AWS Shield Advanced now provides mitigation metrics and network traffic timelines

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedAWS Shield Advanced now provides mitigation metrics and network traffic timelines The AWS Shield Advanced dashboard now displays additional mitigation metrics and network traffic timeline details for events detected on protected resources. This also includes details about the actions automatically taken to mitigate DDoS attacks. You can use this information to more easily evaluate…

Running cost optimized Spark workloads on Kubernetes using EC2 Spot Instances

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedRunning cost optimized Spark workloads on Kubernetes using EC2 Spot Instances This post is written by Kinnar Sen, Senior Solutions Architect, EC2 Spot  Apache Spark is an open-source, distributed processing system used for big data workloads. It provides API operations to perform multiple tasks such as streaming, extract transform load (ETL), query, machine learning (ML),…

Sponsored Post: 3T, Bridgecrew, Toptal, IP2Location, Ipdata, StackHawk, InterviewCamp.io, Educative, Triplebyte, Stream, Fauna

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedSponsored Post: 3T, Bridgecrew, Toptal, IP2Location, Ipdata, StackHawk, InterviewCamp.io, Educative, Triplebyte, Stream, Fauna Who’s Hiring?  Looking to rapidly hire Top Software Developers? Get Started with Toptal. Toptal will match you with top-quality, pre-screened freelance software developers that meet your project requirements. All in under 48 hours. Get started right away with a no risk…

How the Bottlerocket build system works

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedHow the Bottlerocket build system works Bottlerocket is an open source, special-purpose operating system designed for hosting Linux containers, which was launched in 2020. As I delved into the Bottlerocket build system for a deeper understanding, I found it helpful to describe the system in detail (a form of rubber-duck debugging). This article is…

Streamline server fleet management with AWS Systems Manager Fleet Manager

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedStreamline server fleet management with AWS Systems Manager Fleet Manager Organizations manage an increasingly diverse IT infrastructure, one that spans cloud and on-premises environments and uses different tools and services. Managing these diverse hybrid environments can be complicated and resource-intensive. Fleet Manager, a new feature in AWS Systems Manager, makes it easy and cost-effective…