Build a real-time streaming analytics pipeline with the AWS CDK

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedBuild a real-time streaming analytics pipeline with the AWS CDK A recurring business problem is achieving the ability to capture data in near-real time to act upon any significant event close to the moment it happens. For example, you may want to tap into a data stream and monitor any anomalies that need to…

How AWS Partners can determine AWS Support plans in an organization

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedHow AWS Partners can determine AWS Support plans in an organization Solutions providers who engage with their end customers in a resale arrangement must manage different business models and support delivery models. AWS Organizations makes it possible to build the right account structure to support a resale arrangement. Monthly end-customer invoicing often poses a…

AWS Lambda now supports SASL/PLAIN authentication for functions triggered from self-managed Apache Kafka

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedAWS Lambda now supports SASL/PLAIN authentication for functions triggered from self-managed Apache Kafka AWS Lambda functions that are triggered from self-managed Apache Kafka topics can now access usernames and passwords secured by AWS Secrets Manager using SASL/PLAIN, a simple username/password authentication mechanism that is typically used with TLS for encryption to implement secure authentication. This is…

Implementing a LIFO task queue using AWS Lambda and Amazon DynamoDB

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedImplementing a LIFO task queue using AWS Lambda and Amazon DynamoDB This post was written by Diggory Briercliffe, Senior IoT Architect. When implementing a task queue, you can use Amazon SQS standard or FIFO (First-In-First-Out) queue types. Both queue types give priority to tasks created earlier over tasks that are created later. However, there…