Antony MelvinSimple feature detection in Terraform that hardens code to cope with missing AWS resourcesA Terraform coding technique, ensuring auto-scaling doesn’t target AWS Availability Zones that don’t support your chosen instance type6 min read·Nov 16, 2022----
Antony MelvinReflections on the first Manchester Tech Festival: Day 1 — Leadership DayMost the Manchester Tech Festival was held at Victoria baths, a fitting venue for the week after the passing of Robbie Coltrane — as it…4 min read·Nov 14, 2022----
Antony MelvinIs the super-cloud the missing piece of multi-cloud architecture?Super-cloud architecture is a logical evolutionary step from the current multi-cloud future that most large organisations foresee. Moving…4 min read·Nov 14, 2022----
Antony MelvinTake my hybrid detox — 5 tips for managers to help make hybrid working, workThe biggest digital transformation project ever undertaken happened when politicians and health leaders around the world exhorted their…6 min read·Nov 2, 2022----
Antony MelvinHow Do I Pass the New AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) Exam?I passed the original Solutions Architect exam SAA-C01 (may have been SAA — not sure) back in September 2019, before lockdowns and Covid —…3 min read·Sep 27, 2022----
Antony Melvin10 things I learned about cloud architecture at the AWS Manchester Community Summit 2022The AWS Community summit in Manchester has been running since 2017. This year’s event was held on 22 September 2022 at the Victoria…6 min read·Sep 26, 2022----
Antony MelvinProfessional Services: Where does a Product Owner Fit?In developing an Agile Scrum framework for a Professional Services Organisation (PSO), one of the key challenges is the role of the Product…4 min read·May 13, 2022--1--1
Antony MelvinAutomating sub-task generation in Jira in 5 minutesThis is a quick guide to creating your own Jira automation rules using the built-in Jira tool for managing workflow.5 min read·Mar 23, 2020--1--1
Antony MelvininThe StartupBuilding an AWS CloudWatch dashboard using Terraform — 15 minute guideTerraform is a leading Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool. A short guide on what it is, why you should use it & how to start — in 15 minutes6 min read·Oct 25, 2019--3--3
Antony MelvininThe StartupShould I move from Umbraco 8 Cloud to AWS Cloud? 5 reasons why, 5 reasons why notAfter being early adopters of Umbraco 8 on Umbraco Cloud we had some mixed experiences with the service. As do many people — it’s a new…5 min read·Oct 8, 2019----