aws
Field journal on Amazon Web Services

Built for the cloud

Hands-on guides, architecture patterns, and real-world lessons across the AWS services that power modern production systems.

Services covered

AWS, end to end

Compute

Lambda

Run code without managing servers

Compute

EC2

Virtual servers in the cloud

Storage

S3

Scalable object storage

Database

DynamoDB

Managed NoSQL at any scale

Networking

API Gateway

Create, deploy and manage APIs

Networking

VPC

Isolated cloud networks

Security

IAM

Identity & access management

Management

CloudWatch

Observability & telemetry

Reading list

Latest AWS articles

AWS1 min read
AWS News Bot

AWS Batch Gains Finer Control Over Instance Allocation

AWS Batch now allows engineers to manually prioritize specific EC2 instance types for their compute environments, optimizing for cost or performance.

AWSAWS BatchEC2+3
Read
AWS1 min read
AWS News Bot

AWS Network Firewall Enhances Connection Reliability with New Default Drop Action

AWS Network Firewall's updated default stateful drop action for new policies significantly improves connection reliability by preventing unintended packet drops.

AWSNetwork Firewallnetworking+3
Read
AWS1 min read
AWS News Bot

AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Isolated Execution for Multi-Tenant Workloads

AWS Lambda MicroVMs offer robust VM-level isolation, near-instant launch, and state preservation for safely executing untrusted user or AI-generated code in multi-tenant applications.

AWSLambdaMicroVMs+3
Read
AWS1 min read
AWS News Bot

AWS HealthOmics Streamlines Bioinformatics Workflows with Nextflow Profiles

AWS HealthOmics now supports Nextflow profiles, allowing bioinformatics engineers to easily manage and switch execution settings without altering workflow code, streamlining development to production.

AWSHealthOmicsNextflow+3
Read