Jul 2, 2021How AI is going to affect DevelopersRecently Microsoft announced a product called CoPilot which works as an AI pair programmer for developers. Microsoft acquired GitHub in 2018 and I think this was probably by far the smartest move by this company in a long time. With GitHub, Microsoft automatically got access to huge set of code…AI4 min read
Jun 21, 2021AWS Serverless Deployment with TerraformWhen deploying serverless you have a few options. You have SAM which does wrap the complexity of deploying code in serverless microservices architecture easily. However it comes with different set of issues. This post is to discuss two options and strategies you could use to deploy lambdas in your environments. Use SAM …AWS4 min read
Nov 24, 2020Using S3 replication for DevOpsS3 replication and object ownership transfer can be used nicely for DevOps promotions to higher environments. We have used this feature instead of messy S3 bucket policies etc.S 32 min read
Oct 5, 20209 reasons you should consider using Step Functions for microservices orchestration1. Ease of Integration Using step functions makes it really easy to wire up lambda or other microservices. The biggest advantage comes from the fact that you are relieved of most of the plumbing work. …Lambda5 min read
Sep 25, 2020S3 Code Pipelines to Promote & Deploy Lambda MicroservicesIf you have a number of microservices to be promoted and deployed using Code Pipeline, here is a trick that you might find useful. Pre-requisites Lambda functions already created. Build artifacts for Lambdas built and stored in S3 ready for promotion. jq — json query tool AWS S3 AWS Code Pipeline …Codepipeline4 min read
Sep 12, 2020Polymorphic Lambdas with StepFunctionsWhen you use step functions with lambda microservices, it may be necessary in some cases to execute specific versions of lambdas. In short, lambda microservices with polymorphic behaviour. This kind of requirement could be common in Machine Learning. This bit I am not entirely sure as I am still new…Lambda3 min read
Aug 4, 2020De-clutter AWS for business folksSo the intention of this blog is to de-clutter AWS for business audience. I had some feedback from some of our clients that they really get overwhelmed with all the information and jargon thrown at them. What is AWS? It is infrastructure hosted by Amazon to run your software applications and to store…AWS3 min read
Aug 3, 2020Learning Plan — 2020The dynamics of learning and application of it has completely changed in the 21st century. Years ago a wise man had said to me — “always keep yourself in learning mode”. …Learning4 min read
Jun 20, 2020DNS Resolution in AWS — Route 53 Resolver vs Private Hosted ZonesIn most AWS deployments it is common to encounter a scenario where you may need name resolution across VPCs or between on-prem and VPCs. This article highlights the nuances of using a few patterns for certain use cases. Before we begin, in case you are not familiar, any DNS query…Route 536 min read
Jun 4, 2020AWS IoT — Part 2THE THING SHADOW When you read “The Thing” it always sounds scary because it reminds of the horror movie. The Thing Shadow sounds similar. I was amused when AWS called “devices” as “things”. Hopefully it will not put you off from reading further. Apologies for the dramatic poster! …Io T5 min read
