Securing access to EMR clusters using AWS Systems Manager

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedSecuring access to EMR clusters using AWS Systems Manager Organizations need to secure infrastructure when enabling access to engineers to build applications. Opening SSH inbound ports on instances to enable engineer access introduces the risk of a malicious entity running unauthorized commands. Using a Bastion host or jump server is a common…

Introducing message archiving and analytics for Amazon SNS

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedIntroducing message archiving and analytics for Amazon SNS This blog post is courtesy of Sebastian Caceres (AWS Consultant, DevOps), Otavio Ferreira (Sr. Manager, Amazon SNS), Prachi Sharma and Mary Gao (Software Engineers, Amazon SNS). Today, we are announcing the release of a message delivery protocol for Amazon SNS based on Amazon Kinesis…

Azure and HITRUST publish shared responsibility matrix

By Dustin Ward

Healthcare solutions offered in the cloud are drawing unprecedented attention today with the ongoing global pandemic and the accompanying need for social distancing. Microsoft has been on the forefront of empowering health organizations to leverage the power of the cloud.  Protecting health information and complying with health regulations are critical components of any healthcare solution…

Helping retailers navigate the future

By Dustin Ward

Each new year introduces new opportunities and challenges, but 2020 was exceptional. The pandemic massively disrupted retail organizations due to ongoing shelter-in-place orders and social distancing requirements. Consumers adapted, driving nine years’ worth of e-commerce growth in 90 days. Retailers responded by dramatically accelerating their digital transformation journeys to focus on prioritizing customer health and…

The CDK Patterns open source journey

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedThe CDK Patterns open source journey This post was contributed by Matthew Coulter, Technical Architect at Liberty Mutual. In the summer of 2019, I successfully applied for a promotion to the position of account architect at Liberty IT Solutions, a part of Liberty Mutual Group. This changed everything, as I went from…