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Exploring AWS Cloud Quest: Cloud Practitioner Game

2023-04-28T01:26:59+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 Game2023-04-28T01:26:59+00:00

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

2023-05-26T04:50:32+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 Group2023-05-26T04:50:32+00:00

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

2023-04-28T01:34:19+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 Slack2023-04-28T01:34:19+00:00

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

2023-05-26T05:23:48+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 EventBridge2023-05-26T05:23:48+00:00

What’s New with the SAA-C03 AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate exam this 2022?

2023-06-13T01:04:43+00:00

The AWS Training and Certification team recently announced that there’s yet another version release of its popular AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate exam will be released this August 30, 2022. Its new exam version would be SAA-C03. Take note that the current version (SAA-C02) will only be available on August 29, 2022 so you still have time to recertify. The new SAA-C03 will be focused on Security, as shown on its official exam guide.' History of the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Exam (SAA-C03) Let’s take a look at the brief history first of the AWS Certified Solutions Architect exam. It all began [...]

What’s New with the SAA-C03 AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate exam this 2022?2023-06-13T01:04:43+00:00

Getting Started with SageMaker Ground Truth Private Workforce

2023-07-08T07:25:35+00:00

Before we begin, let’s quickly talk about what Amazon SageMaker is and what it is used for. If this is your first time learning about Amazon SageMaker, it is the machine learning platform of AWS that helps solve the different requirements of data scientists, developers, and machine learning practitioners.  It has several features and capabilities that assist in the different stages of the machine learning process. In this tutorial, we will focus on SageMaker Ground Truth and how it helps data science teams get access to clean labeled datasets.  When performing machine learning experiments, getting access to labeled datasets is [...]

Getting Started with SageMaker Ground Truth Private Workforce2023-07-08T07:25:35+00:00

Scalable Data Processing and Transformation using SageMaker Processing (Part 2 of 2)

2023-04-28T02:18:41+00:00

In this 2-part tutorial, we will focus on SageMaker Processing and how we can use it to solve our data processing needs. Our overall goal is to demonstrate how to use SageMaker Processing to help us perform Min-Max scaling on a dataset in its own dedicated and easily scalable environment.  If you are looking for Part 1, you can find it here. As mentioned in Part I, we have divided this tutorial into 4 sections: [1] Synthetic Data Generation (found in PART I) [2] Using MinMaxScaler without the managed infrastructure support of SageMaker Processing (found in PART I) [3] Using [...]

Scalable Data Processing and Transformation using SageMaker Processing (Part 2 of 2)2023-04-28T02:18:41+00:00

Scalable Data Processing and Transformation using SageMaker Processing (Part 1 of 2)

2023-08-14T02:56:21+00:00

Amazon SageMaker is the machine learning platform of AWS which helps solve the different requirements of data scientists and machine learning practitioners. It has several features and capabilities that assist in the different stages of the machine learning process. Here is a simplified list of the capabilities of SageMaker mapped to some of the stages of the ML lifecycle. SageMaker Processing Data Preparation and Processing  SageMaker Training Model Training SageMaker Automatic Hyperparameter Tuning Model Training SageMaker Debugger Model Training SageMaker Hosting Services Deployment and Monitoring SageMaker Model Monitor Deployment and Monitoring   There’s definitely more into this list which we [...]

Scalable Data Processing and Transformation using SageMaker Processing (Part 1 of 2)2023-08-14T02:56:21+00:00

AWS Certified Sysops Administrator Associate (SOA-C02) Exam Experience

2023-05-27T08:13:04+00:00

I recently took the new AWS Certified SysOps Administrator SOA-C02 exam last week via the Pearson Vue online proctoring. There are a lot of recently introduced features and services that showed up in this new version which you should be aware of. The new version included the new Exam Labs section in the test, which is unique among the other existing AWS certifications. If you’re planning to take this exam soon, read on. At the beginning of the exam, I received a message regarding the number of questions in the multiple-choice and multiple-response sections, including the number of exam labs in the [...]

AWS Certified Sysops Administrator Associate (SOA-C02) Exam Experience2023-05-27T08:13:04+00:00

Sample SysOps Exam Lab Scenario #1 – Create an Alarm Using a Metric Filter

2023-04-28T02:28:26+00:00

This sample exam lab was taken from our AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate Practice Exams. Check out our practice test course for more exam lab scenarios. LEARNING OBJECTIVE The goal of this lab exercise is to help you understand how you can leverage CloudWatch Logs, CloudWatch Metrics, CloudWatch Alarms, and Amazon SNS services in creating an automated alarm system that can inform you of unusual activity in your AWS cloud environment. TIME: 20 MINUTES SCENARIO In this scenario, you have to create a CloudWatch alarm that publishes a message to an SNS topic when triggered. The alarm state is based [...]

Sample SysOps Exam Lab Scenario #1 – Create an Alarm Using a Metric Filter2023-04-28T02:28:26+00:00

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