Making sense of the cloud…
I know it’s been a while since I had a post, but this one was a doozy in the making. At work I am often using CloudFormation and when AMI’s get updated and then retired I have to spend time hunting down AMI’s in the console or using the CLI. It’s a thorn in my…
In my daily work I use Sublime Text Editor for writing CloudFormation templates. I use it for anything that needs editing, but for this article I will focus on CloudFormation. There are a few reasons I use this over other editors. It supports a high number of syntaxes, themes and plug-ins. But aside from when…
On the rare occasion that I cannot find documentation that explains issues I see in AWS, I do enter a ticket for support! Thankfully, I work for a company that does pay for support on Production accounts. Recently, I came across an oddity by way of special circumstances. Here’s how it reared its head and…
Ok, first post is going to be quick and easy. It’s been a while since I said I would post something and when I ran across this I figured I would start adding content to the site. Let’s assume the following: You built an environment using CloudFormation or by hand and gave your instance user-data…
I wanted to start a website to pass on to others what I have learned to get into, get answers, or just generally learn more about the “cloud”. My career has always put me at the cutting edge of tech and now I am using the cloud, and have been for a few years. This…