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The AWS AI Ripple: Compute, Services, and Generative Intelligence
In 2006, building AI required a PhD and a million-dollar lab. In 2024, it requires a laptop and a $5 AWS credit. Before, training a neural network was something only elite research labs with specialized hardware could accomplish. Now, anyone with curiosity and an internet connection can spin up [...]
Streaming, Stanning, and Syncing: K-pop in the Age of Technology
K-POP's global takeover often starts subtly: a catchy tune, a visually striking music video, a captivating performance. Before you know it, your online world is transformed, with a single clip snowballing into a comprehensive feed of music, performance videos, and behind-the-scenes content. This shift isn't accidental; it results from [...]
No Comment: How Technical Documentation Helps your Team
It’s easy to get lost specially, in a big project. However, believe it or not, even in small projects or personal passion projects, it’s still easy to get lost because of your own wrongdoing, not documenting properly. As a beginner, or even “experienced,” it’s a hassle having to put [...]
Getting Started with n8n + A Quick Workflow Example
In a world full of repetitive tasks, automation is not a new thing. For years, humanity designed machines and systems to take over the monotonous or large-scale work from humans. We've come a long way from industrial automation, it now uses the algorithms to create system that can automatically [...]
Automated Web Testing at Scale: Playwright Meets AWS
Picture the time you'll save from your web applications' repetitive and inconsistent manual testing. No more opening the app, logging in, clicking through the same steps, and checking if everything still works. What's worse, manual testing is prone to mistakes. One person could miss a step, another might test [...]
Turning AI Prompts into Real-World Results
It all starts with a simple AI prompt. When you have an idea that you want to explore further, one of the easiest ways to keep the ball rolling is to turn that idea into a prompt for an AI tool. This helps clarify your vision, spark new directions, [...]
From Concept to Code: Build Your First MCP Server
For a long time now, LLMs or large language models have been going around the tech industry with its massive knowledge on languages. They can comprehend and even generate human language with bull's-eye fluency. Nevertheless, despite their strengths, powerful as they are, these intelligent models act in isolation. They [...]
Hosting Static Websites for Free with GitHub Pages: A Step-by-Step Guide
Hosting Static Websites for Free with GitHub Pages: A Step-by-Step Guide GitHub Pages is, in fact, one of the most accessible and cost-effective ways to host static websites. This tutorial provides a detailed, step-by-step guide on how to host a static website using GitHub Pages, from repository setup [...]
Firecracker for Students: Launch Your First MicroVM on Any OS
What if you could launch your own virtual machine in less than a second... right from your laptop without Docker, without the cloud, and without frying your CPU? So you’ve heard of virtual machines, but what if I told you there’s one that starts in milliseconds and barely uses [...]
Meta’s Superintelligence Initiative: A Bold Leap Into the Future of AI
In the rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence (AI), few companies are making as bold a move as Meta Platforms. Under Mark Zuckerberg's leadership, Meta has unveiled an ambitious project: Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). With billions of dollars invested, and a hiring spree targeting the brightest minds in AI, [...]

PartyRock: AI Python Code Checker for Tech Interview Simulation

Bookmarks What is Party Rock? AI Code Checker Tools Comparison UI Components of our PartyRock-based Python Code Checker Python Interview Topics Covered by the PartyRock app Use-cases and Applications of PartyRock-based Python Code Checker Hands-on Exercise: Getting Started with PartyRock Final Remarks References Are you a recent college graduate or someone transitioning into a tech career, striving to succeed in coding interviews focused [...]

Implementing IP Blocking and Unblocking Using AWS Lambda, Slack, and AWS Systems Manager

Blocking IP addresses is a crucial security measure for protecting an organization's infrastructure from various cyber threats, including DDoS attacks, brute-force login attempts, and unauthorized access. By blocking malicious or suspicious IPs, organizations can prevent system compromise, reduce unwanted traffic, and ensure that only trusted networks access critical resources. This helps maintain the performance and stability of the systems while ensuring compliance with security policies. Automating IP blocking using AWS Lambda and AWS Systems [...]

