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Are you interested in landing an AWS role? Or maybe are you looking to hire some cloud talent?! In this episode of the AWS Bites podcast, we share our insights on the interview process we have adopted at fourTheorem. This process is not just about testing AWS knowledge, but it's also about evaluating cultural fit, way of working skills and knowledge, and future plans. From the “Fiona chat” to the technical interview, we provide valuable tips for candidates, such as being honest about your knowledge and asking questions during the interview.

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142. Escape from S3 30:44

hace 27 días30:44

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We discuss common use cases and challenges for copying data between S3 buckets and S3-compatible object storage services. We share our experience building an open source Node.js CLI tool called S3-Migrate to efficiently migrate data with separate source and destination credentials. We cover performance considerations like streaming, chunk sizes, concurrency and parallelism. AWS Bites is brought to you in association with fourTheorem. If you need a friendly partner to support you and work with you to de-risk any AWS migration or development project, check them out at ⁠⁠⁠fourtheorem.com⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: s3-migrate CLI tool: https://github.com/lmammino/s3-migrate DigitalOcean Spaces Object Storage: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/spaces/ Cloudflare R2: https://www.cloudflare.com/en-gb/developer-platform/products/r2/ Backblaze B2: https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage Wasabi Cloud Storage: https://wasabi.com/ Linode / Akamai Object Storage: https://www.linode.com/products/object-storage/ MinIO (Self-hosted S3-compatible storage): https://min.io/ Basecamp / Hey’s move away from S3: https://world.hey.com/dhh/it-s-five-grand-a-day-to-miss-our-s3-exit-b8293563 AWS re:Post - How to move objects between S3 buckets: https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/move-objects-s3-bucket AWS Labs - Utility for S3 Migration: https://github.com/awslabs/utility-for-s3-migration s3s3mirror (Java-based tool): https://github.com/cobbzilla/s3s3mirror rclone S3 Support: https://rclone.org/s3/ knox-copy (Ruby-based, deprecated): https://github.com/goodeggs/knox-copy Flexify.io (paid cloud migration service): https://flexify.io/ Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X/Twitter, BlueSky or LinkedIn:- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/eoin.sh⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/eoins/⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/loige.co⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucianomammino/…

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141. Step Functions with JSONata and Variables 15:43

hace 6 weeks15:43

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In this episode, we provide an overview of AWS Step Functions and dive deep into the powerful new JSONata and variables features. We explain how JSONata allows complex JSON transformations without custom Lambda functions, enabling more serverless workflows. The variables feature also helps avoid the previous 256KB state size limit. We share examples from real projects showing how these features simplify workflows, reduce costs and enable new use cases. AWS Bites is brought to you in association with fourTheorem. If you need a friendly partner to support you and work with you to de-risk any AWS migration or development project, check them out at ⁠⁠fourtheorem.com⁠⁠ In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: JSONata and variables official launch post: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/simplifying-developer-experience-with-variables-and-jsonata-in-aws-step-functions/ JSONata exerciser: https://try.jsonata.org/ Stedi JSONata playground: https://www.stedi.com/jsonata/playground Episode 103: Building GenAI Features with Bedrock https://awsbites.com/103-building-genai-features-with-bedrock/ Episode 63: How to automate transcripts with Amazon Transcribe and OpenAI Whisper https://awsbites.com/63-how-to-automate-transcripts-with-amazon-transcribe-and-openai-whisper/ Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X/Twitter, BlueSky or LinkedIn:- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/eoin.sh⁠ | ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/eoins/⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/loige.co⁠ | ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucianomammino/…

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140. DuckDB Meets AWS: A Match Made in Cloud 17:38

hace 10 weeks17:38

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In this episode, we explore DuckDB, an open-source analytical database known for its speed and simplicity. Discover how DuckDB stands out in various applications and compare it to other tools like SQLite, Athena, Pandas, and Polars. We also demonstrate integrating DuckDB with AWS Lambda and Step Functions for serverless analytics. AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem. If you are looking for a partner to architect, develop and modernise on AWS, give fourTheorem a call. Check out ⁠fourtheorem.com⁠ In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: Our `duck-query-lambda`, A Lambda runtime for DuckDB queries: https://github.com/fourTheorem/duck-query-lambda DuckDB's official website: https://duckdb.org/ LibSQL: https://github.com/tursodatabase/libsql Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X/Twitter, BlueSky or LinkedIn:- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | https://bsky.app/profile/eoin.sh | https://www.linkedin.com/in/eoins/ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠⁠⁠ | https://bsky.app/profile/loige.co | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucianomammino/…

