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Harnessing Real-Time Slack Notifications for Amazon RDS Event Monitoring

2024-05-10T01:13:18+00:00

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 with Slack can provide teams with immediate visibility into database events, enabling them to take prompt action when required. Understanding Amazon RDS Event Notifications Amazon RDS [...]

Harnessing Real-Time Slack Notifications for Amazon RDS Event Monitoring2024-05-10T01:13:18+00:00

Basics of the Basics to AWS – Part 1: Computing

2024-05-29T01:08:35+00:00

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 concepts related to software development. In this article, I will be talking about AWS Computing Services. Before we proceed with the services, we’ll be talking about [...]

Basics of the Basics to AWS – Part 1: Computing2024-05-29T01:08:35+00:00

Basics of the Basics to AWS – Part 0: Where do we begin?

2024-05-05T12:37:39+00:00

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 where we should use different AWS services because I believe that the best way to learn is through application. A few of the 200+ AWS [...]

Basics of the Basics to AWS – Part 0: Where do we begin?2024-05-05T12:37:39+00:00

AWS for Students, Exploring Cloud Solutions

2025-08-29T02:47:19+00:00

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, which allow easy, secure data storage and retrieval. This service is crucial for collaborative projects and simplifies the management of large datasets. With this, AWS provides [...]

AWS for Students, Exploring Cloud Solutions2025-08-29T02:47:19+00:00

Amazon Q

2025-11-25T11:49:38+00:00

Bookmarks Features Sub-modules Security Pricing References Amazon Q Cheat Sheet Amazon Q is an AI assistant that’s designed to be generative, meaning it can generate content, solve problems, and perform tasks using the data and expertise within your company. Use Cases Amazon Q is designed to provide quick and relevant answers to questions, streamline tasks, speed up decision-making, and foster creativity and innovation at work. Business Insights: With QuickSight integration, Q can combine unstructured (docs) + structured data (dashboards / databases) to answer questions like “What's our revenue trend + narrative?”. Customer Service: [...]

Amazon Q2025-11-25T11:49:38+00:00

Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow

2025-11-22T09:19:33+00:00

Bookmarks Key Features Security Pricing References Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (MWAA) Cheat Sheet Amazon MWAA is a service that helps you manage and automate your data workflows using Apache Airflow. Workflows are designed as Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs) using Python. Use Cases Complex Data Workflows: Handles complex data processing tasks. ETL Jobs: Coordinates Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processes. Machine Learning: Prepares datasets for machine learning models. Data Orchestration Across AWS Services: Easily integrates with S3, Redshift, Lambda, and RDS for orchestrated workflows. Event-Driven Workflows: Can trigger DAGs based on events from EventBridge [...]

Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow2025-11-22T09:19:33+00:00

AWS Glue Data Quality

2024-04-17T06:27:15+00:00

Bookmarks Features Pricing References AWS Glue Data Quality Cheat Sheet AWS Glue Data Quality is a service that provides a way to monitor and measure the quality of your data. It’s part of the AWS Glue service and is built on the open-source DeeQu framework. Use Cases Analyzing data sets that are cataloged in the AWS Glue Data Catalog. Continuously monitoring the quality of data in a data lake. Adding a layer of data quality checks to traditional AWS Glue jobs. AWS Glue Data Quality uses a domain-specific language called Data Quality Definition Language [...]

AWS Glue Data Quality2024-04-17T06:27:15+00:00

AWS Glue DataBrew

2024-04-12T14:30:21+00:00

Bookmarks Features Components Pricing References AWS Glue DataBrew Cheat Sheet AWS Glue DataBrew is a tool designed to streamline your data analysis process. It allows you to interact with your data directly, eliminating the need for complex coding. With its extensive library of over 250 pre-built transformations, you can easily clean, normalize, and format your data, preparing it for insightful analysis. AWS Glue DataBrew is commonly used for: Reducing the time required to prepare data for analytics and machine learning. Automating data preparation tasks with a wide range of ready-made transformations. Facilitating collaboration [...]

AWS Glue DataBrew2024-04-12T14:30:21+00:00

Utilizing Lambda Functions to Control Amazon EC2 Instances via Slack

2024-04-11T00:49:47+00:00

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 from Slack channels. Using Lambda functions in combination with AWS services and Slack's messaging platform streamlines operational tasks and enhances team collaboration and productivity. Setting Up [...]

Utilizing Lambda Functions to Control Amazon EC2 Instances via Slack2024-04-11T00:49:47+00:00

Enabling Virtual Deliverability Manager in Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES)

2024-04-11T01:38:00+00:00

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 features designed to refine your email distribution strategy. These include the management of IP addresses, content filtering capabilities, and access to detailed sending analytics, thereby enhancing [...]

Enabling Virtual Deliverability Manager in Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES)2024-04-11T01:38:00+00:00

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