Running Terraform in AWS GovCloud for FedRAMP High: A Practical In-Boundary PipelineInfrastructure as Code (IaC) has revolutionized the way we build and maintain cloud infrastructure, and Terraform has emerged a leader. In…Jul 11Jul 11
Capturing and Retaining OTEL Logs from AWS EKS: Strategies for Cost-Effective SearchabilityOpenTelemetry (OTEL) has emerged as the de facto standard for observability in modern cloud-native applications. It enables developers to…Jul 8Jul 8
Getting Started with AWS in 2025Way back in 2007, a coworker told me about this new thing called AWS. He said you could instantly provision a server in the cloud, use it…Jun 16Jun 16
Building an HR Assistant with Amazon BedrockA serverless approach using AWS ServicesMay 1A response icon1May 1A response icon1
Integrating AWS Client VPN Authentication with AWS Identity CenterI wrote in a previous blog post I discussed how AWS Client VPN is a strong alternative to using a bastion host for secure remote access. In…Feb 21Feb 21
Published inAllocore EngineeringSyncing Data Privately from Azure Blob Storage to Amazon S3 using AWS DataSyncWe recently tackled an interesting project involving migrating 15TB of data from Azure Blob Storage to Amazon S3. One of the main…Aug 18, 2024A response icon1Aug 18, 2024A response icon1
Backup to S3 over Direct Connect using a Private VIFAmazon S3 is an ideal target when backing up on-prem data to the cloud. It scales limitlessly and offers various storage tiers to reduce…Aug 11, 2024Aug 11, 2024
Replacing a Bastion Host with AWS Client VPNBastion hosts were once a staple of an IT infrastructure, whether it be on-prem or in the cloud. They allow for a single ingress point into…Mar 10, 2024Mar 10, 2024
Reduce Your Attack Surface by Automatically Removing Stale Allowed IPsIf you manage AWS WAF Web ACL rules or AWS EC2 security groups or NACLs, you have probably added IP addresses to those resources so that…Nov 8, 2023Nov 8, 2023
How To Automatically Delete Inactive Users from AWS Identity CenterAWS Identity Center, successor to AWS Single Sign-On, provides an easy-to-use identity store that integrates seamlessly with AWS Control…Jul 12, 2023Jul 12, 2023