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139. Building Great APIs with Powertools 24:32

hace 10 weeks24:32

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In this episode, we discuss using AWS Lambda Powertools for Python to build serverless REST APIs with AWS Lambda. We cover the benefits of using Powertools for routing, validation, OpenAPI support, and more. Powertools provides an excellent framework for building APIs while maintaining Lambda best practices.In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: AWS Bites 41. How can Middy make writing Lambda functions easier? - ⁠https://awsbites.com/41-how-can-middy-make-writing-lambda-functions-easier⁠ AWS Bites 120. Lambda Best Practices - ⁠https://awsbites.com/120-lambda-best-practices/⁠ REST API - Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) - ⁠https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/core/event_handler/api_gateway/⁠ Hono - ⁠https://hono.dev/⁠ Fastify - ⁠https://fastify.dev/⁠ Axum - ⁠https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum⁠ FastAPI - ⁠https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/⁠ Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address?Leave a comment here or connect with us on BlueSky or LinkedIn: https://bsky.app/profile/eoin.sh | https://www.linkedin.com/in/eoins/ https://bsky.app/profile/loige.co | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucianomammino/…

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138. How Do You Become A Cloud Architect? 39:02

hace 16 weeks39:02

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Ready to take your tech career to the cloud and build those awe-inspiring systems you see? Then you're in the right place. This episode of AWS Bites is your blueprint for becoming a successful cloud architect. We're not just going to talk about it; we'll show you what worked for us, sharing the critical skills you need, and a practical path to build your expertise. Whether you're a beginner or looking to take the next step, join us as we equip you with the knowledge and tools to make your mark as a cloud architect! In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: Google Cloud Architecture Definition: https://cloud.google.com/learn/what-is-cloud-architecture Market data about the Cloud Professional Services market: https://www.gminsights.com/industry-analysis/cloud-professional-services-market EP 91 - Our Journeys into Software and AWS: https://awsbites.com/91-our-journeys-into-software-and-aws/ AWS Well-Architected Framework: https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected/ EP 68 - Are you well architected?: https://awsbites.com/68-are-you-well-architected/ Cloud Design Patterns: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/ The art of scalability (book): https://www.amazon.com/Art-Scalability-Architecture-Organizations-Enterprise/dp/0134032802 Enterprise integration patterns (book): https://www.amazon.com/Enterprise-Integration-Patterns-Designing-Deploying/dp/0321200683/ Designing Data-Intensive Applications (book): https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Data-Intensive-Applications-Reliable-Maintainable/dp/1449373321 AWS Networking Essentials (free guide): https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started/aws-networking-essentials/ Docker Curriculum (free): https://docker-curriculum.com/ How Linux works (book): https://www.amazon.com/How-Linux-Works-Brian-Ward/dp/1718500408/ Exercism coding challenges: https://exercism.org/ The tangled web (book): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tangled-Web-Securing-Modern-Applications/dp/1593273886 Low Level YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/lowlevellearning AWS - Best Practices for Security, Identity, & Compliance: https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/security-identity-compliance/ Supercommunicators (book): https://www.amazon.com/Supercommunicators-Unlock-Secret-Language-Connection/dp/0593862066/ An Elegant Puzzle (book): https://www.amazon.com/Elegant-Puzzle-Systems-Engineering-Management/dp/1732265186/ Staff Engineer (book): https://www.amazon.com/Staff-Engineer-Leadership-beyond-management/dp/1736417916/ EP 58 - What can kitties teach us about AWS: https://awsbites.com/58-what-can-kitties-teach-us-about-aws/ AWS User Groups: https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/usergroups/ Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X/Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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137. Transit Gateway Explained 18:37