AWS in Bioinformatics: Biology, data, & the cloud

Marriage of biology and tech. With the current technological advancements, how about we throw in the cloud in the tech too? Just like... Bioinformatics in AWS HealthOmics. Yes, you read that right! Are you torn between the two and want to pursue them both? To sit in a laboratory working on something new and interesting without bidding your farewell to the “Hello World!”? Then this article will introduce a field that may interest you. [...]

Deploy a Next.js Static Site to AWS with GitHub Actions and Bunjs

At the AWS Community Day Philippines 2024, during the preparation for the event, the organizers assigned me the responsibility of setting up a Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) strategy for the website. Therefore, in this blog, I will explain the approach I took and how I utilized GitHub Actions and BunJs to create a swift and efficient CI/CD pipeline for deployment on Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) along with Amazon CloudFront. AWS Community [...]

Setting up Slack notifications on Tag Modifications for EC2 Instances

Monitoring resource configurations in a dynamic cloud environment is important, especially in production. One essential aspect of managing AWS resources, such as Amazon EC2 instances, is tracking tag modifications. Tags are not just labels but vital in organizing resources, enabling billing allocation, and enforcing compliance policies. Any unintentional tag modification can disrupt operations or mislead resource management, making timely alerts vital. This article will guide you through setting up automated Slack notifications to alert [...]

Introduction to Amazon SQS FIFO and Standard Queues

Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) is a fully managed message queuing service by AWS that allows distributed applications to communicate asynchronously, making it a critical tool for decoupling microservices and improving system resilience. SQS offers two types of queues tailored for different use cases: Standard Queues: These queues are designed for high throughput, allowing an unlimited number of transactions per second while supporting at-least-once message delivery. Although standard queues don’t guarantee strict message ordering, [...]

AWS Console-to-Code: Seamlessly Transform Manual Actions into Reusable Code

Cloud computing today demands efficiency and automation like never before. AWS Console-to-Code is an innovative tool designed to bridge manual operations with automated infrastructure management. By transforming console actions into reusable Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), this feature streamlines workflows, enhances consistency, and accelerates deployment processes. This article will guide you through the process of implementing AWS Console-to-Code to launch Amazon EC2, VPC, and RDS. What is AWS Console-to-Code? AWS Console-to-Code utilizes Amazon Q Developer to simplify the process of [...]

Automate CloudFront Invalidation via Slack

In today's digital age where most people are using gadgets, we're likely familiar with the term "cache". Most of us first hear about cache when looking to free up storage or improve performance on our mobile devices especially for android users. If we look at our device's settings then navigate to the storage of an application, we will see two options: one is to delete the app entirely, and the other one is to [...]

Streamline Log Monitoring for Nginx with CloudWatch Agent

Monitoring the health and performance of your applications is essential for maintaining reliable operations, detecting issues, and troubleshooting efficiently. Monitoring logs can provide invaluable insights into server behavior, user activity, and error occurrences regarding web services. However, tracking logs across distributed systems can be challenging. Amazon CloudWatch Agent is a powerful tool that collects metrics and logs from your EC2 instances and on-premises servers and centralizes them in Amazon CloudWatch. With centralized monitoring, teams [...]

Automated Slack Notifications for RI Coverage Across All AWS Regions

Efficient management of cloud resources is essential for maintaining a company's flexibility and cost-effectiveness. Reserved Instances (RIs) offer significant cost-saving opportunities, but to fully leverage its benefits, consistent monitoring and optimization are key. By automating Slack notifications for RI coverage, businesses can ensure teams stay informed and take timely action to maximize savings. This comprehensive article explores the advantages of integrating automated Slack notifications for RI coverage across all AWS regions, helping teams maintain [...]