Setting Up Real-Time Slack Notifications for Amazon EC2 and EBS Events: A Step-by-Step Guide
Overview Stay updated with your Amazon EC2 and EBS events directly through your Slack channel. This guide will walk you through the process of setting up a system that sends a Slack notification for the following events: Creation of an AMI: Notifies when an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) is being created from an EC2 instance. This is represented by the CreateImage event. Rebooting of an EC2 Instance: Alerts when an instance is undergoing a reboot. Stopping [...]
Harnessing Real-Time Slack Notifications for Amazon RDS Event Monitoring
Efficient management and monitoring of database instances are crucial for any business to ensure smooth performance. Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) is a widely used solution for managing relational databases in the cloud. Staying informed about important events and changes within the database instances is a critical aspect of RDS management. Real-time notifications are vital to keep teams updated and responsive to these events. Slack is a popular platform for real-time notifications and seamless team communication and information sharing. Integrating Amazon RDS event notifications [...]
Basics of the Basics to AWS – Part 1: Computing
At the core of every application is computing power which is mostly in the form of a server but, do you know about Serverless computing and Microservices architecture? When it comes to building your cloud applications, it's certainly an advantage to know about servers and architecture. Welcome to part 1 of my 6-part series called Basics of the Basics to AWS where I introduce you to AWS by breaking it down into smaller digestible [...]
AWS Student Community Day Philippines 2024
April 17, 2024, a day filled with learning and curiosity. This prestigious event was held at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Bulwagang Balagtas. This event served as a guide for budding tech enthusiasts and students who want to learn and dive into the world of cloud computing with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Throughout the day, participants got to listen to inspiring and knowledge filled discussions each designed to deepen their understanding of AWS [...]
Basics of the Basics to AWS – Part 0: Where do we begin?
This 6-part series is inspired from a talk I gave on the AWS Student Community Day 2024 Philippines. Through this series, I will be teaching you the basics of AWS through a gimmick I call “Build an App with Me”. This gimmick will be about us trying to model an application’s system architecture through the use of AWS services. Through this gimmick, I aim to give you all a better understanding of when and [...]
AWS for Students, Exploring Cloud Solutions
AWS extends far beyond just Lambda functions, providing an extensive range of vital services for learning and skill development. Throughout this blog, we will explore how Amazon Web Services (AWS) can benefit students interested in cloud computing as we cover various AWS services and their practical applications, helping them effectively leverage the opportunities it presents for aspiring professionals in the field of cloud computing. Starting off with examining AWS storage solutions like Amazon S3, [...]
AZ-500 Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate Exam Study Path
Bookmarks Study Materials Azure Services to Focus On Validate Your Knowledge Final Remarks The AZ-500 Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate certification is designed for security engineers who are responsible for security posture, implementing security controls, managing identity and access, and protecting data, applications, and networks in cloud and hybrid environments as part of an end-to-end infrastructure. Similar to AZ-305, it's aimed at individuals with a strong understanding [...]
Utilizing Lambda Functions to Control Amazon EC2 Instances via Slack
Managing and controlling resources is crucial in the cloud computing environment. Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers various services, including Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), which provides scalable computing capacity in the cloud. Alongside AWS services, communication and collaboration tools like Slack have become integral to modern workflows. This article explores how to seamlessly integrate AWS Lambda functions with Slack to enable users to invoke actions such as rebooting, stopping, and starting EC2 instances directly [...]
Enabling Virtual Deliverability Manager in Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES)
Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) offers a cloud-based solution tailored for digital marketers and application developers aiming to distribute various emails, including marketing emails, notifications, and transaction-based communications. This service stands out for its reliability and cost-efficiency, making it an ideal choice for enterprises of varying sizes wishing to maintain consistent communication with their clientele. Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) addresses the intricate challenges associated with large-scale email dispatches by offering a suite of [...]
Validate Referrer Headers Using CloudFront Function
Amazon CloudFront, a content delivery network (CDN), lets you distribute content with low latency and high data transfer speeds. One of its many features is the ability to create CloudFront functions, which are lightweight functions that can manipulate HTTP requests and responses. This article will discuss creating a CloudFront function to validate Referrer headers. Referrer Headers Referrer headers are an essential part of HTTP requests, as they indicate the webpage's address linked to the [...]
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