hace 20 weeks18:37

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In this episode, David Lynam provides an overview of AWS Transit Gateway, which aims to simplify complex network connectivity between VPCs, VPNs, and on-premises networks. We discuss the limitations of using VPC peering and the benefits Transit Gateway provides through its hub-and-spoke model. The main components of Transit Gateway are explained, including attachments, route tables, associations, and route propagation. We go through some example use cases like sharing Transit Gateways across accounts, network isolation for compliance, routing traffic through security services, and bandwidth/scaling capabilities. In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: - How Amazon VPC Transit Gateways work Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X/Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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136. 20 Amazing New AWS Features 17:39

hace 22 weeks17:39

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In this pre-re:Invent 2024 episode, Luciano and Eoin discuss some of their favorite recent AWS announcements, including improvements to AWS Step Functions, Lambda runtime updates, DynamoDB price reductions, ALB header injection, Cognito enhancements, VPC public access blocking, and more. They share their thoughts on the implications of these new capabilities and look forward to seeing what else is announced at the conference. Overall, it's an exciting time for AWS developers with many new features to explore. Very important: no focus on GenAI in this episode :) AWS Bites is brought to you, as always, by fourTheorem! Sometimes, AWS is overwhelming and you might need someone to provide clear guidance in the fog of cloud offerings. That someone is fourTheorem. Check them out at ⁠fourtheorem.com⁠ In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: The repo containing the code of the AWS Bites website: https://github.com/awsbites/aws-bites-site Orama Search: https://orama.com/ JSONata in AWS Step Functions: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/simplifying-developer-experience-with-variables-and-jsonata-in-aws-step-functions/ EC2 Auto Scaling improvements: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/11/amazon-ec2-auto-scaling-highly-responsive-scaling-policies/ Node.js 22 is available for Lambda: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/node-js-22-runtime-now-available-in-aws-lambda/ Python 3.13 runtime: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/python-3-13-runtime-now-available-in-aws-lambda/ Aurora Serverless V2 now scales to 0: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/11/amazon-aurora-serverless-v2-scaling-zero-capacity/ Episode 95 covering Mountpoint for S3: https://awsbites.com/95-mounting-s3-as-a-filesystem/ One Zone caching for Mountpoint for S3: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/11/mountpoint-amazon-s3-high-performance-shared-cache/ Appending to S3 objects: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/directory-buckets-objects-append.html 1 million S3 Buckets per account: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/11/amazon-s3-up-1-million-buckets-per-aws-account/ DynamoDB cost reduction: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/new-amazon-dynamodb-lowers-pricing-for-on-demand-throughput-and-global-tables/ ALB Headers: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/11/aws-application-load-balancer-header-modification-enhanced-traffic-control-security/ Cognito Managed Login: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/improve-your-app-authentication-workflow-with-new-amazon-cognito-features/ Cognito Passwordless Authentication: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/improve-your-app-authentication-workflow-with-new-amazon-cognito-features/ VPC Block Public Access: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/networking-and-content-delivery/vpc-block-public-access/ Episode 88 where we talk about VPC Lattice: https://awsbites.com/88-what-is-vpc-lattice/ Direct integration between Lattice and ECS: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/streamline-container-application-networking-with-native-amazon-ecs-support-in-amazon-vpc-lattice/ Resource Control Policies: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-resource-control-policies-rcps-a-new-authorization-policy/ Episode 23 about EventBridge: https://awsbites.com/23-what-s-the-big-deal-with-eventbridge/ EventBridge latency improvements: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/11/amazon-eventbridge-improvement-latency-event-buses/ AppSync web sockets: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mobile/announcing-aws-appsync-events-serverless-websocket-apis/ Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X/Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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135. Serverless is making a comeback where you least expect it 21:46

hace 24 weeks21:46

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In this episode, we discuss the pros and cons of using serverless architecture in enterprise companies. We cover topics like cost, complexity, security, ability to evolve architecture, and more. Overall, we find that serverless can provide benefits like reduced operational costs, improved developer productivity, and increased focus on core business logic for larger companies. AWS Bites is sponsored by fourTheorem, an Advanced AWS partner that works collaboratively with you and sets you up for long-term success on AWS. Find out more at fourtheorem.com In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: - Yan Cui - “Even simple serverless applications have complex architecture diagrams”, so what? - Dark Matter Developers: The Unseen 99% - Deloitte - Determining the Total Cost of Ownership of Serverless Technologies when compared to Traditional Cloud (PDF) - Generating Value Through IT Agility and Business Scalability with AWS Serverless Platform (Gated Link) Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X/Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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134. Eliminate the IAM User 28:15

