Using OPA to create AWS Config rules

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedUsing OPA to create AWS Config rules In this blog post, we will show how you can use AWS Config custom rules with Open Policy Agent (OPA) to evaluate the compliance of your AWS resources. AWS Config enables you to assess, audit, and evaluate the configuration of your AWS resources. The service continuously monitors…

Secure multi-account model deployment with Amazon SageMaker: Part 2

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedSecure multi-account model deployment with Amazon SageMaker: Part 2 In Part 1 of this series of posts, we offered step-by-step guidance for using Amazon SageMaker, SageMaker projects and Amazon SageMaker Pipelines, and AWS services such as Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC), AWS CloudFormation, AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS), and AWS Identity and…

Amazon WorkSpaces Renews Windows Desktop Experience with Windows Server 2019 bundles and 64-bit Microsoft Office 2019

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedAmazon WorkSpaces Renews Windows Desktop Experience with Windows Server 2019 bundles and 64-bit Microsoft Office 2019 Amazon WorkSpaces now offers new bundles powered by Windows Server 2019, providing a Windows 10 desktop experience along with a 64-bit Microsoft Office 2019 Professional Plus bundle option. The feature brings a refreshed Windows 10 desktop experience, and…

Implement row-level security using a complete LDAP hierarchical organization structure in Amazon QuickSight

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedImplement row-level security using a complete LDAP hierarchical organization structure in Amazon QuickSight In a world where data security is a crucial concern, it’s very important to secure data even within an organization. Amazon QuickSight provides a sophisticated way of implementing data security by applying row-level security so you can restrict data access for…

Building well-architected serverless applications: Optimizing application performance – part 1

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedBuilding well-architected serverless applications: Optimizing application performance – part 1 This series of blog posts uses the AWS Well-Architected Tool with the Serverless Lens to help customers build and operate applications using best practices. In each post, I address the serverless-specific questions identified by the Serverless Lens along with the recommended best practices. See the introduction post for a table…