What is Deno?

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedWhat is Deno? Deno 1.0, a runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript, rolled out in May with appealing features for JavaScript developers, including: Secure defaults: Explicit permission must be granted for your Deno applications in order to access disk, network, and runtime environments. Native TypeScript support: No tsconfig needed—Deno acts like a native…

Deploy AWS Config Rules and Conformance Packs using a delegated admin

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedDeploy AWS Config Rules and Conformance Packs using a delegated admin AWS Config Rules allow customers to evaluate the configuration of resources against best practices and perform remediation when specified configuration policies are not being followed. Using AWS Config Conformance Packs, customers can create a collection of AWS Config rules and remediation…

Simplifying application orchestration with AWS Step Functions and AWS SAM

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedSimplifying application orchestration with AWS Step Functions and AWS SAM Modern software applications consist of multiple components distributed across many services. AWS Step Functions lets you define serverless workflows to orchestrate these services so you can build and update your apps quickly. Step Functions manages its own state and retries when there…

Principles of a Cloud Migration – Security W5H – The HOW

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedPrinciples of a Cloud Migration – Security W5H – The HOW “How about… ya!” Security needs to be treated much like DevOps in evolving organizations; everyone in the company has a responsibility to make sure it is implemented. It is not just a part of operations, but a cultural shift in doing…

Migrating your Netezza data warehouse to Amazon Redshift

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedMigrating your Netezza data warehouse to Amazon Redshift With IBM announcing Netezza reaching end-of-life, you’re faced with the prospect of having to migrate your data and workloads off your analytics appliance. For some, this presents an opportunity to transition to the cloud. Enter Amazon Redshift. Amazon Redshift is a cloud-native data warehouse…