hace 26 weeks28:15

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In this episode, we discuss why IAM users and long-lived credentials are dangerous and should be avoided. We share war stories of compromised credentials and overprivileged access. We then explore solutions like centralizing IAM users, using tools like AWS Vault for temporary credentials, integrating with AWS SSO, and fully eliminating IAM users when possible. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem. If you are looking for a partner to architect, develop and modernise on AWS, give fourTheorem a call. Check out ⁠⁠https://fourtheorem.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠. In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: Episode 118 "The landing zone: Managing multiple AWS accounts": https://awsbites.com/118-the-landing-zone-managing-multiple-aws-accounts/ Episode 96: "AWS Governance and Landing Zone with Control Tower, Org Formation, and Terraform" https://awsbites.com/96-aws-governance-and-landing-zone-with-control-tower-org-formation-and-terraform/ Datadog Security Report (IAM stats): https://www.datadoghq.com/state-of-cloud-security/ Credentials provider chain in the JavaScript SDK: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-javascript/v3/developer-guide/setting-credentials-node.html Credentials provider chain in the AWS CLI: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/v1/userguide/cli-chap-authentication.html Episode 45 "What’s the magic of OIDC identity providers?": https://awsbites.com/45-what-s-the-magic-of-oidc-identity-providers/ Episode 112 "What is a Service Control Policy (SCP)?": https://awsbites.com/112-what-is-a-service-control-policy-scp Episode 115 "What can you do with Permissions Boundaries?": https://awsbites.com/115-what-can-you-do-with-permissions-boundaries/ Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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133. Building Businesses in the Cloud with Fiona McKenna 28:28

hace 28 weeks28:28

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In this special episode of AWS Bites, Eoin is joined by Fiona McKenna, co-founder and CFO of fourTheorem, to discuss startup advice, hiring and growing teams, creating an environment for success, and managing cloud costs. They cover important themes around people, culture, leadership, and finance from Fiona's extensive experience in the tech industry. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is sponsored by fourTheorem, an Advanced AWS partner that works collaboratively with you and sets you up for long-term success on AWS. Find out more at https://fourtheorem.com. 🔖 Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:28 Advice on hiring and growing teams 06:00 Challenges in recruiting the right people 09:06 Advice for startups growing from small to large teams 12:53 More general advice for startups 18:25 Are cloud economics understood by CFOs and finance leaders? 21:42 Advice for large companies migrating to the cloud 25:35 Tips for starting an AWS consultancy 28:32 Closing notes Find Fiona on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiona-mc-kenna-174172a2 Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - https://twitter.com/eoins - https://twitter.com/loige…

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132. GitHub Action Runners on AWS 24:40

hace 30 weeks24:40

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In this episode, we provided an overview of GitHub Action Runners and discussed the benefits of using self-hosted runners on AWS. We covered options including EC2 and CodeBuild for running GitHub Actions, compared pricing across solutions, and shared our hands-on experience setting things up. Overall, using AWS services can provide more control, lower latency, and cost optimization compared to GitHub hosted runners. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is sponsored by fourTheorem, an Advanced AWS partner that works collaboratively with you and sets you up for long-term success on AWS. Find out more at ⁠fourtheorem.com⁠ . The source code for the project we discussed is available on GitHub: ⁠fourTheorem/codebuild-gha-runners⁠ ! In this episode, we mentioned the following resources. ⁠Cloudonaut - Self-Hosted GitHub Runners on AWS⁠ ⁠AWS: Best Practices for Working with Self-Hosted GitHub Action Runners at Scale on AWS⁠ ⁠GitHub - philips-labs/terraform-aws-github-runner⁠ ⁠GitHub - garysassano/cdktf-aws-codebuild-github-runners-organization⁠ ⁠GitHub - machulav/ec2-github-runner⁠ ⁠AWS CodeBuild Managed Self-Hosted GitHub Action Runners⁠ ⁠HyperEnv - Self-hosted GitHub runners on AWS⁠ ⁠RunsOn - Self-hosted runners on AWS⁠ ⁠Actions Runner Controller for Kubernetes⁠ ⁠Biome⁠ ⁠SLIC Watch⁠ Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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131. What do you do about CloudFormation Drift? 19:44

