy for some things to accumulate and clutter up your resources, as well as increase your security blast radius – like unused AWS security groups. Left unchecked, these seemingly insignificant elements …
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Introduction SSH stands for Secure Shell, and as its name is saying, it is used to establish a secure connection between the client and its server. By default, every Linux based operating system supports SSH. SSH protocol is typically used for accessing, commanding, and transferring files remotely. So, in this post, you will demonstrate to …
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Introduction In the world of cloud computing, the importance of proper housekeeping cannot be overstated. With the dynamic and rapidly evolving digital landscape, it’s easy for some things to accumulate and clutter up your resources – like unused AWS snapshots. Left unchecked, these seemingly insignificant elements can add up to significant costs and potentially impact …
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Introduction We have all been there, where we are in need of connecting to an EC2 within your VPC over the Internet. In the past, the process involved connecting to a bastion host with a public IP address via IGW in your VPC, and then utilizing that connection to reach the private EC2 hosts. To …
Introduction In the world of cloud computing, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances are the backbone of countless applications and services. As the need for automation and orchestration grows, it becomes essential to leverage the capabilities offered by EC2 instance lifecycle events. These events, triggered during various stages of an instance’s lifecycle, provide a powerful …
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