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Field journal on Amazon Web Services

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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

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Amazon MQ for RabbitMQ: Storage Now Configurable

Amazon MQ for RabbitMQ now allows independent configuration of EBS storage size, decoupling it from instance type.

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CloudWatch Logs Intelligent Tiering: Cheaper Storage, Same Query

CloudWatch Logs now offers automatic storage tiering, potentially reducing costs for long-term log retention. But what's the real catch?

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ECS Managed Instances Slashes GPU Fees

Amazon ECS Managed Instances significantly lowers management fees for GPU and accelerated instances. Does it justify the switch?

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ECS Service Connect adds Zone-Aware Routing

ECS Service Connect now routes traffic within the same AZ by default, cutting costs and latency. But what's the catch?

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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.

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