hace 32 weeks19:44

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In this episode, we discuss the concept of CloudFormation drift, what causes it, how to detect it, and strategies for resolving it. We explain that drift happens when the actual state of resources diverges from what is defined in the CloudFormation templates. Common causes include manual changes, third party tools, mixing IaC solutions, and automation. We then cover built-in drift detection in CloudFormation and integrating it with alarms. Finally, we suggest approaches for reconciling drift like change sets, deletion protection, and bringing up parallel stacks. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 This episode of AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem. Need to modernize your infrastructure or build scalable cloud solutions? fourTheorem brings the experience to build high-quality, maintainable, and scalable cloud applications that evolve with your business needs. Visit ⁠https://fourtheorem.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ to see how we can help take your cloud journey to the next level. In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: Ep 31 - CloudFormation or Terraform: https://awsbites.com/31-cloudformation-or-terraform/ Ep. 121 - 5 Ways to extend CloudFormation: https://awsbites.com/121-5-ways-to-extend-cloudformation/ Automatic Drift detection (AWS tutorial): https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/implementing-an-alarm-to-automatically-detect-drift-in-aws-cloudformation-stacks Ep. 11 - How do you move away from the management console: https://awsbites.com/11-how-do-you-move-away-from-the-management-console/ Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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130. Growing in Tech with Farrah Campbell 29:55

hace 34 weeks29:55

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In this episode, we had the pleasure to interview Farrah Campbell, head of modern compute community at AWS, prolific speaker, and former AWS Hero. We discussed Farrah's career journey from healthcare into tech, tips on public speaking, dealing with imposter syndrome, the pace of innovation in the cloud, and predictions for the future. Farrah shared personal stories and advice for getting started in tech and being an active member of the community. It was inspiring to hear from someone so passionate about helping others learn and grow. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem. If you are looking for a partner to architect, develop and modernise on AWS, give fourTheorem a call. Check out https://fourtheorem.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: Farrah's favourite AWS Bites episode with Jeremy Daly: https://awsbites.com/102-getting-ampt-with-jeremy-daly/ Farrah on X (Twitter): https://x.com/FarrahC32 Farrah on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farrahcampbell/ Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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129. Lambda Provisioned Concurrency 22:17

hace 36 weeks22:17

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In this episode, we discuss AWS Lambda provisioned concurrency. We start with a recap of Lambda cold starts and the different concurrency control options. We then explain how provisioned concurrency works to initialize execution environments in advance to avoid cold starts. We cover how to enable it, pricing details, common issues like over/under-provisioning, and alternatives like self-warming functions or using other services like ECS and Fargate. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 This episode of AWS Bites is powered by fourTheorem. Whether you're looking to architect, develop, or modernize on AWS, fourTheorem has you covered. Ready to take your cloud game to the next level? Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fourtheorem.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to check out our in-depth articles, and case studies, and see how we can help transform your AWS journey. In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: Episode 60: "What is AWS Lambda": https://awsbites.com/60-what-is-aws-lambda/ Episode 104: "Explaining AWS Lambda Runtimes": https://awsbites.com/104-explaining-lambda-runtimes/ Episode 108: "Solving Lambda Cold Starts in Python": https://awsbites.com/108-how-to-solve-lambda-python-cold-starts/ Episode 120: "Lambda Best Practices": https://awsbites.com/120-lambda-best-practices/ AWS Lambda Concurrency Explained by James Eastham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHACnNKTefI Provisioned Concurrency pricing: https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/pricing/#Provisioned_Concurrency_Pricing Less than 1% of invocations are cold-starts (statement): https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/operatorguide/execution-environments.html Middy Warmup Middleware: https://middy.js.org/docs/middlewares/warmup/ Lambda speculative warm-up init (mention in the Docs): https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/lambda-runtime-environment.html#:~:text=For%20functions%20using,on%20this%20behavior . Episode 64: "How do you write Lambda Functions in Rust": https://awsbites.com/64-how-do-you-write-lambda-functions-in-rust Episode 128: "Writing a book about Rust and Lambda": https://awsbites.com/128-writing-a-book-about-rust-and-lambda/ Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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128. Writing a book about Rust & Lambda 26:58

hace 40 weeks26:58