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How to View your Actual AWS Bill if you have AWS Credits

2022-11-25T18:22:15+00:00

Having AWS Credits can significantly reduce the cost of your cloud resources in your AWS account. However, there are some changes in your AWS Billing and Cost Management console that you must be aware of, to ensure that you still understand the running cost of your cloud services. You can easily view the actual bill of your Amazon Web Services (AWS) account on the Bills page by default, which you can access via the Billing Dashboard. This screen will show you your total AWS bill, payment summary, AWS service charges, tax invoices, and many other info. It's a straight-forward process, [...]

How to View your Actual AWS Bill if you have AWS Credits2022-11-25T18:22:15+00:00

My AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional SAP-C02 Exam Experience

2022-11-19T21:50:17+00:00

I just passed the latest version of the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional SAP-C02! What a way to end the year strong! In this short article, I'll quickly discuss what this SAP-C02 exam is all about and the different things that can help you pass this mind-boggling test.  The New AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional Exam The AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional SAP-C02) exam is one of the two Professional-level certification tests of the AWS Certification program. This particular exam is meant for individuals who perform a solutions architect role in their current company/organization. The SAP-C02 exam validates the [...]

My AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional SAP-C02 Exam Experience2022-11-19T21:50:17+00:00

My SAA-C03 AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Exam Experience

2022-11-27T06:13:13+00:00

My team and I took the recently released AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate SAA-C03 exam version recently. The SAA-C03 test replaced the old SAA-C02 exam version last August. If you can compare the official exam guide of the previous SAA-C02 version with the latest one (SAA-C03), you may notice that the exam domains are almost exactly the same but with quite different domain percentages. For example, the "Design Secure Applications and Architectures" domain from the previous SAA-C02 version was renamed to just "Design Secure Architectures" domain. This one had an initial 24% exam coverage and then increased to as [...]

My SAA-C03 AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Exam Experience2022-11-27T06:13:13+00:00

AWS Certified Solutions Architect SAA-C03 Content Update

2022-08-23T12:51:28+00:00

With the new version of AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate exam coming out very soon, we are delighted to let you know that we started transitioning our SAA practice exams from the SAA-C02 to the new SAA-C03 exam version based on the brand new cloud services that AWS recently released. We also released the new SAA-C03 version of our AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Study Guide eBook quite recently.  As for our SAA-C03 video course, it will be updated in the coming weeks based on the new topics and concepts that our team will encounter on the actual [...]

AWS Certified Solutions Architect SAA-C03 Content Update2022-08-23T12:51:28+00:00

What’s New with the SAP-C02 AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional exam this 2022?

2022-07-21T06:28:30+00:00

The AWS Training and Certification team recently announced the third iteration of its challenging AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional (SAP-C02) exam. The first day to take the new version of the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional exam would be on November 15, 2022, with an updated exam code of SAP-C02. Take note that the current version (SAP-C01) will only be available on November 14, 2022 so you still have time to recertify. The new SAP-C02 will be focused on designing new AWS solutions, as shown on its official exam guide.   History of the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional [...]

What’s New with the SAP-C02 AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional exam this 2022?2022-07-21T06:28:30+00:00

Whitelisting Access to Application Load Balancer Through The Use of AWS WAF

2022-07-21T06:16:35+00:00

Load balancing an application is a common approach to distributing traffic among multiple servers. It has a breadth of benefits that can optimize performance, including availability and responsiveness, as it spreads the workload from one server to another, preventing server overload. AWS has a wide variety of load balancer types. But one of the most commonly used for web servers is the Application Load Balancer (ALB), as it functions at the application layer, the seventh layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. After setting up an ALB, it is also essential to consider security as it’s one of the [...]

Whitelisting Access to Application Load Balancer Through The Use of AWS WAF2022-07-21T06:16:35+00:00

Exploring AWS Cloud Quest: Cloud Practitioner Game

2022-08-28T05:31:39+00:00

What is AWS Cloud Quest? AWS Cloud Quest is an open-world, role-playing game that teaches you how to create AWS solutions using cloud concepts and exercises based on real life. It helps you learn the intricacies of modern cloud technologies and have fun at the same time. Cloud Quest features 12 real-life scenario assignments which prepare and train you to become an AWS Cloud Practitioner at absolutely no cost. This free game targets audiences that are new to Cloud Computing and people who want to learn the basics of Amazon Web Services (AWS). Before you can play, you have to [...]

Exploring AWS Cloud Quest: Cloud Practitioner Game2022-08-28T05:31:39+00:00

Building Dynamic Start and Stop Scheduler Functions for Non-Distributed Applications Under Auto-Scaling Group

2022-06-20T01:54:25+00:00

In AWS, it’s of utmost importance to consider the cost in every aspect. In fact, cost optimization is one of the 6 pillars of a well-architected framework, therefore, it must be included in every step in building solutions in AWS. There are infinite ways to reduce bills but one of the most popular ones for EC2 instances is to start or stop them, especially if they don't need to run 24/7. But constantly doing this manually can be quite tedious and can significantly increase the operational load. It involves human intervention and hence, piling up its risks for human errors. [...]

Building Dynamic Start and Stop Scheduler Functions for Non-Distributed Applications Under Auto-Scaling Group2022-06-20T01:54:25+00:00

Real-time Monitoring of 5XX Errors using AWS Lambda, CloudWatch Logs and Slack

2022-07-11T23:05:35+00:00

Monitoring is the best friend of every system administrator. It gives visibility into what is happening on your application so that when an issue occurs, you or someone in your team could be alerted and do the necessary measures to mitigate it. However, this can only be as effective as the metrics you're keeping track of.  There are plenty of factors that can affect application performance. And while it’s difficult to stay on top of them all, there are certain metrics that are non-negotiable. Examples of these are CPU utilization, memory usage, disk space, disk usage, network throughput, and so [...]

Real-time Monitoring of 5XX Errors using AWS Lambda, CloudWatch Logs and Slack2022-07-11T23:05:35+00:00

Automatically stop non-production RDS databases with AWS Lambda and Amazon EventBridge

2022-05-30T06:57:00+00:00

Every AWS service offering comes with a pay-as-go pricing model, empowering businesses, small or large, to be flexible at experimenting and making changes as they build their products to market. This pricing model is similar to riding an Uber, where you only pay for the distance covered, or to electric bills where you’re charged based on actual energy consumption. Of course, the more devices you have running, the higher your monthly bill will be. Cloud computing, like any other utility, should be treated the same way.  Just as we are told to unplug appliances when not in use, removing/stopping unused [...]

Automatically stop non-production RDS databases with AWS Lambda and Amazon EventBridge2022-05-30T06:57:00+00:00

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