Scaling Data Analytics Containers with Event-based Lambda Functions

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedScaling Data Analytics Containers with Event-based Lambda Functions The marketing industry collects and uses data from various stages of the customer journey. When they analyze this data, they establish metrics and develop actionable insights that are then used to invest in customers and generate revenue. If you’re a data scientist or developer in the…

Building a serverless GIF generator with AWS Lambda: Part 1

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedBuilding a serverless GIF generator with AWS Lambda: Part 1 Many video streaming services show GIF animations in the frontend when users fast forward and rewind throughout a video. This helps customers see a preview and makes the user interface more intuitive. Generating these GIF files is a compute-intensive operation that becomes more challenging…

CDK Corner – August 2021

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedCDK Corner – August 2021 We’re now well into the dog days of summer but that hasn’t slowed down the community one bit. In the past few months the team has delivered 3 big features that I think the community will love. The biggest new feature is the Construct Hub Developer Preview. Alex Pulver…

Azure Cost Management and Billing updates – August 2021

By Dustin Ward

Whether you’re a new student, a thriving startup, or the largest enterprise, you have financial constraints, and you need to know what you’re spending, where, and how to plan for the future. Nobody wants a surprise when it comes to the bill, and this is where Azure Cost Management and Billing comes in. We’re always…